Employer Engagement Officer

The purpose of this role is to engage with employers to support progression for learners.
The Employer Engagement Officer is a key member of the PET Sales Team, supporting our learners to gain access to a variety of employment opportunities as part of the Skills Bootcamp Provision. The post holder will have responsibility and accountability for meeting/exceeding key performance indicators for securing interview and job offers.
The key element of this role will involve identifying employers offering work placements, and employment opportunities, which match the skills, experience, and aspirations of the learner, whilst also coordinating work placement opportunities for learners.
The Employer Engagement Officer will ensure that they continually identify and build relationships with employers and FE providers. The role will also include offering advice and guidance about employment pathways, career development, career, and job fair type of events.
The post holder will also add additional value to the Sales Team helping to develop ways to support learners’ personal development and transition to employment, apprenticeships, or further education.
Skills People Group are a national provider of NVQ, Bootcamps, Programmes for the unemployed and Compliance training. We specialise in both commercial and funded training and are proud to be nationally recognised as one of the UK’s largest private training providers. We are currently recruiting for a highly organised, qualified Credit Controller to join our existing team.
The successful candidate will undertake the following main Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop an employer engagement plan in line with agreed performance measures. The plan will include rationale for employer targets along with short- and long-term goals, these will include:
Building strong employer relationships
Securing employment for learners
Setting up and securing work placements or progression into further education
Have responsibility and accountability for Milestone 2 (Interview) and Milestone 3 (Employment offer) for learners enrolled onto the Level 2 Bootcamp programmes across the academies
Submit weekly reports to the Head of Sales around engagement and outcomes for learners
Plan and execute forward looking engagement plans, to meet the employment needs of future bootcamp learners
Network with potential employers advocating Skills Academies services and learners.
To set up, book and attend appointments and meetings with referral partners to promote the opportunities developed through the relationships with employers.
Develop and deliver appropriate involvement mechanisms such as supporting existing partnerships and academy events.
Prepare written reports, presentations, and updates as and when required.
Develops employer engagement strategies and approaches for various products and services, such as special promotions, employer focus groups, sponsored events, etc.
Work in partnership with agencies and stakeholders to develop and deliver activities which deliver agreed Outcomes.
Contributes information, ideas, and research to help develop marketing strategies.
Helps to detail, design, and implement engagement and marketing plans for each service being offered.
Sets marketing schedules and coordinates with colleagues, sponsors, media representatives, and others to implement strategies across multiple channels.
Answers questions from customers about product and service benefits.
Maintains excellent relationships with internal and external customers through superior customer service.
Tracks sales data and works to meet Skills Academies sales team goals, analyse trends, data, demographics, pricing strategies, and other information that can potentially improve marketing and sales performance
Attends trade shows and travels to meet employers and stakeholders as needed.
The ideal candidate must possess the following Skills, Experience and Qualities:
Experience of working with a range of employers, organisations, and businesses.
Experience of working in the adult education and pre-employment sector an advantage.
Account Management.
Managing strict KPI’s and performance management
Experience of working against set targets.
Experience within the development of processes and procedures.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong attention to detail
Able to follow processes
Enthusiasm in the workplace
Work well under pressure
Knowledge and understanding:
Understanding of the DfE bootcamp delivery model and required outcomes
Understanding of performance management and monitoring processes.
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
Understanding of the local labour market.
Working knowledge of employment and benefit issues
Knowledge of funding rules and advantage.
Knowledge of local employability and support provision.
Knowledge of confidentiality and data protection issues.
Knowledge of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
The ideal candidate may possess the following desirable Skills, Experience and Qualities:
Construction sector experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications:
Educated to a minimum of GCSE grade C in English and Maths or equivalent.
In return, Skills People Group will give you:
A competitive salary
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays along with 2 extra days annual leave after 2 years’ service
Employer contributory pension scheme
A challenging and rewarding role in a successful and growing business
The opportunity to grow with a business
Other details:
You will report to the Head of Academies
You will be based at C&G Assessments & Training Ltd, S20 3FR and travel will be required.
Equality and Diversity
It is the responsibility of the post holder to promote equality and diversity throughout the Group.
The post holder will undertake their duties in full accordance with the Group’s policies and procedures relating to equal opportunity and diversity.
Health and Safety
To promote health, safety, and welfare throughout the Group.
To undertake their duties and responsibilities in full accordance with the Group’s Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
It is the responsibility of the post holder to commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults within the organisation.
The post holder will undertake their duties in full accordance with the Group’s policies and procedures relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, e.g., dealing with learner issues i.e., safeguarding and referring on to specialist staff.
This position is subject to an enhanced criminal records check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) and will be subject to satisfactory clearance of this check.
If this position is classed as Regulated Activity, it is subject to an Adult & Child barring check