Job Title: Careers & Enterprise Coordinator - Employer Engagement
Salary:    £30,492 - £32,851 
Full-Time: 35 hours
Location: Worcester
Temporary: until 31st August 2023

The Role:

Worcestershire County Council's Skills team supports the Local Enterprise Partnership in Worcestershire to develop and deliver the skills strategy for the county by understanding the employment needs of our economy both now and in the future. This strategy includes the initiative “Inspiring Worcestershire” focused on supporting Worcestershire's education establishments from Years 7 and above to improve their careers education. This exciting new role as an Enterprise Co-Ordinator for Employer Engagement will support the strategy across several strands of work. 

The successful applicant will contribute, over an 18-month period, to supporting the delivery of a range of projects which require employer involvement and support. These projects could include the recruitment of volunteers from business who would directly support schools in varying activities and the promotion of transition options to business such as Apprenticeships, T Levels placements, and Traineeships placements across Worcestershire‘s business networks.

This role will require the applicant to develop and strengthen existing and build new business relationships. Reporting to and working closely with a range of partners, including the Local Enterprise Partnership, the Growth Hub and the Chamber of Commerce to ensure that your role contributes to deliver the desired outputs, outcomes, and benefits to meet programme targets.

The successful applicant will need strong communication, business networking skills and a high level of attention to detail. Reporting to the Programme Manager this role will work flexibly and from our Wildwood campus in Worcester.

If you are looking to utilise your existing employer engagement skills to make a real difference to the future of Worcestershire, then come and help us to create Worcestershire’s future workforce. 

Benefits:

In return, you can look forward to:

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 35-hour working week, with flexible working, including remote working opportunities
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and training.
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Local Goverment Pension Scheme

Disability Confident:

We are inclusive – this is really important to us and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Disability Confident is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. 

If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Applying:

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 1st December 2021, 
Anticipated Interview Date: Friday 17th December 2021,