Recruitment and Engagement Officer
Hybrid in Manchester
FTC Maternity Leave Full Time 37.5 hours per week
£26838 and amazing benefits including CPD, support, progression, 25p per mile business travel, pro rata holidays - 34 days holiday inc bank holidays plus 3 days holiday for Christmas closure, 1 days paid volunteering activities, increasing to 43 days on completion of 5 years service, birthday off, Free eye test and a £40 contribution towards glasses/lenses once a year. Subsidised restaurant facilities on selected Manchester sites
Do you have experience of working in a work based learning environment ? Do you have careers, advice and guidance or recruitment experience ? This role is Full time to cover maternity leave - Interviewing asap to start soon.
Our client are one of the largest providers of apprenticeships and work-based learning in the North West and make part of a large group of one of the largest social enterprises in the UK, all our clients profit is re-invested to help those they work with. Supporting a wide range of businesses and learners. Proud to work with thousands of employers and learners each year. They work with businesses to help employees gain new skills and progress in their careers. Their whole organisation approach means they they can support business to the next level. Their dedicated teams help people to secure a first role, new role, progress in their current role or gain new skills for a career change.
You role as recruitment and engagement officer will be to liaise and network with mainly DWP/Job centres/stakeholders/partner organisations/referral agencies to create pipelines of applicants for opportunities.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders and applicants including conducting sales / marketing presentations (face-to-face and virtual open evenings, exhibitions, branch activities, etc.)
• Establish and maintain working relationships with the stakeholders and applicants, providing advice and support.
• Be able to match appropriate products to clients’ requirements.
• Provide information, advice, guidance and support to applicants about Classroom based learning opportunities, Work based learning and other opportunities.
The Learner Recruitment and Engagement Officer will be establishing and maintaining relationships with applicants, providing information, advice and support from application through to successful enrolment onto a wide range of Work based learning/Classroom based learning opportunities and other courses. This this role is designed to identify pathways to help learners build skills, experience, understanding and hopefully a permanent job. You will need to be passionate about education and opportunities to get people into work. This role will require broad engagement with Local authorities; job centres and employers to utilise the funding available in supporting people onto courses and into employment.
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues
Ability to communicate effectively with young people and those who influence them - parents, teachers etc
Adaptable and ability to work on own initiative
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Tina Lacey Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency dedicated to the skills, training and welfare to work sectors nationally. We are committed to giving full free pre-interview advice and guidance right throughout the interview process.