Employer & Partnerships Officer

Salary: London - £37,816 - £44,233 / South East - £36,011 - £42,014 / East/Mid/SW - £34,257 - £39,920 / North - £32,537 - £37,816 per annum

Location: Hybrid/Flexible - can be based from any Clarion office, please specify your preferred location

Hours: 36 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Are you looking for your next career step in the Employment and Training sector for 2024?

We're looking for an Employer & Partnerships Officer to join our Jobs and Training Team at Clarion Futures.

What you'll be doing

We'll look to you to Identify, secure and implement sustainable employment and training opportunities for Clarion residents and our customers by developing long-term employer partnerships. You'll work closely with Clarion Futures Social Value team to ensure opportunities are shared with Employment Advisers and promoted to their caseloads. You'll also conduct regular account management activities to develop and nurture a strong portfolio of high quality, innovative strategic partnerships, operating within current growth labour market sectors.

Other responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships and good working relationships with key stakeholders, external partners and other relevant organisations such as Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Employer Networks and Clarion Social Value partners and Supply Chain Contractors to maximise employment opportunities.
• Work closely with Clarion internal teams including Clarion Response, Development, Regeneration and Tenancy Sustainment to source and scope internal job roles.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of emerging labour markets, growth sectors and current skills gaps to help inform our Jobs & Training Strategy, ensuring we remain current in a changing economic landscape.
• Set up clear "Account Management" systems with Employers to agree recruitment process including feedback mechanisms, evidence collection and in work support plan for customers placed into work.
• Work alongside Employment Support Officers to help them understand Employer requirements.
• Develop screening and matching processes to support Employment Support Officers to fulfil Employer led courses and vacancies requirements.

Who we're looking for

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience and expertise in the Employment & Training sector gained as well as experience of sourcing vacancies and opportunities through employers and key stakeholders. You'll need experience of building long term business relationships in an account management environment with the ability to research and understand emerging trends in the employment and training sector.

With excellent communication skills, both oral and written you'll be able to work with a wide variety of audiences and have the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the customers and the service in a changing economic landscape.

If this sounds like an opportunity you'd be interested in, we look forward to hearing from you!

Closing Date: Monday 12th February 2024 at midnight.

Interviews will be held on Friday 23rd February 2024 at our London Bridge office.

For further details on this vacancy, please click 'apply' or visit our website.

This is a national role and applicants must therefore have the ability to travel across regions as required.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Adult Criminal Record Check Clearance.

In the event that we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this advert early.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in England or Wales for the duration of your employment.

Clarion Futures

Clarion Futures is our charitable foundation. We work together with partners to make a positive difference to the lives of people living in Clarion homes and communities.

Our work is centred on providing our residents with the tools and support to help overcome any challenges they face. Every year we support thousands of people into work and provide people with help in managing money, gaining and developing digital skills and contributing to the life of their communities.

We're a partner of choice for organisations ranging from FTSE companies and government departments to local charities and social enterprises. With more than 350,000 residents, our size and reach gives us a presence that few other charities can match.

In 2021/22, we invested £16.3 million into our work with residents and communities, generating more than £123m in social value, making the work of Clarion Futures one of the biggest social investment programmes in the UK.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want Clarion to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Clarion an inclusive place to work.