Restart Employer Engagement Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

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Client:

Shaw Trust

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Consulting

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.

Purpose

Restart is a DWP provision delivered by Shaw Trust across Birmingham supporting people who are currently unemployed for 6 months plus to find suitable and sustained employment.

Shaw Trust is delivering Restart as part of Serco supply chain to provide a high level service provision for up to 12 months of specialist support, that includes personal development, breaking down barriers and offering a multitude of opportunities to move into work.

The Employer Engagement Consultant is an important role for the success of Restart. You will use your commercial engagement, sales and recruitment skills, knowledge and experience to engage with local employers to generate vacancy opportunities through the hidden jobs market and secure interviews and job offers for our participants.

You will work closely with Employment Consultants within your multi-disciplinary team to understand participants' needs and skills to then be able to generate opportunities with employers across the region. This role is very sales and target oriented to ensure we are generating the relevant amount of opportunity for the people we work with.

You will have:

• Proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets
• Experience of engaging and gaining commitment from employers, local authorities, health service providers and voluntary sector organisations.
• Experience of proactively selling services to businesses
• Good knowledge of the local labour market

Location: Birmingham

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, The MANaging Network, The Young Professionals Network and Back to Work Support Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan