Business Manager

Seetec; Swindon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Volunteer days

Pension 5% employee 5% employer

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life assurance

Annual salary review

Refer a friend

BenefitHub discounts

Job summary

Seetec in Swindon is seeking a seasoned Business Manager to lead the Youth Job Guarantee programme across a designated area. You will inspire and develop a team, manage performance, and ensure contractual targets are met while safeguarding participant outcomes.

The role requires extensive leadership experience, strong stakeholder management, and a proven track record in target-driven environments, with a UK driving licence and proficiency in Microsoft 365.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience with a track record of delivering results.
• Proven ability to manage performance against targets and quality standards.
• Experience budgeting and allocating resources across programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in employability, skills or welfare-to-work is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and coach teams to achieve participant outcomes.
• Drive the Youth Job Guarantee programme across the area of responsibility.
• Meet contractual targets for performance, quality and safeguarding.
• Use data to identify risks and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee participant journeys and ensure personalised support.
• Build partnerships with employers, Jobcentre Plus and training providers.
• Coordinate delivery and employer engagement for employment opportunities.
• Manage budgets and workforce capacity to meet requirements.
• Maintain high standards of quality assurance and risk management.
• Champion an exceptional participant experience and accountability culture.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Performance management

Target-driven environment

Budgeting / resource management

Microsoft 365

Full UK driving licence

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Ready to Lead? We're Hiring a Business Manager

At Seetec, we're committed to helping young people aged 18-24 overcome barriers to employment and achieve sustainable careers. We're looking for an experienced Business Manager to lead the successful delivery of our Youth Job Guarantee programme across a designated area.

In this role, you'll inspire and develop a team of Team Leaders, Youth Employment Advisors, Trainers and Employer Account Executives, creating a high performance culture focused on achieving outstanding outcomes for participants. You'll be accountable for contract performance, quality, compliance, safeguarding and financial targets, while ensuring young people receive personalised support that helps them secure and sustain employment.

You'll use performance data and insight to drive continuous improvement, manage resources effectively and build strong partnerships with employers, Jobcentre Plus, local authorities and training providers. The role requires a confident and experienced leader who can motivate teams, manage performance and deliver results in a target driven environment.

The successful candidate will have significant leadership experience, a strong track record of delivering against performance and quality measures, excellent stakeholder management skills and confidence using Microsoft 365 applications. Experience within employability, skills, welfare to work or advice and guidance services would be advantageous.

Join Seetec and play a key role in transforming young people's lives through employment, skills and opportunity.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £42,000 per annum (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our employee-owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Location: Swindon

Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm

Closing Date: 15 October 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Subject to Contract Award

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and coach Team Leaders to deliver high performance and strong participant outcomes.
• Drive the successful delivery of the Youth Job Guarantee programme across your area.
• Achieve contractual targets across performance, quality, compliance, safeguarding and participant experience.
• Use data and insights to identify risks, improve performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee participant journeys, ensuring personalised support leads to sustainable employment outcomes.
• Build strong partnerships with employers, Jobcentre Plus, local authorities and training providers.
• Support effective collaboration between delivery and employer engagement teams to maximise employment opportunities.
• Manage resources, budgets and workforce capacity to meet operational and contractual requirements.
• Maintain high standards of quality assurance, compliance, safeguarding and risk management.
• Champion an exceptional participant experience and a culture of accountability, best practice and continuous improvement.

Essential

• Extensive leadership and management experience.
• Proven experience working in a target-driven environment.
• Experience delivering services against contractual and quality standards.
• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 applications such as Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Full UK driving licence