Employer Account Executive

Your Ambition; Bath; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 Volunteer Days

Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer

Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary

Annual Salary Review

Refer A Friend Scheme

BenefitHub access

Job summary

Seetec Group in the BANES & Somerset area is hiring an Employer Account Executive to build relationships with local employers, secure quality job opportunities for young people, and support the Youth Jobs Guarantee.

The role requires proactive engagement, strong communication and negotiation skills, travel across the delivery area, and a commitment to helping communities build back better. Salary £34,000 plus benefits; 37 hours per week, permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Experience in employer engagement, recruitment or account management within a target-driven environment.
• Strong relationship management, communication and negotiation skills.
• Good understanding of recruitment practices and local labour markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a diverse pipeline of employers and paid job opportunities.
• Use local labour market intelligence to identify opportunities across sectors.
• Develop strong employer partnerships for the Youth Jobs Guarantee.
• Ensure opportunities meet programme requirements and offer development opportunities.
• Support employers during placements to maximise participant retention.
• Maintain accurate employer, vacancy and compliance records.

Skills

Employer engagement

Business development

Recruitment

Account management

Negotiation

Tools

Microsoft 365

CRM systems

Case management systems

Job description

Employer Account Executive - (BANES & Somerset)

Job Role

We're Hiring: Employer Account Executive
At Seetec, we help people overcome barriers to employment and achieve their potential through our Employability and Health programmes.
We're looking for a proactive Employer Account Executive to support our Youth Jobs Guarantee programme. You'll build relationships with local employers, secure quality job opportunities for young people, and help participants gain the skills and experience needed for sustainable employment.
You'll develop a strong network of employers, identify suitable vacancies, and work closely with Youth Employment Advisors to match participants with opportunities. You'll also provide ongoing support to employers, ensure compliance with programme requirements, and maintain accurate records.
We're seeking someone with experience in employer engagement, recruitment, account management, business development, or job brokerage in a target-driven environment. Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills are essential, along with knowledge of recruitment practices, local labour markets, and Microsoft 365/CRM systems.
Experience in employability, youth employment, welfare to work, or skills programmes is desirable, alongside a passion for helping young people succeed.
Be proud to help our communities build back better and ensure no one is left behind.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £34,000 per annum (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 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.What it means to be employee-owned.What our people say.

Location: BANES & SomersetHours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pmClosing Date:15 October 2026Contract Type:Permanent

Subject to Contract Award

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a diverse pipeline of employers and paid job opportunities to meet participant demand.
• Use local labour market intelligence and participant needs to identify and develop employment opportunities across a range of sectors.
• Develop strong employer partnerships, promoting the benefits and objectives of the Youth Jobs Guarantee programme.
• Ensure all opportunities meet programme requirements, including job quality, employment conditions and development opportunities.
• Work closely with Youth Employment Advisors to match participants with suitable employment opportunities.
• Support employers throughout placements, helping to resolve issues and maximise participant retention.
• Conduct employer due diligence and compliance checks, identifying and escalating risks where necessary.
• Monitor employer engagement and participant progression to drive positive outcomes.
• Encourage and support employers to provide sustainable, unsubsidised employment opportunities following funded placements.
• Maintain accurate employer, vacancy and compliance records to support reporting, audit and performance requirements.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience of employer engagement, business development, recruitment, account management or job brokerage within a target-driven environment.
• Strong relationship management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to convert employer engagement into suitable employment opportunities.
• Good understanding of recruitment and employment practices, including the factors that support effective onboarding, retention and progression.
• Clear understanding of the local labour market and ability to use insight to identify and develop employment opportunities.
• Confident using Microsoft 365, CRM or case management systems and management information.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the designated delivery area as required.

Desirable

• Experience within employment support, youth employment, welfare-to-work, skills or another publicly funded programme.
• Experience of creating employment opportunities for people who may face barriers to work.
• Knowledge of grant-funded employment, wage subsidy or apprenticeship programmes.
• Relevant qualification in recruitment, sales, account management, employability or business development.

Additional Information

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.
Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of "Ex-Offenders" can be found on our website under "About us".
Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.