Employer Services Manager

Your Ambition; Longford CP; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Volunteer Days

Company Pension Scheme

Health Insurance Allowance

Healthcare Cash Plan incl. life cover

Annual Salary Review

Maternity/Paternity Pay

Refer a friend scheme

BenefitHub discounts

Job summary

Seetec Employment and Skills Ireland is seeking an experienced Employer Services Manager to lead employer engagement strategy across Ireland. You will manage a team, build relationships with regional and national employers, and drive performance using data and BI tools.

The role focuses on delivering sustainable employment opportunities, shaping employer services with senior operations leadership, and aligning with government contracts and industry partners.

Qualifications

• Five years' management experience in recruitment, sales or employer services.
• Experience leading teams and managing resources in changing environments.
• Proven record of exceeding targets.
• Ability to influence across organizational levels.
• Experience building large-scale employer and stakeholder relationships.
• Full, current driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Employer Services Consultant team, driving performance and improving job entry and sustainment outcomes.
• Coach, mentor and support team members through regular performance reviews and development planning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and national employers, creating sustainable employment opportunities.
• Establish collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders and organisations, including Turas Nua and DSP.
• Use Power BI and performance data to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Develop and embed employer engagement best practice across services.

Skills

Management experience

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Employer relationships

Planning & organisation

Data-driven decisions

Driving licence

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

CRM systems

Job description

Employer Services Manager - (Longford)

Job Role

Seetec Employment and Skills Ireland (SESI) is seeking an experienced, strategic and commercially focused Employer Services Manager (ESM) to lead the development and delivery of our employer engagement strategy across a range of employment and employability programmes throughout Ireland.
This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring leader who is passionate about building employer partnerships, developing high performing teams and creating sustainable employment opportunities. As Employer Services Manager, you will play a critical role in strengthening our relationships with employers at both regional and national level, ensuring SESI is recognised as a partner of choice within the recruitment and employment services sector.
Working closely with the Operations Director, Area Managers and wider operational teams, you will drive innovation and best practice across our Employer Services function. You will lead a team of Employer Services Consultants and a Career Coach, using labour market intelligence, employer insight and performance data to maximise employment outcomes for our clients.
If you have a proven track record in employer engagement, recruitment, sales or business development, combined with strong leadership skills and a passion for helping people achieve their potential, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while shaping the future of employer services within a growing and ambitious organisation
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range of €48,000 to €63,000 p.a. (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• Volunteer Days
• Company Pension Scheme
• Health Insurance Allowance
• Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets

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 within our employee-owners. People are at the front, centre, and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Location: Longford Hours: 37.5 hours per week – 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday (full time) Contract: Permanent Closing Date:02 October 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Employer Services Consultant team, driving performance and improving job entry and sustainment outcomes.
• Coach, mentor and support team members through regular performance reviews, one-to-ones and development planning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and national employers, creating sustainable employment opportunities for clients.
• Establish collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders and organisations, including Turas Nua, the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and other employment service providers.
• Use Power BI and performance data to identify trends, drive decision-making and continuously improve employer services delivery.
• Develop and embed employer engagement best practice across services, working closely with operational teams

Skills and Experience

• At least five years’ management experience in recruitment, sales or employer services.
• Significant experience leading teams and managing resources to deliver results in uncertain or changing environments.
• Proven record of exceeding business or sales targets.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with colleagues across all organisational levels.
• Significant experience building, developing and managing large-scale employer and stakeholder relationships.
• Passion for helping people progress into sustainable employment.
• Proven leadership, coaching and team development skills.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to perform and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive decisions.
• Competent with Microsoft Office and client management systems.
• Full, current driving licence.

Additional Information

deliver Employability services across Ireland through various Government contracts (Department of Social protection) to assist the long term unemployed in returning to the workforce through upskilling and job brokering.

Working with over 10,000 Irish businesses and employers,

Seetec has helped over 45,000 people into work in Ireland to date. The company directly employs over 120 people in Ireland working in locations across Ireland primarily in Dublin, Louth, Meath, Athlone, Longford, Mullingar, Galway and Mayo.

Seetec Employment and Skills Ireland 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 values.

Seetec Employment and Skills Ireland 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.