Strategic Employer Partnerships Lead

Get Set UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Workplace pension

Share buy scheme

IncentFit benefits

Discounts on wellbeing, retail, travel

Job summary

Get Set UK in Reading is seeking an energetic Employer Development professional to build a broad employer network for the Youth Mentor Programme. You will identify opportunities, speak with decision-makers and convert conversations into employment starts across Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

This proactive role focuses on pipeline growth, coordinating with Employment Advisors to align youth skills with employer needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in employer engagement, recruitment, business development or a comparable role.
• Evidence of personally generating new business, vacancies, customers or employer opportunities.
• Experience building and managing a prospect pipeline, including proactively approaching new organisations or decision-makers.
• Evidence of converting employer or customer conversations into measurable commercial, recruitment or employment outcomes.
• Ability to present your recent employment history clearly, including explaining gaps or short-term roles during the previous five years.

Responsibilities

• Build a broad employer network across sectors, locations and delivery area.
• Identify prospects and initiate conversations by telephone, email, and face to face.
• Turn conversations into defined opportunities and employment starts.
• Coordinate introductions and recruitment activity, maintain CRM records and track conversions.
• Travel across the delivery area to meet employers and attend relevant networking activity.

Skills

Employer engagement

Business development

B2B sales

CRM management

Microsoft Office

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Get Set UK in Reading is seeking an energetic Employer Development professional to build a broad employer network for the Youth Mentor Programme. You will identify opportunities, speak with decision-makers and convert conversations into employment starts across Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

This proactive role focuses on pipeline growth, coordinating with Employment Advisors to align youth skills with employer needs.