Job Description

Location

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Company

Employment

Contract type

Permanent/ Full- time

Salary

Up to 30,000 per year

Closing Date

01/05/2025

Ref No

4594





The Growth Company's (GC) employment service has an exciting opportunity for an Employer Engagement Consultant to work on our Restart Programme in South Yorkshire. As an Employer Engagement Consultant, you will work with employers on their recruitment and skills needs to help place candidates into high quality sustainable jobs.



Our highly skilled advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals; from people who have found themselves recently out of work, to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health and debt.

This role will require regular travel across South Yorkshire therefore it is essential that you hold a Full UK Driving Licence and have regular access to your own vehicle.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and implement a range of activity which produces leads and creates the opportunity to sell products and services to employers. Attendance at employer events / networking events / stakeholder events. Develop and maintain relationships with both internal and external key stakeholders, for the benefit of the business and contracts worked on. Analyse market trends and Identify key employers and sectors. Source suitable vacancies by conducting direct employer sales and customer reverse marketing sales activity. Advertise all vacancies internally (and externally where appropriate) in a clear and concise manner, pre-screen all customers thoroughly prior to submission ensuring they appropriately match the employer's requirements and arrange interviews. Meet customers regularly to ensure a good knowledge of the customer base and vacancies needed. Ensure all MI is up to date and all relevant systems are updated daily.

About You:

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate with employers, maximising sales as well as managing expectations and dealing with complaints. Good knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base. Flexible approach to work including willingness to travel and working occasional unsociable hours. Well-developed IT skills, including an understanding of computerised management information systems, spreadsheets, diary management, and e-mail. Excellent stakeholder Management with an ability to contact decision makers, identifying business opportunities and closing contracts.

Requirements:

Open to travel in and around South Yorkshire - must be able to drive. Must have previous sales experience/Recruitment experience. Networking and communication skills, both written and oral. Recent experience of working to challenging targets within a sales environment. Be an individual who is KPI driven and can work well under challenging targets. Have knowledge of recruitment and training services. Excellent knowledge of the local labour market, methods of recruitment and growth industries. Good knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone including vulnerable adults and young people, we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures which include a DBS check. This will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.



If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.



We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.



As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Hiring Manager and our Internal Recruitment Team.



We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We're supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.



GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.



If you require support with the recruitment process, please contact or Internal Recruitment Team at careers@growthco.uk or call us on 0161 237 4447.



All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.