Employment Liaison Officer – Northern Directions
Job title: Employer Liaison Officer – Northern Directions
Salary: Circa £25,000 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: North of Tyne
Priority Contacts: Employers, Jobseekers
Reports To: Performance Lead
About Groundwork
Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work.
Each year Groundwork makes an incredible difference to communities across the North East and Cumbria. We work on hundreds of individual projects each year, supporting disadvantaged communities but what’s most important is how we change people’s lives. Our local programmes and services are tailored to the needs of partners and communities in each locality. When all that local activity is added together, it becomes a major force for regional change.
About the role
Working as a member of the Youth, Employment & Skills Team the post holder will be responsible for matching long term unemployed young people with suitable employers with the aim of moving individuals into sustainable employment. The Employer Liaison Officer will work closely with local, regional and national employers, building relationships in order to gain a better understanding of their recruitment needs and requirements. Building up an Employer database to support our Northern Directions participants and supporting employers in understanding our participants’ needs and help create job roles to match. Attracting individuals to attend education and training to enable them to progress in to paid employment, education or apprenticeships. The post holder will gain referrals by advertising and networking, pre-screening candidates, interviewing and finally matching candidates to employers.
The Employer Liaison Officer role is fully funded By Northern Directions and North of Tyne Combined Authority as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England.
Candidate Pack Northern Directions_ELO
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service
For further information about the role, or for an informal discussion please contact Mary Blackwell, mary.blackwell@groundwork.org.uk or 07930 330 725
This role may involve some evening and weekend work and a driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential to support delivery.
Want to apply?
Great all you need to do is complete the application pack that’s available on our website
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ELO – Person Spec – Northern Directions
Northern Directions Employer Liaison Officer – Job Description
All completed applications should be emailed to HR.NorthEast@groundwork.org.uk
Closing date: Midnight 25th August 2021
Make yourself at home:
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work.
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.