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Programmes Senior Officer: Employability

Greater London (Hybrid)
£34,000 - £36,000 per year
Full-time
Temporary (1-year fixed term)
Job description

As part of its strategy, The Trust has ambitious plans to grow its access to the workplace programmes at both pre and post 18 age groups, in new and innovative ways. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Programmes Senior Officer to join our team and support the expansion of the Sutton Trust programmes.

The successful candidate will deliver the existing Careers Plus programme and will be responsible for s setting up two new industry strands in Tech and Consulting. They will also be responsible for the employer engagement of its Pathways to Engineering programme. They will join a small team and will play an important role in contributing to the on-going success of our programme work and industry engagement strategy.

The Senior Officer will work closely with the Programmes and Development teams to develop and deliver impactful programmes across a range of sectors. This is an extremely exciting time to be at the Trust and the role will require individuals to be creative and to think strategically about our approach.

This role will fit into a team of nine, led by the Head of Employability, and will be line managed by the Senior Employer Engagement Manager.

Main duties

  • Plan and implement delivery for the three Careers Plus programmes, including skills sessions, work experience and mentoring across a range of sectors (Tech, Consulting and Law)
  • Liaise with external delivery organisations to ensure the sessions and content of the programme meets its intended aims
  • Recruit and manage a cohort of Careers Plus students (three strands, 30-60 students per strand), leading on communication to drive engagement and attendance across programme activities
  • Evaluate the programme activities and delivery model to enable future programme development
  • Supporting the effective delivery of high-quality in-person and virtual work experience and employer engagement as part of the Trust’s Pathways to Engineering and Access Apprenticeships in Engineering programmes.
  • Liaising with a range of stakeholders such as employers, universities, and Sutton Trust colleagues to match students with relevant employer engagement activities.
  • Following up with students in the case of any unexpected absence or non-attendance at work experience placements.
  • Working with employer partners to promote volunteering opportunities at Engineering Pathways and Apprenticeship events in person and online.
  • Working closely with the Senior Employer Engagement Manager and the Development team to manage and steward a range of placement providers and funders.
  • Working with the Development team, manage the evaluation and reporting of programme activities including reporting/presenting to funders
  • Other duties as necessary from time to time

Person Specification

We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in:

  • Leading projects, including planning, administration and delivery;
  • Delivering young person facing interventions, ideally with experience of digital delivery
  • Facilitation of sessions with young people in person or online
  • Building and maintaining relationships diverse stakeholder groups young people, universities and employers
  • Monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and administration
  • Using data to design and deliver programmes
  • Using a CRM (ideally Salesforce)
  • Working within or an understanding of the not for profit sector

We are also looking for an individual who:

  • Is sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage
  • Has knowledge and experience of the higher education and/or education and/or careers sectors
  • Has strong analytical and problem solving skills, and uses their initiative to identify issues and propose improvements to programmes or processes
  • Has excellent attention to detail
  • Has first-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust in a range of settings
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Personable, flexible and discreet; able to fit in to a small team
  • Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)

Terms of Appointment

  • Contract: Full-time, 1-year fixed term contract
  • Salary: £34,000-£36,000
  • Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
  • Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events / meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends
  • DBS check will be required

Interviews

Applications should reach us by 9am, Wednesday 11th November, with first round interviews held over Zoom on Wednesday, 20th November, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Wednesday, 27th November.

Safeguarding statement

The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.

Contextual recruitment

The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.

We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.

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The Sutton Trust View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 11 - 20
Refreshed on: 01 November 2024
Closing date: 11 November 2024 at 09:00
Tags: Project Management, Events / Activities

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