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Employer Engagement Coordinator

  • Full time
  • £30,377
  • Dundee
  • Closing 10th November 2023


  • Advertised from 25th October 2023
  • Fixed term until 31st March 24 but will be extended dependant on funding.

Role

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you have experience of engaging with Employers to identify fair and sustainable employment opportunities?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role, as an Employer Engagement Coordinator is to establish relationships with employers in the community, increase their workplace accessibility and support the creation of inclusive job opportunities for people who have barriers to work.

This role involves working with our Parental Employment Support Service in Dundee, supporting parents into new or improved employment.

ENABLE Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 28 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you. Please make sure that you provide a detailed supporting statement in the 'More About You' section of the application so it is clear how your skills and experience suit this role.

For further information please see our full job pack.

About You

About the candidate

We really need you to have these:

  • The drive, energy and commitment to support employers to become more inclusive in their practices and support disabled people into employment.
  • Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed.
  • Confident communicator.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Professional presentation and personality.
  • Some knowledge of the local community.
  • Ability to work with a range of different employers and deliver training to meet specific the needs of their business.
  • IT literacy.
  • Comfortable working towards targets.
  • A natural, professional relationship builder.
  • A full driving licence.

Why?

At Enable Works, our goal is to create a more equitable society where everyone has fair and equal opportunities to gain and sustain employment.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team supports employers to build inclusive practise into every area of their business and feel more confident in hiring disabled employees and supporting them in the workplace. Your professional approach, clear communication and training skills will support employers through this process.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to develop relationships with employers and schedule learning and support with them that works for their business and we need you to manage your work load and you time well.

Having the confidence to get out and engage with employers, talk to them about the benefits of diversity and inclusion, and motivate them to make changes within their organisation, will be key to the success of your programme.

You will be representing Enable Works in everything you do, so you will need a professional, can do attitude. Our reputation is important to us.

You will be given a work plan with targets. We will support you throughout but you need to be comfortable working towards them.

We would love it if you had these:

  • Understanding of employability in Scotland
  • Understanding of barriers our clients might face when looking for work
  • Experience working in a performance focussed team
  • Experience of building employer relationships
  • Understanding of relevant policy and legislation
  • Experience working with ethnically diverse clients

For more information please see our full Job Pack.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

  • Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Season Ticket Loans

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

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