New Job Opportunity With The Careers & Enterprise Company

The Careers & Enterprise Company is an employer-led organisation that has been set up to inspire and prepare young people for the fast-changing world of work. Its role is to act as a catalyst in the fragmented landscape of careers and enterprise, supporting programmes that work, filling gaps in provision and ensuring coverage across the country.

In its first eighteen months of operation it has focused on improving links between employers and schools and colleges. It has established a network of coordination (Enterprise Adviser Network) across England in partnership with Local Enterprise Partnerships, with over 100 full time Enterprise Coordinators now working with clusters of 20 schools and colleges, and 1,800 Enterprise Advisers - business volunteers who have signed up to provide counsel to individual schools and colleges. The purpose of the Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN) is to create powerful, lasting connections between local businesses and the schools and colleges in their area.

The Company has committed to investing £13m in proven careers and enterprise programmes to connect schools and businesses, unlocking a further £11m in match funding. Funding is primarily directed to geographic areas in the country most in need of support – the 'Cold spots' – and 300,000 young people will benefit.

Christine Hodgson, chairman of Capgemini, was named as chairman and it was established as a CIC, independent of government. Other board members include Lord Young, former Enterprise Adviser to the Prime Minister, Steve Holliday, former Chief Executive of National Grid plc, Brian Lightman, former General Secretary of ASCL and Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO, CBE, Vice President of Business in the Community and Special Adviser to The Prince’s Charities. The company is led by Claudia Harris, CEO and former partner at McKinsey.

Role Scope:

  • The Enterprise Coordinator will sit at the heart of a local cluster system in order to help schools and colleges improve their careers and enterprise activities and to engage with the world of work. Working closely with the Skills Lead, the EC will ensure the Enterprise Adviser Network is embedded into the LEP’s skills strategy and make it easier for employers and the self-employed to engage with schools and colleges. Through establishing the local and national contexts the EC will focus everyone’s efforts on programmes and activities that are most effective in motivating young people, supporting independent choice, and supporting positive outcomes for young people.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Establishing and developing the EAN governance within the LEP and growing the EAN locally by engaging and supporting a cluster of 20 schools and Enterprise Advisers.
  • Building and maintaining effective relationships with senior leaders in local schools and colleges within the cluster, understanding their development needs and supporting EA’s in scoping, identifying and addressing these needs.
  • Recruiting senior level Enterprise Advisers (EA’s) from local businesses and successfully matching them to schools and colleges within the EAN.
  • Acting as an ambassador for the CEC including raising the profile of the EAN through utilising existing communication and marketing channels in order to engage with key local stakeholders.
  • Providing ongoing support to EA’s including induction training, coordinating EA network meetings and identifying and delivering ongoing training to meet individual EA’s development needs.
  • Supporting CEC grant recipients to ensure they are coordinating delivery with the LEP and local EAN and providing feedback on them to your Regional Lead and the Investment Team.
  • Building and understanding the local context of careers provision and providers including; NAS, NCS, and JCP and how these fit with the national context.
  • As per the CEC reporting cycle, contribute to the monitoring and impact tracking of the EAN by submitting the EAN register and Pye Tait documents in a timely fashion.
  • Attending CEC EC national and local training events and meetings to keep up to date with CEC and EAN developments.
  • Keeping up-to-date on the progress and success of the EAN and sharing this knowledge across the local and national network, the latter in the form of case studies to your Regional Lead.

Qualifications & Experience required:

  • Demonstrable experience of engaging and building relationships with leaders from schools, colleges and businesses.
  • Demonstrable experience of leading the delivery of programmes or projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • A strong track record of stakeholder engagement and management and of communicating with a variety of audiences, preferably in the education and careers sector.
  • A demonstrable understanding of school culture and the challenges faced by schools in delivering careers and enterprise, and the current careers education and corporate social responsibility landscapes.
  • An understanding of relevant local and national policy relating to skills and economic development and the the issues and barriers to employment faced by young people.

Skills & Core Competencies:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to persuade a variety of audiences and encourage others to use new ways of working.
  • Collaborative and good at building relationships at all levels, both internally and with a range of external stakeholders.
  • Proactive, with the ability to work independently, prioritising a busy workload and a large number of stakeholders.
  • Adaptable, tenacious, determined, positive and resilient with the ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a start-up culture.

Job Type:

  • Full-time, Contract

Salary:

  • £28,000.00 to £32,000.00 /year

Location:

  • Coventry, West Midlands

Licence:

  • Full UK Driving License

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