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Employer Engagement Executive
speakers for schools

Job Description

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Philip Hammond, Naomi Campbell and over a thousand other influential and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Three-quarters of a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

More recently, we launched our S4SNextGen service. S4SNextGen works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, work experience opportunities which would usually be out of reach to them. We have now offered more than two thousand work experience placements at employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Vogue, BA, Cisco and others. 

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, and sport as enjoyed by private schools. 

To continue to grow, we now require a Programme Executive to allow us to connect with more employers and reach a higher number of students across the UK.

The ideal candidate will be looking for a demanding post in an entrepreneurial charity, as an energetic and confident team member with a strong interest in education and state schools. This is an exciting time to join our team as we take S4SNextGen to the next stage.

Hours/Location: Full-time, permanent contract at our London office (not a flexi-role)
Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Account managing relationships with employers who are participating in the programme and helping them to access and navigate our online application portal
  • Developing on-going relationships with schools who use the online portal
  • Managing technical processes and the placement cycle for schools and employers within our online portal
  • Inducting new schools in order to widen the programme’s reach  
  • Advertising opportunities to target high need students
  • Daily updates of records in Salesforce CRM, tracking relationships and ensuring proper data management 
  • Supporting the programme as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders and wider charity work
  • Working with the Programme Manager, existing Programme Executive and CEO to develop the vision for the project as it continues to grow and improve

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EXPERIENCE 

  • At least 2 years’ experience in a similar environment (full-time) working with a variety of stakeholders (previous experience working with schools and HR/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage)
  • Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality
  • Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly stakeholders from all levels
  • Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management
  • Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery
  • Basic knowledge of the UK school system (non-university, as our charity only works secondary schools) and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools

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We are looking for applicants who:

  • Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
  • Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
  • Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

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To Apply
Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a 1 page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations.

Please note if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

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Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will start in October, before the closing date, at our offices in Farringdon and we may appoint before this date depending on applications.

Closing date: Thursday 24th October

Start date: ASAP

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.