Employer Relationship Manager

The Role

As an Employer Relationship Manager, you will own and manage relationships with a range of local and national employers and stakeholders to secure suitable job opportunities for participants who access our services within your contract package area. You will offer a consultative approach with employers, working to create bespoke packages which meets their recruitment needs and to shape roles for specific job searchers.

The role interfaces externally with a range of local and national employers and a range of employer support/interest organisations such as employment agencies, recruitment organisations, LEPS, Local Government Agencies, Careers Fairs and Chambers of Commerce to ensure that the PeoplePlus brand and proposition have the necessary visibility to ensure that employers seek us out.

What we're looking for:

You should have high ethical standards and take personal accountability for everything you do and always look to be the best. You must have indepth knowledge of local and regional labour market and knowledge of employment trends, business threats and opportunities. You should be able to respond positively to working to targets, have highly developed customer service and presentation skills with the ability to work well as part of a team.

You must be able to demonstrate success in building and maintaining effective business relationships and maximising business opportunities, be able to demonstrate continued sucess in meeting and exceeding targets in a sales role.

If you wish to apply, please ensure this is done via the apply now button. Applications cannot be accepted via email.

Who We Are

Here at PeoplePlus, we deliver the Restart Scheme on behalf of the DWP in Kent, the North East, and Wales.

The Scheme gives enhanced support for eligible claimants to find jobs, along with personalised support including health and wellbeing advice and a tailored action plan.

Our support ensures that individuals are ready for the right job at the right time. In the first year of the scheme PeoplePlus supported ?nearly 15,000 people in their search for fresh employment, with nearly 4,000 starting work. We also provide up to 12 months of support for the individual once they have started work.

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.