Regional Employer Manager - Central England

Reporting to the Head of Employer and Skills Services - SES, the Regional Employer Manager role is pivotal in supporting the performance of Specialist Employment Services contracts. The primary focus is on developing and managing productive relationships with employers and localised networks. This leadership role involves managing a team of Employer Engagement Leads (known internally as Employment Engagement Specialists) and Vacancy Coordinators across a vast geographical area. The objective is to provide employer engagement support, drive performance objectives, manage accounts, support recruitment initiatives, drive participant employment outcomes, and offer expert insights and guidance., + Drive results through effective management, ensuring sales goals are met or exceeded
+ Inspire and motivate a high performing sales team to foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging open communication and teamwork
+ Implement training programs to enhance knowledge and sales skills
+ Lead the team with adaptability, adjusting strategies to align with evolving market conditions, following overall business objectives
+ Have strong communication with internal and external stakeholders, inspiring effective change to enhance contract performance

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all., As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits

+ 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
+ 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
+ An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
+ Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
+ Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
+ Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network), MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group
+ Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
+ Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

+ We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
+ We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
+ Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.