Employment Programme Manager

Employment Programme Manager

Passionate about making a real difference Want to help shape and grow a dynamic employment initiative that is reducing reoffending and changing lives by helping people who have served a sentence into work

Position: Employment Programme Manager

Location: London, Woolwich SE18 6SW

Salary: £30 - £35k per annum

Contract: Permanent, full time 37.5 hours per week

About the organisation:

This is an Employment Consultancy with a difference; you will be working for a unique, award winning organisation that helps people that have served a prison sentence to re-enter the workplace by:

• Training serving prisoners as Recruitment Consultants, who then provide a candidate pipeline and work closely alongside the organisation.
• Take employers into prison to interview Candidates. Job offers are made there and then.

About the role:

As Employment Programme Manager you will support the senior team and work alongside the prison peer led team, helping recruiters in custody to identify and support candidates.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build strong relationships with the relevant prison staff.
• Support the London Programme Lead to engage employers and plan monthly interviews.
• Build relationships with local and national employers and to promote the service.
• Support the team to develop a strategy to identify and target local and national employers.
• Building relationships with local Probation offices and staff, DWP/Local Authority initiatives and Police & Crime Commissioner/Violence Reduction Unit and any other official and/or relevant third sector/voluntary organisations
• Keep up to date records monitoring the effectiveness of the programme.
• Case Management.

About you:

To be successful in the role of Employment Programme Manager you will need the following skills and experience:

• Be able and willing to work in Prisons and YOIs
• An empathetic and understanding approach when working with candidates.
• A good understanding of the barriers faced by people with convictions in accessing employment.
• An interest in employment, The Local Labour Market and Industry trends.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, including the ability to motivate and inspire others.
• Strong administration skills with IT (MS Office) and well organised
• You will have strong writing skills and will be able to write good CV’s and Disclosure Letters.

Although not essential, experience of Recruitment or Case Management would be desirable.

If this sounds like you then apply today with an up to date CV, as well as a covering letter detailing why you feel you are suitable for the role and why you are interested in working in prisons and with ex-offenders.

In return:

As well as a great job with competitive pay and benefits, you will have the opportunity to be part of something that is truly innovative and has potential to become ground-breaking.

You will be joining a talented team of high performers in a role that has real social impact!

The organisation values equality, diversity, and inclusion. They are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. They positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy, maternity, or convictions.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Employability Manager, Employability Officer, Programme Coordinator, Recruitment Manager, Employability Trainer, Employment Skills Coordinator, Work Coach, Work Placement Officer, Employment Advisor, Employment Coach, Employer Relations Manager, Prison Tutor, Prison Education, Prison Offender Manager, Probation Officer, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.