Job Description

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Company’s (GC) Employment team have an exciting new opportunity for two Employer Engagement Consultants to provide a quality recruitment service to GC Employment customers and employers.

The UK government's Youth Guarantee aims to prevent long-term youth unemployment by providing 18–21-year-olds on Universal Credit for 18+ months with a fully funded, six-month paid job. The scheme is providing guaranteed jobs for 55,000 long-term unemployed young people over the next 3 years, helping them take the crucial first step into sustained employment where earlier support and opportunities have not worked.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate employer leads through direct marketing, digital outreach, calls, meetings and event attendance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employers, stakeholders and internal GC teams to maximise referrals and opportunities.
• Analyse labour‑market trends to identify growth sectors and match customers to suitable vacancies.
• Use a consultative approach to understand employer recruitment needs and promote relevant GC services.
• Coordinate with training teams and partners to create pre‑employment training aligned to employer requirements.
• Manage employer accounts, ensuring excellent service, repeat business and uptake of wider GC products.
• Advertise vacancies clearly, pre‑screen candidates, arrange interviews and gather employer feedback promptly.
• Maintain accurate MI, follow operational procedures and uphold data security and equality standards.

About You

• Approachable, confident and able to build rapport with employers and customers.
• Motivated by achieving targets and comfortable working in a fast‑paced sales environment.
• Flexible, willing to travel and able to work occasional unsociable hours.
• Strong communicator with the ability to negotiate, influence and manage expectations.
• Organised, reliable and able to manage multiple employer relationships effectively.
• Knowledgeable about recruitment, training services and the local labour market.
• Professional, positive and aligned with GC values.
• Comfortable identifying business opportunities and closing agreements.

Skills Required

• Proven sales experience, ideally within a target‑driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal, networking and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work to challenging KPIs and deliver consistent results.
• Good IT capability including MI systems, spreadsheets, email and diary management.
• Understanding of recruitment processes, training services and welfare‑to‑work provision.
• Experience securing vacancies and supporting job starts is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify decision‑makers, build relationships and convert opportunities.

Additional Information

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Artificial intelligence can assist you during the application process, but every example and statement you include must be honest, accurate, and based on your own real experiences. If plagiarism is detected, meaning you present someone else’s ideas or experiences, or AI‑generated content, as your own, your application may be withdrawn, and internal applicants could face disciplinary action.

At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.

Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.

We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact [contact hidden] or call us on [contact hidden].

Examples include:

• Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance.
• Extra time for tasks.
• Interview questions shared beforehand.
• Accessibility software or equipment for assessments.

We’re proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we’ve removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage.

GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.

All GC colleagues will work in line with the Health and Safety at work act and the GC Health and Safety Policy.

Contact

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Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5JW
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