Employer Engagement Manager
CurrentCurrently managing various projects set up to reduced youth unemployment across the London boroughs and to help employers to fill their roles with adequately skilled local candidates.Supporting unemployed, job ready BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) men, NEET's (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) and 16-24 year old's who are NEET with Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD) into employment.My priority project titled Moving On Up is aimed at increasing visibility and opportunity for Young black men aged 16-24 years in the financial services and construction industries. Young black men in London have perennially experienced a higher unemployment rate than young people of other ethnicities in the capital.The project, funded by Trust for London and City Bridge Trust, and in partnership with Action West London, is an initiative designed to help young black men into employment. As a social mobility charity with 20 years’ experience in helping young people develop the soft skills they need to succeed in their careers, Action West London are one of the organisations funded to deliver to young black men across London.Why young black men?• This demographic is the most under-represented in the job market – in fact, black graduates are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as white graduates• Black men with A-levels were paid 14% less on average than white workers with equivalent qualifications.(Figures – Trust for London, 2014, and Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex 2016)Engaging with employers to secure new employer accounts, attending meetings to discuss their training and recruitment needs for existing staff and new recruitment.Account managing employer accounts and maximise sales through close management and relationship building.Carrying out effective account management to maximise opportunities for growth. Report sales data and forecasts on a regular basis.
