Engagement Lead

Fixed Term – 2 years

Part time: 21 hours per week over 3 days 

Salary: Up to £28,800 per annum (£48,000 FTE) DOE + £4,500 car allowance & benefits package

Home based in England, or Wales with UK national travel

About the role:

The Engagement Lead plays a key role in establishing and maintaining strong relationships with employers in the building services sector, reporting to the Industry and Portfolio Manager. With a deep understanding of industry needs and trade-relevant qualifications, this role is essential for fostering sustainable connections with employers, stakeholders, and providers. The primary focus is on employer engagement for T Levels and Technical Qualifications, ensuring that these qualifications, along with their content and assessments, remain aligned with industry standards. The Engagement Lead will advocate for the value of employer involvement, positioning EAL as a trusted partner in the sector. Ideal candidates may have experience in Further Education (FE) and teaching, seeking a dynamic opportunity to work with a leading Awarding Organisation and make a significant impact on skills development in the BSE sector.

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in the development and execution of an employer recruitment strategy, focusing on the building services sector (BSE). You will actively seek and establish relationships with employers to create successful employer groups within the BSE trade areas, contributing to the validation of content and assessments. Additionally, you will support product research and development by gathering insights from industry stakeholders. Your advocacy will include promoting the value of employer engagement through presentations at regional and national events, webinars, and industry forums. By leveraging your existing industry contacts, you'll build strong relationships with employers and providers to enhance engagement. Staying informed on relevant regulatory, industry, and government policies will ensure compliance and relevance in all activities. You will collaborate with internal teams to refine EAL’s products and services, while also exemplifying the organisation's values by fostering a culture of respect and collaboration. Additionally, you may support providers at Centre-focused events, such as skills competitions and networking events, to promote EAL’s offerings.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a candidate with a strong knowledge of the building services sector (BSE) and its key players, alongside past teaching experience in the industry. A background in BSE employment is highly desirable, as is a working knowledge of the evolving Further Education (FE) landscape in England and a deep understanding of technical learning delivery in the FE setting. You should possess excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, paired with clear and compelling communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as highly developed presentation skills. Confidence in engaging and influencing stakeholders during meetings and events is key, along with strong IT skills (MS Office 365 and adaptability to bespoke systems). The ability to take initiative, identify opportunities, and work collaboratively within a team and across departments is crucial.

• Other skills which would be desirable however not needed to apply for the role:
• Higher qualification in BSE (Level 4 or higher)
• Electrotechnical bias
• Understanding of principles and practice of assessment

Working for EAL/Enginuity Group

We offer a supportive work environment and a comprehensive benefits package. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive place to work for all our colleagues and we want everyone to feel valued and that they can be themselves at work.

Many of our team work flexibly, and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you, please let us know if you are shortlisted for interview so we can discuss this with you.

We welcome discussions regarding reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

Remote/home based working at Enginuity

As a home-based employee you will fulfil your job responsibilities from home. Interactions with work and colleagues will be from a virtual environment. Depending on your role you will be required to either have some occasional travel or UK national travel. This travel will be required to allow you to fulfil different parts of your role and to meet colleagues on a quarterly basis. Other meetings that might require you to travel are events such as all colleague away days, training, and project work. Please review the advert to gain this insight to how much travel is expected. Also, ask at interview stage to confirm the frequency of travel and distance.

The company will provide you with the IT equipment required to carry out your role but it is a requirement that you provide all the necessary facilities for working from home; including broadband, home office, desk and chair.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive externally benchmarked salaries
• A defined contribution pension (4.5% employer/employee contribution).
• 25 days paid holiday (increasing after 1 years’ service to 26 days and 2 years to 27 days), plus bank holidays.
• 3 additional paid days for company shutdown over Christmas and New Year
• A holiday buy scheme - option to buy up 5 days extra days holiday per year
• Life assurance of 2x your salary
• A Healthcare Cash Plan so you can claim back the costs of everyday health care such as dental, optical and physiotherapy. Plus, a virtual 24 hour GP service.
• Paid membership of a Professional Body to support your continuous development.
• An Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential advice and support
• Wellbeing programmes, access to a free wellbeing website and wellbeing app
• Paid time off to volunteer in your local community or to support wider charitable causes
• A comprehensive discounts and benefits scheme, with discounts at many high street and online retailers
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependant leave
• Access to training and development opportunities

About Us

The Enginuity Group exists to find new ways to close skills gaps in UK engineering and manufacturing in order to create a more productive sector at the forefront of designing, making and maintaining the solutions to society’s greatest challenges. Enginuity is a charity that has created a ‘common language’ for engineering and manufacturing occupation and skills data, to help employers have the right skills at the right time to adapt faster to change.

We use this unique approach to sector data, alongside our deep understanding of the skills needs of UK engineering and manufacturing businesses, to:

• support engineering and manufacturing employers in discovering new sources of skills;
• provide insights and recommendations on the skills that are increasingly in demand so businesses, sectors and government can plan ahead;
• and alongside EAL, the Enginuity Group's specialist Awarding Organisation, End Point Assessment Organisation and skills partner for industry, connect organisations to ensure technical education is fit for purpose and keeps pace with changing industry needs, new technologies and the net-zero transition.

Further Information

If you have any questions, a request for further information, or would like to request this information in an alternative format, our Recruitment Team will be happy to help. Email us at recruitment@enginuity.org.

We’re unable support UK relocation or to sponsor a visa for this role.

Depending on the volume of applications, the closing date for this position may be extended or brought forward.