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Enterprise Co-Ordinator

Date: 14 Oct 2024

Job Location: Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Enterprise Co-Ordinator
• Job Location: Adult Education Service
• Salary: £34,834 - £38,223 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: 9 months
• Closing Date: 21/10/2024
• Job Requisition Number: 10212
• This post is open to job share

Do you have a passion for supporting young people reach their full potential and follow their dreams? Do you appreciate the importance of growing the next generation of diverse talent to ensure we have a skilled future workforce?
We are currently seeking an Enterprise Coordinator with e to join the Gloucestershire Careers Hub team initially on a fixed term basis to 31st August 2025 with the possibility of extension past this time.

About the Role & Team
The Gloucestershire Careers Hub is based in the Employment and Skills Hub at Gloucestershire County Council. It forms part of a network of Careers Hubs across England operating on behalf of the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) at a local level in partnership with local authorities.
Through our dedicated hub team, and a large network of business volunteers we support Gloucestershire’s secondary schools and colleges, providing resources and practical advice to help improve careers education.
This role will focus on supporting secondary schools and FE colleges with careers education this includes special schools and alternative provision as well as mainstream institutions. In this role you will facilitate partnerships with local employers committed to improving careers education and establish a CPD offer for teachers and careers leaders that enables focussed collaboration, bringing together best practice from both industry and education.

About You
We are seeking an experienced individual who can work strategically with schools, employers and other education partners. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong project management skills, be an effective negotiator and influencer and be able to translate policy into practice. Ideally you will have experience of working within secondary education and have an understanding of how careers education programmes can be tailored to the needs of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

About Us
Working for Gloucestershire County Council bring a range of benefits including:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Annual Leave entitlement of 24.5 days rising to 29.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact our Careers Hub Lead by email or phone: vicky.lukins@gloucestershire.gov.uk or 07586548299

Additional Information


To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Role Profile - Enterprise Coordinator


This Position is subject to a DBS check.


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