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Job description

The College is seeking applications for a permanent full-time Employer Liaison Officer to work in our Springtown campus. The postholders will provide practical support to employers to encourage and sustain their engagement. For a full list of duties and documentation relevant to the role, please visit nwrc.getgotjobs.co.uk

Responsibilities

• Develop good relationships with industry and build knowledge of local employment opportunities.
• Raise awareness and profile of work based learning programmes including youth training, Foundation Degrees and Apprenticeship provision.
• Assist with the development of effective marketing strategies to engage employers, participants and other key stakeholders in the work-based learning provision.
• Sourcing work placements for a range of College programmes which require work-based learning.
• Provide a matching service between employers and participants.
• Contribute to the completion of Personal Training Plans (or equivalent) and monitor progression towards achievement of milestones and targets.
• Ensure that participants and employers are familiar with their responsibilities regarding work placement, including health & safety and child protection issues.
• Communicate to placement providers the content of courses and the assessment criteria which students must meet to successfully complete their course.
• Visit participants on a regular basis and complete appropriate reports to ensure that they are meeting the requirements of their course and completing relevant documentation.
• Prepare relevant documentation and maintain appropriate records on every participant.
• For a full list of duties and documentation relevant to the role, please visit nwrc.getgotjobs.co.uk

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Have at least a Level 4 qualification in any discipline.
• Have at least two years’ relevant employment experience. Relevant defined as working in a role which involves working with external stakeholders to build relationships OR engaging with industry to secure work placements or employment opportunities.
• Have current driving licence and access to a car? (applicants with a disability (as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995) who have been prevented from obtaining a driving licence due to their disability are eligible to apply).

Further Information

Location: Greystone Limavady Campus The College welcomes applications from applicants with a disability. Applicants with a disability are encouraged to visit the College website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/ which provides accessibility information on College facilities. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Under the provision of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007 this post is deemed to be a regulated position and a check will be carried out against the Barred List for Children. The College is committed to equal opportunities and to selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society in particular applicants from the Protestant Community. There is a possibility that a reserve list will be retained if more applicants are deemed suitable than posts exist. In the event the successful candidate fails to take up the post or if the post is vacated within 12 months of the appointment date, or if another vacancy arises within 12 months the post may be offered to the next person on the reserve list.