Responsible To: Pledge Programme Director
Starting Salary: £29,884.00
Hours: Full time (37.5 per week)
Location: Based in Ellesmere Port with travel across Cheshire and Warrington
Fixed Term: 1 year
Job Purpose
The Pledge Partnership puts employers at the heart of inspiring the next generation in Cheshire and Warrington by facilitating projects and partnerships between employers and schools. This post will be a key member of the Pledge Partnership team.
The postholder will work to two main briefs:
0.6 FTE (approximately three days a week) as an Enterprise Coordinator
The EC will sit at the heart of a network of approximately 12 local schools and colleges and will work with them to help improve their careers and enterprise activities and to engage with the world of work.
The EC will establish an Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN) which will create powerful, lasting connections between local senior level volunteers from businesses and the schools and colleges in their area. Working closely with the Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Pledge Team, the EC will ensure that the EAN is embedded into the LEP’s Industrial Strategy and associated skills and education plan.
The EC will draw on good practice from national and local sources to ensure programmes of work and events are focused effectively on inspiring and motivating young people, supporting independent choice, and supporting positive outcomes for young people.
0.4 FTE (approximately two days a week) as a Pledge Facilitator for a leading employer
The role will involve a helping a large local employer to operate as a cornerstone employer within the Cheshire and Warrington Pledge Partnership.