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Employer Engagement Advisor

Fixed term contract until October 2026

Salary: £36,000

About us:

Here at Ingeus, our mission is to ensure people have the skills, support, and behaviours to get jobs, gain independence and become productive employees.  We are currently recruiting a team of Employment Engagement Advisors. This role sits within our Youth department and ensures our service users find suitable employment or remain employed.

About the role:

The Employer Engagement Adviser actively source suitable roles, work with employers to confirm compliance and explain the benefits and responsibilities of participation. The adviser works closely with employers to support onboarding, including coordinating eligible onboarding costs and ensuring effective induction and workplace adjustments, and maintains regular contact throughout the placement to resolve issues early and support retention.

• Proactively engage with employers across the East Midlands to understand current and future recruitment needs.
• Build long‑term partnerships with businesses of all sizes and across a range of sectors.
• Act as the primary point of contact for employers, providing a professional and responsive service.
• Work collaboratively to design opportunities that meet both employer needs and participant outcomes.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of the East Midlands labour market, skills shortages, and growth sectors.
• Attend employer forums, networking events, and sector groups to promote services.
• Track performance against targets and contribute to reports.
• To work with pace and urgency – planning and forecasting ahead and discussing next steps on a weekly / monthly basis.
• Meet and exceed all monthly performance targets and Key Performance Indicators, seeking feedback and input to continuously improve and deliver strong outcomes for our participants and commissioners.

This role will require travel around East Midlands.

 As Ingeus, we’ve spent time listening to our employees to build our benefits package;

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to salary trade extra
• EAP Support programme available 24/7 with access to 6 x counselling sessions
• Private Medical Insurance
• Eyecare vouchers with help to purchase new glasses
• Life assurance
• Online discount shopping via Perks at Work
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Up to two days each year dedicated to Community Giving (Volunteering)
• Access to Salary Finance; financial education and advice
• The opportunity to buy extra perks such as, critical Illness Cover, dental insurance
• Long Service Awards 

Ingeus, governments, employers, and local partners design and deliver services to solve complex challenges caused by social and technological change. Our services improve opportunities and help create strong societies in which people have the independence, knowledge, and know-how to thrive.

We’re purpose-led, passionate and proud to work with customers and communities to drive social change. 

At Ingeus, our culture is built on the principle of treating everyone with dignity, ensuring that every individual is comfortable, confident and recognised for the value of their contributions.

We are always keen to learn what neurodiverse colleagues can offer to our contracts, to assist with this we offer a full breakdown of our application, screening and interview process please get in touch via email at careers@ingeus.co.uk. 

“ Equality Act 2010 and Positive Action”
Under the Equality Act 2010, employers can take positive action to help disadvantaged or underrepresented groups—such as people over 50, disabled individuals, or ethnic minorities—provided:
• The action is proportionate.
• It aims to overcome disadvantage, meet different needs, or encourage participation.
• It does not amount to positive discrimination, such as automatically selecting someone solely based on a protected characteristic.

Therefore we offer all eligible candidates from all priority groups who successfully complete stages 1 and 2 of the recruitment process a work trail prior to interview. if this is of interest please email careers@ingeus.co.uk .

Please note, the advert may end early if we receive sufficient applications.