Senior Programmes Officer: Employability

Deadline: 23rd November, 9:00AM

The Sutton Trust champions social mobility from birth to the workplace. Our programmes are a long-standing and well-established part of that work, helping young people from less advantaged backgrounds into competitive professions that have traditionally been the reserve of those from more privileged backgrounds. We believe every student deserves access to the skills, networks and opportunities needed to pursue their dream career, and time spent with leading employers is central to that. The Senior Programmes Officer plays a key part in making sure each student has a valuable professional experience in their chosen industry.

Main duties

• For the role:

  • Coordinating the effective delivery of high-quality in-person and virtual work experience and employer engagement as part of the Trust’s Pathways to Banking & Finance and Access Apprenticeships in Banking & Finance programmes.

  • Liaising with a range of stakeholders such as employers, universities, and Sutton Trust colleagues to match students with relevant employer engagement activities.

  • Following up with students in the case of any unexpected absence or non-attendance at work experience placements.

  • Working with employer partners to promote volunteering opportunities at Pathways and Access Apprenticeships events in person and online.

  • Working closely with the Senior Employer Engagement Manager and the Development team to manage and steward a range of placement providers and funders, including being a key programme point of contact for employers.

  • Supporting with developing new partnerships with prospective employer supporters.

  • Reviewing student and employer engagement data and feedback following work experience placements, and creating and sharing feedback reports with employers and funders.

  • Managing the delivery of in-person events, such as programme launches and insight days.

  • Ensuring Data Sharing Agreements are in place for any employers being sent student information

  • Representing the Trust at external events to build and steward employer partnerships.

  • Assisting in the management of the Trust’s CRM system (Salesforce) and online platform (Sutton Trust Online).

  • Managing student queries and the relevant email inboxes, and answering calls when needed.

  • Other duties as necessary from time to time.

  Organisational responsibilities:

  GDPR

  • Being conscious of how the GDPR relates to your area of work

  • Monitoring and raising issues or potential issues as they arise

  Safeguarding

  • Being aware of and actively working to include safeguarding within all aspects of work

  • Raising issues or potential issues as they arise

  Fundraising

  • Acting as a representative and ambassador of the Sutton Trust when interacting with external contacts, including prospective donors.

  • Engage with fundraising and/or donor-related activities if required (e.g., contributing to funding proposals, reports or donor meetings).

• Other duties as necessary from time to time

Person Specification

Skills and experience:

We are also looking for an individual who:

• Has first-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust in a range of settings

• Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)

Terms of Appointment

• Contract: Full-time, Permanent

• Salary: £36,200

• Working location: Minimum of two office days per week. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.

• Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP.

• Hours: The standard working hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events/meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.

• A DBS check may be required

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Please note that your application should be submitted in one go - you can view the questions by clicking on the link if you would like to prepare in advance.

Please also note our guidance here about using AI when applying to jobs at the Sutton Trust.

Interviews

Applications should reach us by 23rd November, with first round interviews held over Zoom on 2nd December and 3rd December, and second round interviews held at our London offices on 10th December.

Safeguarding statement

The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore, all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.

Contextual recruitment

The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.

We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.