Apprenticeships & Employer Engagement Manager

Apprenticeships & Employer Engagement Manager

The Science Council is looking for an Apprenticeships & Employer Engagement Manager to grow and support our network of employer partners and to liaise closely with the work of the Technical Pathways Project Team (TPP) to ensure the embedding of the legacies of the project into core Science Council activity. 

The Science Council has delivered the groundbreaking Technical Pathways project since 2020 and has recently secured continued funding from the Gatsby Foundation to the end of 2026. A key objective of the project is to make it easier for apprentices to achieve professional registration and raise the profile of science apprenticeships. You can learn more at the project website: https://technicaleducation.sciencecouncil.org/

Summary of role:

Salary: £37,500 – £41,000.

Working Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working and secondments will be considered)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hybrid working from home and Science Council offices in Central London

Benefits: 

• 5% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual leave and public holidays, plus Science Council closure days between Christmas and New Year.

Your role

You will connect science-based apprenticeships across the UK to professional registration, embedding key achievements from the Technical Pathways project. You will support employers’ development of attractive career pathways for a diverse science workforce, opportunities for good quality workplace learning, and recognition of the benefits of professional registration. You will facilitate registration application workshops.

You will have or develop knowledge and expertise that enables you to be a credible, diplomatic and engaging point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on professional registration and apprenticeships across the breadth of the Science Council’s work. You will need to work effectively with committees and less formal groups, and with a diverse range of volunteers. In all facets of your role, your commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) will be exemplary.

Please see the job description for more details of the roles’ responsibilities and deliverables.

Who we’re looking for

Most of all, we’re interested in hearing from people with a commitment to technical education and the access it provides to the scientific professions, particularly for people from under-represented groups. You will need to be equally committed to professional registration and its contributions to a trusted, continually developing and skilful workforce. We are looking for someone who is able to demonstrate examples of building and maintaining effective working relationships across multiple organisations and working with people at all levels. We’re looking for experienced candidates who can work without close supervision, yet remain collaborative and committed to team goals. The ideal candidate will: have experience of teaching, assessing and/or managing science-based apprenticeships in the UK or other means of demonstrating deep insight into science-based apprenticeships in the UK; will demonstrate insight into employers’ perspectives; will understand the landscape of professional registration through professional membership bodies.

Please see the job description for more details of the person specification for these roles.

How to apply

Please submit both a succinct CV (maximum 3 pages) and a personal statement (maximum 2 pages) that explains how you meet the essential criteria from the table above that are labelled as being assessed at the application stage. Apply via our portal by 16^th September at 12pm.

Please see full JD for information on the full recruitment process and key dates. 

Please note, applicants are required to have the right to work in the UK, and documentary evidence will be requested at the interview stage

Contact us

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity and we aim to have a team which reflects the diverse society of the UK. We encourage applications from all sections of the community. If you have any questions, or requests for adjustments at any stage of the selection process, please ask and we’ll do our best to address them.

If you have any questions about the roles advertised here, the Technical Pathways project or the Science Council, let us know by contacting clientrecruitment@worknest.com