Enterprise Coordinator

Role: Enterprise Coordinator

Location: Bedfordshire

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £29,870 and £39,696 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term – Full Time – Fixed until 08 November 2026

About the role:

We are currently seeking an Enterprise Coordinator to join our Student Services department at The Bedford College Group.

As an Enterprise Coordinator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Careers Network Leadership – Build and manage relationships between schools/colleges and Enterprise Advisers, ensuring impactful careers education aligned with Gatsby Benchmarks.
• School & College Support – Coordinate meetings, track progress, and support institutions in self-assessing and improving their careers programmes using CEC tools.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Strategy – Act as a CEC ambassador, engage local stakeholders, contribute to regional skills strategies, and stay informed on best practices and legislation.
• Compliance & College-Wide Duties – Ensure safeguarding, equality, and health & safety standards are upheld; support TBCG-wide activities including open days, exams, and disciplinary processes.
• Professional Conduct & Development – Represent TBCG internally and externally, contribute to strategic initiatives, and proactively engage in training and continuous improvement.

About you:

• Qualifications & Sector Knowledge – Degree in a relevant business subject or equivalent experience, with strong understanding of school culture, careers education, and CSR landscapes.
• Policy & Employment Insight – Awareness of local/national skills and economic development policies, and the barriers young people and employers face in accessing work experience.
• Programme & Stakeholder Management – Proven experience leading multi-stakeholder projects, with a background in stakeholder engagement and communication across varied audiences.
• Skills & Attributes – Excellent communication, organisation, and strategic planning skills; resilient, adaptable, and proactive in managing competing priorities and driving performance.
• Digital Proficiency & Continuous Improvement – Competent in using IT and social media platforms to enhance network impact, with a focus on continuous improvement and professional development.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 03 October 2025

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisationalVISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork – We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously – We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred – At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive – We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring – We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence – We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group’s policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

Documents

TBCG Ex-Offenders Policy.pdf

Enterprise Coordinator 2025 Job Description.docx