Engagement & Administration Officer

Engagement & Administration Officer

Full time (37 hours each week, all year round)

Permanent

£29,052 a year + benefits

Dearne Valley College, Rotherham

About the Role

In line with RNN Group’s vision to lead ‘innovation and skills in our communities’, the Engagement Admin Officer, represents an exciting new role to drive engagement with local stakeholders, identify and enable response to local needs and support the organisation in its ongoing growth and achievement of recruitment and engagement targets.

You will be committed to providing outstanding customer service to both internal and external customers and will represent the Group and its sub-contractors to ensure funding is maximised and that provision being delivered is in line with the local demand. 

The post-holder will be responsible for a key number of duties which will include liaising with job centre staff predominantly across the South Yorkshire region and possibly North Nottinghamshire to recruit learners and engage employers to promote Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP’s) and other provision.  Additionally, the successful candidate will support with administration for the CSCS test centre and conduct invigilating when required. You will respond to inquiries from students, employers and stakeholders for both the CSCS test centre and warehouse hub.

You will…

You will have previous experience working in an administrative position engaging with external stakeholders. You will also have experience working in an engagement role either with employers or learners.

You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or be willing to undertake).

Department Info

The role will report to the Contracts Manager and work as part of the Contracts Team but it is essential that the post-holder works closely with the Group’s Adult & Community Learning Manager.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

–      Access to local government pensions scheme

–      Up to 44 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period

–      Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons

–      Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service

–      Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles

–      Parking available at all of our sites

–      Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications

–      New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative

–      Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;

·       We are Inclusive,

·       We have Integrity,

·       We Deliver,

·       We are One Team.

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)

We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model.  This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme.

The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Monday 6th October 2025 – if you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

If you require further information about this vacancy, please contact the HR department on 01709 722750 or recruitment@rnngroup.ac.uk