Strategic Employer Development Lead

🚀 Strategic Employer Development Lead
Grade 6 (£33,313 - £37,669) | 37 Hours per Week | Nottinghamshire
Build Partnerships. Create Opportunities. Change Lives.
Are you an experienced employer engagement, recruitment or business development professional who thrives on building meaningful partnerships?
At Futures, we're looking for a Strategic Employer Development Lead to develop employer relationships that create real opportunities for people facing barriers to employment. You'll work with employers across a range of sectors, helping to shape recruitment pathways, influence workforce planning and drive social impact through sustainable employment opportunities. 
What you'll be doing
🤝 Building and managing strategic employer partnerships
📈 Developing an employer engagement strategy aligned to contract and organisational goals
💼 Creating pathways into employment, work placements, apprenticeships and work trials
🌍 Championing inclusive recruitment and helping employers remove barriers to employment
📊 Using labour market intelligence to identify opportunities and inform programme design
🎤 Representing Futures across business, employer and stakeholder networks
We're looking for someone who has:
✅ Experience in employer engagement, recruitment, employability or business development
✅ Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
✅ Commercial awareness, negotiation and influencing skills
✅ Knowledge of employability, skills or welfare-to-work programmes
✅ A genuine passion for social mobility and improving employment outcomes for disadvantaged communities 
Why join Futures?
💙 Make a lasting difference to people's lives
📚 Ongoing professional development opportunities
🤝 Collaborative and supportive culture
🚀 Opportunity to shape a growing service and influence employer practice
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📅 Interview Information
We are offering candidates a choice of first interview dates:
📍 14 October 2026 Maid Marian Way Office, Nottingham City Centre
Successful candidates will then be invited to attend a second-stage interview (date to be confirmed).
Ready to become a trusted partner to employers and create opportunities that change lives?
Book your interview using this link
You can upload your CV and cover letter on the section below. 

Why join us?

Be part of a values-led organisation focused on Passion, Making a Difference, and Doing the Right Thing
Our benefits package is competitive - check it out here: www.futuresadvice.org/assets/images/assets/uploads/benefits-sm-graphic-web.png 
Ongoing professional development and CPD
Supportive, inclusive team culture

Who Are We?

Please take the time to look at our website to gain more understanding of who we are, and what we do.

Our mission is to be at the forefront of careers advice, skills and support that turns ambition into a successful career and fulfilling life.  At Futures, our company-wide values underpin who we are and what we do, and it’s essential that all colleagues share these.  

• Have passion
• Do the right thing
• Make a difference  

Join our team and help us make a difference to people’s lives.