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Are you passionate about helping improve young people’s futures?  Can you help special education needs schools connect with the world of work?

The CIPD is pleased to be recruiting volunteers across England to join the prestigious Enterprise Adviser Network.

Enterprise Advisers are professional volunteers who work directly with schools’ leadership teams to help them develop effective careers education strategies and develop meaningful connections with local employers.

Many young people with special educational needs would benefit from additional career support. With the right support and encouragement, many young people can access the broad range of career outcomes available to their peers including apprenticeships, employer training schemes, university or employment.

You will:

  • develop your leadership and networking skills
  • support a local school and the wider community
  • drive change locally to ensure that all young people have insight and access to opportunities
  • play an active role in helping schools develop ‘work ready’ young people
  • an opportunity to learn about the education sector, schools and to better understand how businesses can support this cohort of future talent
  • promote your organisation and your profession
  • Proactively reach out within your professional network and to local businesses to allow the school and students to make meaningful connections with employers

Ideal candidates for this role will be: 

  • an experienced HR and/or L&D professional
  • passionate about tackling youth employment and supporting future talent
  • ideally will have an understanding or experience of working with young people with additional needs, or interest in getting involved with an school  
  • experienced in developing and delivering strategies
  • comfortable working with senior level school staff in leadership positions
  • able to commit around eight hours per month for at least one academic year (this will include face-to-face meetings with teachers during school hours, as well as remote support by phone/email)

Interested?

If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete a short expression of interest form via the 'Apply' button. We will then be in touch with further information. For any other queries please email to enterpriseadviser@cipd.co.uk.

Location

We are welcoming expressions of interest from across England however we are particularly interested in hearing from applicants in the Liverpool City Region.

 

Company

The CIPD Trust supports people getting into work, getting back into work and developing in work by harnessing the knowledge, expertise and talents of the people profession. We want to support more people to improve their skills, raise their confidence and ultimately reach their potential.

We empower people, whatever their industry, sector or experience, to seek and secure opportunities in work. Our members and industry partners are uniquely placed as experts in providing mentoring, coaching and advice to improve working lives.  We want to create a more diverse profession to build a fairer world of work. From financial support, coaching and development programmes to matching up-and-coming leaders with HR Directors and Chief People Officers we are enabling under-represented groups to grow and progress.

For 2023, in addition to our existing programmes we have identified a number of key groups via our ongoing policy and research, with whom we are keen to pilot some of our activity.  These groups are:

  • Refugees/displaced people Individuals with experience of the criminal justice system Older workers looking to return to the workforce

And, we are really keen to work alongside employers who have experience or an interest in supporting these groups, to share learnings and inform our own programme development.  If you are keen to get more involved in the work of the CIPD Trust, do get in touch. 

 

Company info
Telephone
+4402045486312
Location
151 The Broadway
Wimbledon
London
SW19 1JQ
United Kingdom

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