Business Engagement & Inclusive Hiring Lead

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Job title Business Engagement Manager: Inclusive Recruitment - x2 Job reference 000012382 Date posted 27/07/2026 Application closing date 17/08/2026 Working Pattern Blank Salary Grade H, £37,280 - £39,862 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Management Attachments Blank Job description

Location: Council House Derby, Hybrid working.
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 17th August 2026
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31 March 2029
Passionate about helping young people access employment opportunities?

Derby City Council is looking for two skilled and experienced Business Engagement professional to join our dynamic team. Working with local employers, HR professionals and recruiters, you’ll develop placements, internships and employment pathways that help our priority cohorts move into meaningful work.

You’ll build strong employer partnerships, champion inclusive recruitment, create unique programmes, events and promotional opportunities that expand inclusive hiring practices and make a real difference to people's lives across the city.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Sabina Talib, Principal Employment and Skills Manager; Sabina.talib@derby.gov.uk .

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

What We Offer

• Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
• Hybrid working (depending on your role)
• Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk . https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

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