Careers Co-ordinator in Coventry

Careers Co-ordinator
Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth

About Us

Lantra is a leading awarding body for land-based industries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. We develop quality training courses and nationally recognised qualifications, delivered through a network of training Provider Partners.

Working with a range of partners, we promote opportunities within the sector to an increasingly diverse audience. Each year, over 116,000 learners access our courses across the UK, addressing skills challenges and supporting businesses with innovative solutions.

Due to an exciting period of growth, we are now looking for a Careers Co-ordinator to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week. This is a hybrid role based at our Head Office in Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, with regular travel across the UK expected.

The Benefits

– Salary of £27,000 per annum
– 25 days annual leave, increasing with service
– Flexible and Hybrid working arrangements
– Defined contributory pension scheme or pension auto-enrolment scheme
– Professional development and career growth opportunities
– Collaborative and friendly work environment
– Employee assistance scheme
– Hapi employee benefits and wellbeing platform
– Medical cash plans
– Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
– Rewards for length of service
– Health and wellbeing events and initiatives
– Free voluntary day
– Employee rewards
– Free parking
– Free drinks

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented careers or training professional with experience of engaging with students to join our highly successful organisation during an exciting period of growth.

Youll enjoy hybrid working, professional development, and a fantastic range of benefits and perks within a collaborative workplace that values your ideas, enthusiasm and impact.

Whats more, youll discover varied, engaging work and a focus on embracing innovation and improvement, making this the ideal role in which to take your next step and expand your career horizons.

The Role

As a Careers Co-ordinator, you will help deliver our Careers Strategy by ensuring that our careers resources are reflective of the market and relevant training and qualifications are available.

Specifically, you will support our careers strategy by developing links with stakeholders and industry representatives, ensuring careers resources reflect sector opportunities and relevant training. You will undertake a mix of administrative tasks, stakeholder engagement, and event organisation, requiring strong communication and organisational skills.

You will also support the organisation and promotion of career-focused events, maintain online content and contact records, and respond to career enquiries with accurate, helpful guidance.

Additionally, you will:

– Keep online careers information and sector details up to date
– Act as the first point of contact for incoming careers enquiries
– Assist in the development of new careers resources and case studies
– Organise and attend events across the UK, ensuring effective outreach and promotion
– Liaise with Lantra colleagues to deliver consistent careers messaging

About You

To be considered as a Careers Co-ordinator, you will need:

– Experience of engaging with students and external stakeholders
– Knowledge of the post-16, post-18, apprenticeships and training education sector
– Experience of working within the sector or a related organisation
– Experience of engaging with students
– The ability to engage with, and influence, a range of contacts and groups
– To be self-driven, personable and organised, with attention to detail, a sense of humour, excellent communication skills, and the confidence to speak with peers at all levels
– IT proficiency and basic research skills
– Confidence to create engaging and impactful content
– A further level qualification or evidence of ability to work at this level
– A full, UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (due to our location and travel requirements)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Other organisations may call this role Careers Engagement Officer, Careers Advisor, Training and Careers Advisor, Education Liaison Officer, or Pathways Co-ordinator.

Webrecruit and Lantra are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to join us as a Careers Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.