Employer Relationship Manager

The Role

As an Employer Relationship Manager in our Adult Skills (ASF) team, your sole responsibility and focus will be to ensure that we have a pipeline of vacancies sourced through your employer network. The employers will offer guaranteed interviews to learners who complete a tailored employment course with Realise.

Whilst no two days will be the same, your responsibilities are likely to include:

• Employer Engagement and Partnership Development
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with employers across priority sectors including Schools and Teaching Assistant, Security, Construction, Retail, and Customer Service.
  • Identify employers with recruitment demand and establish partnerships that support learner progression into work.
  • Conduct regular employer meetings to understand workforce needs and future hiring demand.
  • Promote training programmes to employers and position them as a pipeline for recruitment.
• Job Outcomes and Learner Progression
  • Work closely with delivery teams to match learners with suitable employment opportunities.
  • Create and manage a pipeline of job vacancies and interview opportunities.
  • Support learners transitioning from training into employment.
  • Track and report job outcomes and employer engagement activity.
• Sector Development
  • Build sector-specific employer networks to increase opportunities for learners.
  • Develop knowledge of labour market trends within priority sectors.
  • Identify opportunities for new employer partnerships and recruitment collaborations.
• Employer Experience
  • Ensure employers receive a professional and responsive service.
  • Maintain regular communication with employer partners.
  • Gather employer feedback to continuously improve training and employability support.

Where will I be based?

This is a home-based role. You may occasionally be required to travel into our Adult Skills contract areas. This will be discussed with you further in your interview.

What Happens Next?

• The Realise Recruitment team will be in touch, regardless of the outcome.
• Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.
• You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position, which will comprise of a one-hour formal interview, either in person or on Teams, where we will ask you a series of competency and behavioural questions, followed by a 2nd stage interview with two senior Managers.
• As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

About You

• Essential
  • Experience in employer engagement, recruitment, or business development.
  • Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to develop employer partnerships that lead to recruitment opportunities.
  • Good understanding of employability or training programmes.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Desirable
  • Experience working within skills, training, employability, or recruitment sectors.
  • Knowledge of labour market needs within sectors such as education, security, construction, retail, or customer service.

About Us

• Realise helps more than 18,000 learners every year to achieve their goals. We only specialise in the areas we have in-depth expertise in, that’s early years & education, health & social care, transport, business skills, and adult skills.
• Our mission has always been clear, to deliver great training programmes.
• We promote the wellbeing of all our learners and our employees and are fully committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and fulfilling our Prevent Duty obligations.
• Please be aware that all successful applicants will undergo a DBS and online search check at the job offer stage. We request proof of qualifications and the Right to Work in the UK.
• Realise is committed to investing in the latest technology to support our learners and teams. As part of our quality assurance and training processes, we may occasionally record audio and visual content. By applying, you acknowledge and accept this as part of our working environment.
• Realise have been in business over 35 years from our humble roots in Sheffield, to over 500 employees UK-wide. We are proud to be a part of the AQA charity group.