East London Business Alliance

About ELBA ELBA is a leading social regeneration charity in east London. Our mission is to develop employee volunteering and employment initiatives to decrease poverty, improve social mobility and increase equality for communities in east London and beyond. We facilitate corporate support from over 100 organisations into our community, education and employment programmes. With over 35 years of experience enabling successful partnerships between businesses and communities, ELBA engages over 16,000 corporate employees in volunteer programmes annually that support employment, education and community initiatives. In 2024 the Community Works programme supported over 250 charities and social enterprises through engaging employee volunteers in practical and skills-based volunteering opportunities. Purpose of the job The Education Programme at ELBA seeks to raise aspirations of young people, develop their business awareness, and support their employability competencies. Our work involves supporting secondary schools, colleges and universities, predominately through events bringing volunteers together from our corporate partners with local students to support the development of their employability skills and to raise aspirations. Working closely with ELBA s corporate partners, the team engage students in various opportunities supporting Gatsby Benchmarks 5 & 6. The role This role will involve managing relationships with secondary schools, colleges, universities and ELBA corporate partner companies, providing vital support to coordinate and run events of varying scales throughout the academic year. This also includes supporting Mentoring Works, a programme that has been running since 1996 and connects Year 10 and Sixth Form/college students to volunteer business mentors working in the City and Canary Wharf. Taking the relationship lead for a number of our education institutions and corporate partners, the successful candidate will manage these relationships and ensure successful outcomes. Working for ELBA ELBA has a generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service; life assurance; 5% employer pension contribution; BUPA health cash plan; enhanced maternity and paternity pay; an active well-being and equalities programmes led by staff; a varied and busy learning and development schedule; cycle purchase scheme; and an Employee Assistance Helpline. Job Description Relationship Management Develop and manage strong relationships with education partners, this can include recruiting students for Mentoring Works and planning a calendar of events with Career Departments. Manage event requests from both education and corporate partners Run cross school projects throughout the year with multiple schools taking part Support the account management process of corporate partners by attending meetings with the wider account management team As a success indicator, consistently secure and maintain high satisfaction ratings from education and corporate partners, ensuring a positive experience for all stakeholders and volunteers. Delivery Deliver projects and activities for educational institutions in line with the priorities and opportunities identified. Create and develop materials and resources, share best practice and design new programmes in line with changing priorities. Lead on development and delivery of group activities to support the Mentoring Works programme and feedback sessions with students Work proactively with CSR departments and other contacts within ELBA corporate partners to promote and enable delivery of projects/activities. Promote safety and wellbeing of students at all times and to follow ELBA s safeguarding policies and have full regard of the policies of the schools and colleges engaged in ELBA programmes As a success indicator, ensure the execution of project milestones by consistently meeting or exceeding delivery timelines and stakeholder requirements. Communication, reporting and evaluation All ELBA employees are required to use Salesforce as a record of activity. Training will be provided. Update Salesforce with all activity in line with agreed timescales, share updates with partners on activity. Support the Comms team as required Implement agreed evaluation and impact measurement tools for each project/activity Regularly write case studies, newsletter stories to showcase the impact of the education programme As a success indicator, produce comprehensive annual impact reports for partner schools, colleges, and universities, translating activity data into actionable insights that demonstrate programme value and success. General Represent and act as an ELBA ambassador at meetings, social events and functions when required Attend ELBA team meetings, collaborate with other ELBA colleagues on projects where appropriate and contribute to the development of ELBA as an organisation Adhere to relevant policies including equal opportunities and health and safety