Job Description
Careers and Enterprise Lead
Bristol
The Organisation
Our client is a social enterprise with a clear vision, dedicated to empowering refugees and migrants in the UK to lead self-sufficient and ambitious lives. They bring together a diverse team of strategists and researchers, driven by their own lived experiences, to provide tailored integration services.
Our client's mission goes beyond individual support; they actively challenge and disrupt the systems that perpetuate inequalities in society.
They are now seeking a Careers and Enterprise Lead to join them on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week.
Our Client's Commitment to You
- Salary of £34,277 per annum
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Pension
- Flexible working
- Employee Recognition Programme
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Social gatherings and staff retreats
- A fully stocked staffroom!
This is a truly rewarding opportunity for a dedicated leader with experience delivering IAG programmes and working to MATRIX standards to join a purpose-driven organisation.
You'll be the driving force behind life-changing programmes, helping people unlock their potential, achieve their goals, and thrive in their new communities.
On top of this, you'll be valued not just for your expertise but for the difference you make. This fulfilling role will grant you the autonomy, training, and encouragement to grow your skills while helping others realise their own ambitions.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Careers and Enterprise Lead, you'll support refugees and migrants to build independent, fulfilling lives through access to meaningful employment and enterprise opportunities.
Specifically, you'll lead the delivery of high-quality careers, employability, and entrepreneurship programmes that empower participants to gain the confidence, skills, and connections they need to succeed.
You'll oversee the organisation's IAG provision, ensuring programmes meet both participant needs and funder requirements.
Leading a dedicated team of Careers Advisers, you'll support and enable them to deliver exceptional IAG services, achieve performance targets, and uphold MATRIX accreditation standards.
Additionally, you will:
- Manage partnerships with employers to deliver key programmes
- Develop new employer relationships and deliver training on inclusive recruitment and cultural awareness
- Oversee budget management, project reporting, and evidence collection
What Our Client is Looking For
To be considered as a Careers and Enterprise Lead, you will need:
- Experience delivering effective Information, Advice, & Guidance programmes and projects
- Experience working to or maintaining the MATRIX quality standard
- Experience managing staff delivery
- Knowledge of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, supporting new and existing businesses
- Knowledge of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion principles in employment and enterprise contexts
- An awareness of local labour market information
- Report writing and data collection skills
- An Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) Level 4 qualification or above or be working towards this and will achieve within six months of appointment
- The willingness to study towards and complete a Level 6 or equivalent qualification in IAG
Please note, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
The closing date for this role is 18th November 2025.
Other organisations may call this role Employability Programme Manager, Careers and Employment Manager, Skills and Employment Manager, Employability and Skills Lead, Employment Support Manager, or Employability Project Manager.
Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. 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 help our client continue empowering communities to thrive as a Careers and Enterprise Lead, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
