Lead Business Partner

Salary: Up to £35,937 per annum

Location: Eastleigh/Fareham/Southampton, Hampshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

This is a Permanent, 37 hours per week vacancy that will close in 15 days at 23:59 GMT.

The vacancy

Care to Join Us?

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, dedicated and skilled Lead Business Partner. The information below provides more detail about the role and you may also wish to learn a little more about working for South Hampshire College Group by viewing the below video.

We offer great benefits including;

• 38 days leave per year (including Bank Holidays)
• Employer pension contribution of 27.1%.
• Regular training and development.
  
  

Duties

• To actively manage the caseload of employers in your agreed sector in line with their needs
• To actively promote the breadth of the college group offer across your employer sector in line with agreed KPIs to strengthen relationships in line with stakeholder needs
• Work with curriculum partners and group recruitment personnel to ensure compliant and timely enrolment of Apprentices to relevant programmes in line with their job descriptions
• Attend external events, as appropriate, to develop stakeholder relationships and strengthen college group reputation
• Host internal events, as appropriate, to develop stakeholder relationships and strengthen college group reputation
• To actively convert opportunities from WEX placements to Apprenticeship opportunities, working with partners across teams to convert all available opportunities in line with KPIs
  
  

Skills/Experience

• Knowledge and Understanding of Apprenticeship delivery and legislation as well as their funding requirements
• Experience in engaging stakeholders & external companies
• Ability to work on own initiative, and identify tasks to be undertaken within the remit of the post
• Independent travel between sites will be required so driving licence and transport is essential
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE Grade 4/C in English & Maths or equivalent
• Relevant Level 3 qualification
  
  

Ideal Attributes

• You will have a keen interest in your industry and willing to undergo further training and development.
• You are ambitious, professional, respectful and resilient, thriving in a high trust and high performance culture.
• You can make a significant contribution in our mission to provide excellence and opportunity in both technical and professional education, training and apprenticeships.
  
  

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.

Benefits

About us

Generous annual leave entitlement

Generous local government/Teacher’s pension scheme contributions

Access to a

Health Cash Plan

Access to our free onsite Gym

Discounts at our onsite salon and silver service restaurant

Pay per mile cycle incentive

Excellent development opportunities

Staff Recommendation scheme

Annual Staff Awards

About Us

The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.

We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.

Documents

Employee Benefits - DownloadJob Description and Person Specification - Lead Business Partner - Download