Enterprise Oxfordshire's full time hours for all employees are 4 days a week/30 hours per week. The person who is successful in getting this role will be required to work 7.5 hours a day, Tuesday-Friday.
The successful applicant will be required to travel to schools, events and other venues across Oxfordshire on a regular basis. A valid driving licence and own transport, or alternative suitable methods of travel is required.
Work outside of standard hours including evenings may be required from time to time including attendance and travel to meetings and events.
Candidates must meet criteria to pass enhanced DBS checks.
Applicants MUST submit a cover letter. Applicants that do not will not be considered.
JOB PURPOSE
Co-ordinates and delivers the Career and Enterprise Company (CEC) and Enterprise Oxfordshire’s ambitions to improve career outcomes for all young people through the work of the Oxfordshire Careers Hub.
Responsible for identifying individual school/college needs; working with senior education leaders, career leaders and Enterprise Advisers to create bespoke school careers plans so that all young people receive a high-quality careers education, including varied experiences of the workplace and information on Apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Development and promotion of the Oxfordshire Careers Hub Network by supporting a caseload of schools and colleges. Ensure all institutions are matched with an Enterprise Adviser (EA) and that all schools and colleges are self-assessing their careers programme using CEC digital tools, helping to drive the Gatsby Benchmark performance to meet the KPI’s stated in the CEC contract.
Build and maintain effective relationships and lead outcome focused meetings with education leaders in local schools/colleges to ensure progress is being made across all Gatsby benchmarks and all priorities are addressed.
Act as an ambassador for The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) and Enterprise Oxfordshire including raising the profile of the Hub utilising Enterprise Oxfordshire’s communication and marketing channels to engage with key local stakeholders.
Inform and guide Careers Leaders and senior education leaders on the statutory requirements for careers through training, co-ordination, and promotion of network meetings, for example regional Educational Learning Partnerships. Actions include creating meeting agendas, advising on key careers updates, sourcing guest speakers, and sharing best practice.
As per The CEC reporting cycle, contribute to the monitoring and impact tracking of the Hub, by tracking the progress of schools/colleges (using a variety of tools and resources), identifying trends, gaps, and solutions.
Manage projects as directed by the Careers Hub Lead which can include:
- Support a community of SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) Careers Leaders working in Oxfordshire’s Special Schools to raise confidence of knowledge and understanding of the career pathways for young people with SEND and sharing that best practice to mainstream school/colleges SENCOs and Careers Leaders.
- Project Manage the development and delivery of careers resources and activities for young people, Career Leaders, teachers, school leadership teams and parents/carers to understand the Oxfordshire labour market. This includes supporting and developing projects as and when required, such as annual 2 day Careers Fest event and development of resources and opportunities for schools and colleges to deliver the EQUALEX model for experiences of the workplace
- Support employers to see the value of inclusive engagement with education, and the many routes to do this, in benefitting them to promote opportunities to their future workforces.
- Staying abreast of best practice examples, emerging guidance and careers legislation including the priorities highlighted by Oxfordshire County Council, Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) and by attending the CEC’s national and local training events and meetings.
- Effective use of social media to support the sharing of key messages and information/resources to a variety of audiences
Key Relationships
Enterprise Oxfordshire Skills and Business teams
Wider Enterprise Oxfordshire Team
Schools/Colleges – Careers Leaders, Head Teachers, Careers link Governors, Parents
The Careers and Enterprise Company
Enterprise Advisers
Employers
Training Providers
Careers Providers i.e. Careers advisors / School employability programmes
School Trusts
External contractors
General duties and responsibilities:
· Be aware of and adhere to Enterprise Oxfordshire policies at all times.
· Take part in progress/performance reviews throughout the year.
· Cooperate with other Enterprise Oxfordshire departments to achieve good outcomes for our residents, applicants, colleagues, and contractors.
· Attend training courses and complete online training modules as required to meet the requirements of the post.
· Take responsibility for own personal development, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills.
· Undertake any other duties as requested by management which are reasonably deemed to be within the scope of the role or necessary for the smooth running of the business.
· Apply the Enterprise Oxfordshire values and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times
· Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of Enterprise Oxfordshrie internally and externally.
Enterprise Coordinators Person Specification
CRITERIA
Qualifications and specific training
- To have a Level 4 qualification or similar.
Experience
- Demonstrable experience of engaging and building credibility and relationships with leaders from schools, colleges and businesses.
- Demonstrable experience of leading the delivery of multiple programmes or projects with set deadlines, high delivery success rate and with multiple stakeholders
- Knowledge of supporting multi-stakeholder partnerships that support skills development including those that connect employers and education.
Knowledge
- Up to date knowledge of Government policy for Apprenticeships and vocational qualifications, careers education, information, advice and guidance.
- Understanding of relevant local and national policy relating to skills and economic development and the issues and barriers to employment faced by young people.
- An understanding of the barriers to employment faced by particular groups of young people, and how to overcome them, would be advantageous.
Skills
- Demonstrable experience of stakeholder engagement, project management and of communicating with a variety of audiences, preferably in the education and careers sector.
- Demonstrable experience of communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to persuade and influence a variety of audiences and encourage others to use new ways of working.
- Demonstrable experience of collaboration skills and good at building relationships at all levels, both internally and with a range of external stakeholders.
- Developed use of a range of digital, MS Office packages and social media platforms.
Personal attributes
- Proactive, with the ability to work independently, prioritising a busy workload, managing relationships with many stakeholders and adapting conflicting priorities and deadlines
- Ability to think and plan strategically to measure and drive performance.
- Adaptable, tenacious, determined, positive and resilient with the ability to deal with ambiguity in a changing environment.
Additional requirements
- Ability and means to travel across Oxfordshire
- Work outside of standard hours including evenings and weekends may be required from time to time including attendance at meetings and events.
Job Types: Contract (maternity cover)
Contract length: 10 months
Full-time hours: 30 hours per week (Enterprise Oxfordshire have a 4 day working week and you will be required to work Tuesday-Friday)
Application question(s):
Work Location: Hybrid - Remote in Oxfordshire
Application deadline: Midday 4th September 2025
Expected start date: 30th September 2025
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months
Pay: £36,500.00-£41,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 30 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Paid volunteer time
- Work from home
Language:
- English (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oxford OX1
Application deadline: 04/09/2025
Expected start date: 30/09/2025