Job Purpose
In our determination to further develop our service and responsiveness to local, regional,
and national industry we are seeking an enthusiastic individual to identify and create
opportunities for young people as well as to identify workforce development opportunities for organisations across England.
Inspire ATA has intentions to support the demand for flexible apprenticeships through
short-term placements with multiple employers so this job role will support the mobilisation of this new concept. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, professional, and capable of managing their workload and prioritising tasks in a fast-paced environment.
About Us
We specialise in creating apprenticeship opportunities for young people entering the
workforce for the first time. We recruit and employ every apprentice on behalf of the
“host” client, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both
apprentice and client. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship
training from one of our partner training providers.
We are a government-approved Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency and this means we have a licence to employ apprentices on behalf of our clients and offer short-term
placements. The "Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency" model is highly effective and has
many benefits for the host organisation, such as short-term placements, reduced
employment liability, access to many high-quality training providers and additional
support throughout the relationship.
Our mission statement is to inspire ambition and widen horizons. Our purpose is to create
and nurture apprenticeship opportunities that might not otherwise exist for young people.
We are currently ranked 1st in the “Rate My Apprenticeship” Central and Greater London
Regional Top Employers Award and 19th in the list of Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers
2021-22. Inspire ATA currently scores 9.4 as an employer with 29 reviews – click here to
see them. Inspire ATA Ltd. is a company limited by guarantee and is set up as a not-for-profit social enterprise. Inspire ATA Ltd. is registered in UK, company number 6278125 and has operated since 2007 (formerly called Sporting Education Ltd.). We are based in
Hammersmith & Fulham and have twice been runner up in their annual business awards
for Best Social Enterprise or Charity (2016 and 2017).
We are a sister company to LMP Education which is listed on the Register of
Apprenticeship Training Providers as Let Me Play Ltd. (UKPRN 10040664), company
number 5536416 and rated "GOOD" by Ofsted in March 2020. Inspire ATA is part of the LMP Group. Each company within the group has the collective mission to inspire ambition and widen horizons. Each company intends to provide opportunities and support social change across the UK. The focus is on education and social impact: working together to bring about positive and sustainable development.
Responsibilities:
- Be the liaison between your accounts (Clients).
- To ensure that all data requirements are maintained, records are up to date accurate and deadlines for returns are made, with assistance from the Sales Admin Assistant.
- You will be tasked with sharing information with businesses across the UK on the benefits of Apprenticeship training to develop their workforce by hosting an apprentice through our Flexi-Job Apprenticeship model.
- Identifying prospective clients to discuss the Flexi-Job Apprenticeship model with.
- Making initial contact and speaking to key decision-makers.
- Providing consultation and guidance on apprenticeships and the Flexi-Job
Apprenticeship model to new and current clients.
- Communicate daily with key decision-makers.
- To drive business and meet sales targets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
Experience
- An understanding of the FE and training sector, and in particular the ATA model or Flexi-job apprenticeship agency model of employing apprentices on behalf of host organisations.
- Being enthusiastic about sales and targets
- The ability to set and achieve demanding performance targets and to effectively
manage any building relationships through great customer service.
- identified under-performance.
- Interpersonal and communication skills of a high order.
- Previous experience in employer engagement and negotiation.
- The ability to communicate at a professional level with external and internal clients
and stakeholders
- Create a development plan.
- Ability to seek out and develop client placement opportunities
- Strong knowledge of Apprenticeships and how the funding works
- Excellent organisational skills.
- An understanding of employability and skills funding provision.
- A proven track record of individual high-performance within a sales function.
- Excellent IT Skills (MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Experience in working within the apprenticeship training and ATA employment
sectors with the ability to overcome problems with fast and effective solutions.
Benefits
💰 £30,000 per annum basic (£60,000 OTE)
✈ 25 days plus bank holidays, with 3 days ‘free’ days given back during December
📆 Additional 1- day annual leave for every year of service, up to 30
👩⚕️ HSF Health Care Plan
☕ HSF Perk box
🔐 Pension Scheme
💸 £150 referral scheme & a paid volunteering day
🏃♂️ Wellbeing initiatives
🦸♀️ Volunteering Day
Confidentiality
The post holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about clients, staff and other LMP stakeholders. Some work is of a confidential nature and information gained must not be communicated to other persons except in the recognised course of duty.
The post holder must always meet the requirements of the General Data Regulation Act.
Safeguarding, Prevent & Equal Opportunities
The LMP Group are committed to anti-discrimination and equal opportunities for all. We are equally committed to Safer Recruitment Policies, Safeguarding, the Prevent Duty and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
Pre-employment checks
Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalized right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider.
The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
