KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors. Job Title: Employer Engagement Consultant / Employment Consultant Location: County Durham Salary: up to £30,000 Package: Excellent Holiday Entitlement, Pension Much More! Type: Full Time, Permanent The successful candidate will have proven experience of engaging with employers to secure vacancies for unemployed individuals. Experience of working within the Welfare to Work / Employability sector, in an Employer Engagement or Employment Consultant role, OR outside of the Employability sector in hands-on Recruitment or Account Management experience The Role: To identify and engage with new and existing local employers, to source employment opportunities for a caseload of unemployed individuals. Engage with the local community to promote our client as the Provider of choice. Proactively engage and maintain effective relationships through a variety of methods such as site visits, email etc with local employers to maintain relationships. To plan and attend job fairs and employer days. Work towards and achieve targets and KPI's for job starts / placements. Completing all necessary paperwork in line with compliance and quality standards.Essential Criteria: Must have experience of working in an employer engagement or account manager role or B2B role (preferably within the Employability sector). Knowledge of the local labour market. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent time management, planning and presentation skills. Full, clean, UK driving licence and access to own vehicle. Must be flexible with travel.Please note: KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities