Engagement Lead (South)

Engagement Lead - Apprenticeships (South)\n\n£40,000 + Benefits | Field-Based | South England\n\nAre you passionate about apprenticeships, employer engagement and building long-term client relationships?\n We're partnering with one of the UK's fastest-growing apprenticeship providers to recruit an Engagement Lead covering key employer accounts across the South of England.\n\nThis is not a new business sales role.\n\nInstead, you'll be responsible for strengthening relationships with existing clients, driving apprenticeship awareness, increasing learner engagement and becoming the trusted face of the business across a portfolio of nationally recognised employers.\n\nThe organisation has recently undergone significant investment, completed the acquisition of another major training provider and has ambitious growth plans for the years ahead. As a result, this is an exciting opportunity to join a business that is investing heavily in its people, programmes and employer partnerships.\n\nThe Role\n You'll manage a portfolio of approximately 5-6 large employer accounts, working closely with operational stakeholders, store managers and regional leaders to increase apprenticeship participation and engagement.\n A typical week could involve:\n \nRunning apprenticeship open days and engagement events \nDelivering Q&A sessions with employees and managers \nBuilding relationships with key decision-makers across multi-site employers \nCreating local engagement plans to increase apprenticeship awareness \nSupporting learner recruitment campaigns \nActing as the visible face of the training provider within your client accounts \nWorking collaboratively with internal delivery and enrolment teams to maximise starts Success in the role is measured through engagement activity and generating apprenticeship opportunities rather than winning new business.\n What We're Looking For\n We're keen to speak with individuals who have experience within:\n \nApprenticeship training providers \nEmployer engagement \nAccount management \nClient relationship management \nApprenticeship recruitment \nLearner attraction and enrolment You'll be someone who genuinely enjoys being in front of customers, building relationships and creating opportunities.\n The ideal candidate will:\n \nHave experience working within the apprenticeship sector \nBe confident engaging stakeholders at all levels \nEnjoy regular travel and face-to-face interaction \nBe highly organised and self-motivated \nUnderstand how to drive learner engagement across large employer accounts \nBe passionate about apprenticeships and workforce development Why Join?\n \nJoin a provider in a significant period of growth and investment \nWork with some of the UK's best-known employer brands \nNo cold calling or new business expectations \nHigh visibility role with genuine autonomy \nOpportunity to influence learner growth across major national accounts \nBe part of a business with exciting expansion plans and a strong leadership team If you're currently working as an Employer Engagement Manager, Account Manager, Employer Partnerships Manager, Client Relationship Manager or Apprenticeship Engagement professional and are looking for a role where relationship-building is the priority, we'd love to hear from you