Employer Partnerships Officer

About Us:

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.

With over 800 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

The Role.

To assist with the management of apprenticeship recruitment, T-level reviews, employer partnerships, and programme delivery to ensure high apprentice achievement, excellent employer satisfaction, and strong compliance with apprenticeship and T-Level funding rules and college requirements. You will be a key link between employers, students and delivery teams, ensuring employers receive a high quality service.

Key responsibilities.

• Act as the main point of contact for employers, apprentices, and delivery teams.
• Build, maintain, and strengthen employer partnerships to support recruitment, programme delivery, and progression opportunities.
• Promote Business Development activity and wider College apprenticeship provision to employers.
• Maintain regular communication with employers to ensure satisfaction and high-quality delivery.
• Working with employers to identify skills needs and align training to workforce development priorities.
• Promote and coordinate employer engagement in non-funded, full-cost commercial courses and bespoke training solutions.

Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience.

• Level 3+ qualification with GCSE English and Maths (grade 4-9/A-C)
• Strong employer engagement and partnership experience
• Strong knowledge of apprenticeship funding and compliance
• Experience of tracking and monitoring student progress
• Confident presenting, influencing, and managing your own workload

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process
The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication.  Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.

All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.

The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful. xwzovoh

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

**Please note that we do not accept CVs**

Closing Date: 24/05/2026

Interview Date:tbc