The Director of Enterprise and Employability is an exciting lead role on supporting individuals to develop their skills and knowledge, in being prepared to start businesses, explore self-employment
options; complete training and development opportunities; and improve their wellbeing.
With a proactive work-first approach, the postholder will support senior students in their personal development to enter self-employment or start their own business(es). Results focused, the
postholder will use a mix of holistic support, challenge, and mentoring techniques to facilitate individuals progress, keeping a focus on achieving sustainable employment or self-employment based on individual preferences.
Oversight of Programmes
• Construct, document and implement aspirational programmes that incorporates best practice in developing students’ enterprise and employability opportunities.
• Lead Work Experience events, ensuring a suitably wide-range of opportunities are available to the Senior School community.
• Lead the organization of the school’s Careers Fair, exposing Secondary School students to a wide range of future employment career pathways.
• Annually review, quality assure and update programmes, ensuring each aligns with the school’s strategic priorities and promotes the Enterprise and Employability agenda.
• Ensure all programmes compliment and enhance the school’s existing academic and extracurricular provision.
Mentoring & Support
• Offer high-quality advice and guidance to students wishing to start their own business.
• Provide support to individuals seeking assistance on their journey to enterprise start-up or self-employment, including soft skills development (confidence building, financial management, communication skills) as well as business start-up guidance.
• Motivate students and ensure engagement by tailoring activities, removing barriers, and offering a range of services which meet the overall programme and individual needs.
Community
• Promote the school’s Enterprise and Employability agenda with the local and wider business community, establishing strong partnerships.
• Form a large portfolio of partnerships to support work experience, entrepreneurial and employability opportunities. This includes but is not limited to: Local residents and service users, Business Incubators, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Service Providers,Strategic and delivery partners, Funders and commissioners, Professional advisers and services, GEMS4Life.
• Organise a range of activities and specialist services which support students in their journey, e.g. business visits and workshops, alongside development activities that build the necessary
skills for success.
• Ensure effective communication to the various school community stakeholders providing clarity of role, initiatives, deliverables and timelines.
• Ensure alignment in all forms and instances of communication with the overarching GEMS Corporate values alongside MTS specific objectives and communications plans.
• Support wider school work and participation in community activities/events linked with
GEMS4Life.
Programme Expectations
• Ensure all eligible Senior School students partake in meaningful work experiences that aid and support their future entrepreneurial, employment or further study aspirations.
• Ensure all eligible Secondary School students experience high-quality and diverse careers information from experienced postholders within their employment fields.
• Develop and manage an active caseload of students pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities, building on the individual skills, experience, and talents.
• Coordinate and submit the annual Enterprise & Employability Impact Report detailing all information pertinent to programmes the postholder holds responsibility for.
