Enterprise Coordinator,

Overview

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About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Enterprise Coordinator for the South Midlands Careers Hub to improve the careers outcomes for young people in the region (Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes), particularly in relation to work experience opportunities. 

Our role is to connect local employers with schools and colleges to coordinate careers education and enhance each student’s early experiences of the work place. The Careers Hub brings education and industry together with the shared mission ‘Building career ready young people to create a brighter future for industry’. 

This role will focus on the planning and implementation of the Government’s Work Experience Guarantee, ensuring that all young people have access to meaningful and high-quality work experience. 

This role is part time for 25.9 hours per week. 

Interviews are expected to be on 23rd or 24th September 2025 and will be held in Northampton.

What will you be doing?

The Enterprise Coordinator (EC) is a careers consultant who sits at the heart of the Careers Hub. You will be supporting schools and colleges to develop their careers policy, programme and planning aligned to institution improvement priorities, as well as making introductions to providers and employers as appropriate.

You will be working closely with schools and businesses, in a fast paced and varied role by:

• Providing strategic support to a caseload of schools
• Providing intensive support to schools in the planning and implementation of the Government’s Work Experience Guarantee
• Building strong relationships with schools, colleges, and training providers
• Developing strong relationships with employers, particularly from local and national growth sectors
• Coordinating impactful employer engagement activities
• Supporting the delivery of high-quality careers programmes aligned with the Gatsby Benchmarks
• Recruiting and supporting a volunteer network including matching schools with volunteers
• Acting as an ambassador for the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) as the funder and promoting the programme externally. 

This role will focus on work experience programmes within the region. 

About you

You will be customer focused, a self-starter and team player, with experience of building partnerships, creating networks and maintaining strong relationships. 

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of a subject relevant to the role, such as an understanding of local and national policy relating to skills and economic development, issues and barriers to employment faced by young people, and understanding the of post-16 landscape and pathways into employment.

You’ll use your knowledge and experience to support the delivery of the Careers Hub programme and caseload management.

You will need to have a solutions driven and adaptable approach to working, thrive in a busy environment, and have a positive approach to challenges.

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

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