Business Manager

Reed

Employment Adviser supporting long-term unemployed jobseekers while engaging with local employers at Reed in Partnership. Involved in providing tailored guidance and promoting community benefits.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeHarrogate • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £33,750 - £41,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Taking Ownership
Meeting with and supporting a caseload of long-term unemployed jobseekers, identifying their barriers and creating tailored action plans to progress them into employment.
Delivering personalised, one-to-one guidance to our participants including CV writing, interview preparation, and skills development.
Meeting and exceeding performance targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Working Together
Collaborating with participants to shift their mindset and build the confidence they need to find and sustain work.
Engaging with local employers to identify job opportunities.
Signposting participants to internal and external stakeholders to address specific barriers such as health, housing, or financial challenges.
Promoting the Restart Scheme within the community, raising awareness of it's benefits and impact.
Being Fair, Open, and Honest
Providing inclusive support and advice to people from all backgrounds.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities.
Experience of working in a customer facing environment (i.e. Customer Services, Hospitality, Social Care, Customer Services, Sales)
Experience of working in a fast paced, performance target driven environment.
Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to meet customers/employers).
A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma.
GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade B (or equivalent Level 2 qualification).
OR achievement of a Level 2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage OR International Equivalents.

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
Reed Pension Scheme
Award Winning Management & Leadership training
Professional & Personal Development Funds
Bi-annual pay reviews
Great flexibility with your working schedule
Training, development and progression opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

coachingmentoringCV writinginterview preparationskills developmentperformance targetsKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)customer servicefast-paced environmentliteracy assessment

Soft Skills

taking ownershippersuasioninfluencingcollaborationmindset shiftingconfidence buildinginclusive supportcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptability

Certifications

A-LevelsLevel 3 DiplomaGCSE English LanguageLevel 2 qualification