Employer Liaison Officer

Employer Liaison Officer – Youth Jobs Guarantee

Location: Groundwork offices and project locations across London.

Contract: Fixed term for 2 years

Salary: £29,000-£34,000

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week

The Groundwork London Employment and Skills teams support unemployed Londoners to progress into work across the capital. Our teams of Employment Advisors and Trainers work with clients to identify their employment aspirations and overcome the barriers to securing those goals.

Groundwork has secured contracts to deliver the Youth Jobs Guarantee in Central and North London. Through the contracts, we will place and contribute to the wages of circa 1000 previously long term unemployed young people over the next 18 months.   Your role will be to support the Employment Liaison Manager to secure placements into which our Employment Advisors will place the participants. The range of placements secured must meet the needs and aspirations of the young people who will join the programme.  

We are looking for a skilled and highly motivated person with experience of building strong relationships with employers.

The post holder will have a proven track record in engaging employers and securing the volume and type of vacancies our young job seekers are looking for. You will be able to work with employers: to ensure they understand and meet the requirements of the programme: to support them to create roles that our participants will be able to secure and thrive in; to utilise the programme’s MIS to share the details of these vacancies with the wider team.

Groundwork has a long and exceptional track record in developing and delivering programmes of this similar nature to Youth Jobs Guarantee. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to change the lives of hundreds of young unemployed Londoners.  

This contract goes live from 23rd November 2026, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to commence in post on or as near this date as possible.

Please contact us if you have:

Demonstrable success in employer engagement.  
Experience of working with long term unemployed job seekers and understanding their support needs.
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To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Groundwork London, please click apply.

Please submit an up-to-date CV that includes a supporting statement outlining your relevant experience, skills, and suitability for the position. As we can only accept one document, please include your supporting statement at the beginning or end of your CV. Please ensure that your CV and supporting statement are combined into a single document before submitting your application.

Closing date for applications: Midday, Monday 2nd November 2026
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed