Coleg Sir Gar | Coleg Ceredigion
Future Skills Officer
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Application Deadline: 12 August 2026
Department: Other
Location: Graig Campus
Compensation: £26,712 - £29,069 / year
Description
Are you passionate about helping people develop the skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow?
We're looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Future Skills Officer to join our Recruitment, Progression and Partnerships team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with employers, schools, learners and curriculum teams to develop innovative skills initiatives that prepare learners for future careers and support regional economic growth.
As a Future Skills Officer, you'll play a key role in building strong employer partnerships, supporting employability and enterprise activities, coordinating skills competitions, and delivering engaging programmes that inspire the next generation of talent. You'll also help identify emerging skills needs, promote STEM opportunities, and contribute to projects that make a real difference to learners and local businesses.
What you'll be doing
- Building and maintaining relationships with employers, industry partners and key stakeholders.
- Supporting employability, enterprise and future skills initiatives across the College.
- Coordinating learner participation in regional, national and international skills competitions.
- Developing engaging schools outreach activities to raise aspirations and showcase career opportunities.
- Working alongside curriculum teams to ensure learners gain the skills employers need.
- Supporting funding opportunities, employer projects and income-generating activities.
- Organising events, workshops and promotional activities that inspire learners and strengthen employer engagement.
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About you
Welsh Language Requirements:
Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking) - Level 0/1 Desirable
Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading) - Level 0/1 Desirable
(See detailed language descriptions here)
Persons are welcome to apply for posts in Welsh and applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
We're looking for someone who:
- Has a degree or equivalent industry experience.
- Has experience of employer engagement, partnership working or project coordination.
- Understands employability, skills development and learner progression.
- Is an excellent communicator with strong organisational skills.
- Enjoys building relationships and working collaboratively with a wide range of people.
- Can travel between our campuses, partner schools and employer locations when required.
Why join us?
At Coleg Sir Gar, you'll be joining a forward-thinking college that's committed to developing both its learners and its staff. As part of our Recruitment, Progression and Partnerships team, you'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with employers, influence the future skills agenda, and make a lasting impact on learners and the regional economy.
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We understand that applying for a new role is an important decision, and we're committed to keeping candidates informed throughout the recruitment process.
We anticipate shortlisting will be completed by Friday 14th August 2026, with interviews expected to take place on Friday 28th August 2026. If you would like to find out more, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Tom.braddock@colegsirgar.ac.uk.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At Coleg Sir Gar & Coleg Ceredigion, we inspire learners to fulfil potential and achieve excellence. To do this, we need the best employees to continue our culture of respect, unity and professionalism. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and areas of the community to the college.
Visit our dedicated page to find out more.
Disability Confident
Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion are proud to be a disability confident employer. As a result, we ensure our recruitment process is fully inclusive and accessible to all, communicate and promote all opportunities, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments, support existing employees who acquire a disability or long term health condition to stay in work, and offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
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