Business Manager

At Seetec, we're committed to helping young people aged 18-24 overcome barriers to employment and achieve sustainable careers. We're looking for an experienced Business Manager to lead the successful delivery of our Youth Job Guarantee programme across a designated area.

In this role, you'll inspire and develop a team of Team Leaders, Youth Employment Advisors, Trainers and Employer Account Executives, creating a high performance culture focused on achieving outstanding outcomes for participants. You'll be accountable for contract performance, quality, compliance, safeguarding and financial targets, while ensuring young people receive personalised support that helps them secure and sustain employment.

You'll use performance data and insight to drive continuous improvement, manage resources effectively and build strong partnerships with employers, Jobcentre Plus, local authorities and training providers. The role requires a confident and experienced leader who can motivate teams, manage performance and deliver results in a target driven environment.

The successful candidate will have significant leadership experience, a strong track record of delivering against performance and quality measures, excellent stakeholder management skills and confidence using Microsoft 365 applications. Experience with in employability, skills, welfare to work or advice and guidance services would be advantageous.

Join Seetec and play a key role in transforming young people's lives through employment, skills and opportunity.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £42,000 per annum (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Free access to Benefit Hub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our employee-owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Location:

Isle of Wight

Hours:

37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm

Closing Date: 15 October 2026

Contract Type:
Permanent

Subject to Contract Award

• Lead, inspire and coach Team Leaders to deliver high performance and strong participant outcomes.
• Drive the successful delivery of the Youth Job Guarantee programme across your area.
• Achieve contractual targets across performance, quality, compliance, safeguarding and participant experience.
• Use data and insights to identify risks, improve performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee participant journeys, ensuring personalised support leads to sustainable employment outcomes.
• Build strong partnerships with employers, Jobcentre Plus, local authorities and training providers.
• Support effective collaboration between delivery and employer engagement teams to maximise employment opportunities.
• Manage resources, budgets and workforce capacity to meet operational and contractual requirements.
• Maintain high standards of quality assurance, compliance, safeguarding and risk management.
• Champion an exceptional participant experience and a culture of accountability, best practice and continuous improvement.

• Extensive leadership and management experience.
• Proven experience working in a target-driven environment.
• Experience delivering services against contractual and quality standards.
• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 applications such as Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Full UK driving licence.

• Extensive knowledge of the employability sector.
• Experience working in advice and guidance environments.
• Recognised Management or Leadership qualification (Level 3 or above)