Full time, Hybrid role, 3 days office based
Salary £40,000 - £45,000 dependant on skills and experience
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is the professional body for individuals working in automotive, supporting people in their automotive careers through membership, qualifications and training. The IMI’s Professional Register aims to drive up standards across the automotive industry, providing consumers and customers with added confidence in the industry and the professionals who drive it.
Role Overview
As our Careers Partnership Lead, you’ll play a key role in championing the automotive industry as a diverse, future-ready career destination. Working at the intersection of policy, education, and industry, you will lead high-impact careers initiatives and develop strategic partnerships that support talent attraction, re/upskilling, and inclusive workforce development.
This role sits at the heart of our "Attract and Recruit" and "Reskill and Progress" campaigns — helping both young people and adult career changers find fulfilling futures in the motor industry
About You
We are looking for a proactive and strategic professional with a passion for inclusive career development. As Careers Partnership Lead you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of the UK’s automotive sector, you’ll have proven experience in partnership or stakeholder management, ideally within education, employability, or skills sectors, a deep understanding of careers education, training, or workforce development. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage employers, education providers, and government agencies. A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a track record of advancing these principles in your work. The ability to work strategically and collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams.
Benefits
Competitive Salary and benefits package including:
- 8% non-contributory pension
- 28 days annual leave + Bank holidays
- Private healthcare for self and spouse/partner (opt in)
- Remote GP service (opt in)
- Medical cashback scheme (opt in)
- 3 x death in service
- Professional membership paid
- Annual training & development fund
- Discounted gym membership
- Wellbeing support helpline
- Retail discounts
We are committed to building a more equitable and inclusive workplace. Please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments that we can make to enable you to be successful in this role.
As part of our Disability Confident Commitment we guarantee that we will interview any disabled applicant who meets the qualification or experience criteria set, and also provides acceptable evidence of the skills and qualities we have asked.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.