Account Associate - Ireland

Contract: Fixed term 12 months, Full Time

Working hours:

• Full Time (40 hrs per week)
• Standard working hours are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (with 1 hour unpaid lunch break)
• We offer flexibility to employees to balance their commitments, including medical appointments, parental or care giving responsibilities, and personal goals.

Salary: €34,798 - €36,190 per annum

Location: Dublin,Ireland. Hybrid - 1-2 days per week in our Dublin office (Charlemont Street, Dublin 2)

Closing Date: Tuesday 3 June at 9:00am

Please note, we may close the role early if we find the right candidate, or extend the deadline if needed to ensure we find the best match. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you passionate about making a difference and helping underrepresented individuals transition into meaningful careers? We are looking for a proactive and driven Account Associate to join our team and inspire employers to join us in this mission. As an Account Associate, reporting to the Senior Strategic Account Manager for Ireland, you’ll be at the forefront of driving new business opportunities and expanding our network of employer partners. You will have the unique opportunity to build deep knowledge of Irish businesses, particularly in the technology and green sectors. Your work will involve extensive research, outreach, and the organisation of impactful events.

This role will form an integral part of the lead generation function within the UK&I Partnerships team and is perfect for someone who is eager to grow their career while making a tangible impact. At Generation, we believe in nurturing talent from within, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to develop and advance your career.

ABOUT GENERATION

Generation is a charity with the vision of a meaningful career for every person. Our aim is to support people facing significant and multiple barriers to employment into life-changing careers they otherwise could not access.

We achieve this with a unique methodology of profession-specific skills bootcamp training, focussed on in-demand careers (specifically in the tech, healthcare and green sectors), with extensive, ongoing pastoral support and matchmaking to employer partners. 

Generation launched globally in 2015, and has grown quickly to become the world’s largest demand-led employment initiative. We have placed >100,000  people into roles, working with over 4,000 employer partners to date across 16 countries and 26 professions.

Since launching in the UK in 2019 have now trained more than 3500 people. Our work focuses on supporting those from diverse groups facing barriers to desirable employment. For these learners, we have achieved an industry leading c. 70% job placement rate with learners now placed at >800 employers.

We have secured transformative corporate funding from Microsoft, the JP Morgan Charitable Foundation, the Macquarie Group Foundation, Barclays, Blackrock, and many more. We are also the leading charity delivering under contracts from the Department for Education’s Skills Bootcamp strand. This has driven our scale to new programmes, regions and beneficiary groups.

By joining Generation UK&I, you will become part of an organisation committed to social impact and determined to play its part in changing the system in this context. The work is fast-paced, exciting, and innovative. 

Find out more at https://uk.generation.org/ 

And you can hear more about our impact from our learners and beneficiaries themselves https://www.youtube.com/@GenerationUK-I/videos

And you can also learn more about our culture, directly from our incredible people on our website:

https://uk.generation.org/work-with-us/

Generation acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect, and promote the welfare of staff and learners and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, and government guidance and complies with best practice.  We carry out employment and right-to-work checks, and request a declaration of any criminal convictions from all staff as part of our recruitment process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Generation & Event Management:

• Market Research & Targeting: Dive deep into the Irish markets to identify key employers in the technology and green job sectors. Leverage tools like Talent Neuron and LinkedIn to pinpoint high-potential partners.
• Outreach & Relationship Building: Proactively reach out to a high volume of potential employer partners, securing meetings and creating connections that will be passed to our Senior Strategic Account Manager. 
• Event Leadership: Organise and lead Industry Events, collaborating with employer partners and Generation alumni to create inspiring and informative experiences for learners.
• Networking: Attend and represent Generation at national networking events, expanding our reach and bringing more prospective employers into our pipeline.
• Collaborate with B2B Marketing Team: Lead on the acquisition of new relevant  contacts using a programme-specific approach.
  

Partner Vacancy Support:

• Vacancy Coordination: Support the Placement Manager with incoming employer partner vacancies by ensuring suitable candidates are put forward and that high quality CVs are submitted.
• Graduate Support: Support the Placement Manager with job readiness and interview preparation support to graduates as required. 

Data Management & Tech Tool Optimisation

• Data Management: Update and manage employer information in databases/CRM systems (Salesforce/Outreach), ensuring accuracy and accessibility of data.
• Improvement in Data: Help drive improvements in data collection and reporting by rolling out new tools and processes.
• Data Integrity: Identify and address data discrepancies, such as duplicate accounts, and perform data cleansing as needed.
  

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Self Apply Opportunities: Beyond new partnerships, identify live self-apply opportunities for our learners and share these through the appropriate channels.
• Process Improvement: Work on projects and collaborate across teams to enhance our employer sourcing, onboarding, and account management processes.
• Project Coordination: Help coordinate projects outside of BAU, including tracking timelines, managing deliverables, and ensuring projects stay on schedule.
• Administrative Support: Handle administrative tasks such as preparing reports, maintaining employer records, scheduling meetings, and organising documents related to employer accounts.
  

ABOUT YOU
We’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience in a sales & marketing function, with lead generation responsibilities
• Stakeholder Management Skills: Confidence in managing relationships with senior stakeholders and strong negotiation abilities
• Exposure to using ATS/CRM systems: Such as Salesforce, Excel, or other systems

• Start-Up Mentality: A background in a start-up or entrepreneurial environment, with experience working remotely or independently
  

ATTRIBUTES THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL

• Exceptional Communication: You’re articulate, persuasive, and able to engage diverse stakeholders effectively through written and verbal communication.
• Resourcefulness: You’re a creative problem-solver who knows how to open doors and make things happen
• Mission-Driven: You have a genuine passion for supporting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and are motivated by our cause
• Commercial Acumen: You thrive in target-driven environments, with a track record of closing deals and achieving measurable results
• Self-Starter: You’re proactive, organised, and driven to achieve. You’re full of ideas for improvement and ready to lead projects and collaborate with others to achieve great outcomes
  

At Generation, we're changing the lives of many individuals, and that in itself gets us out of bed! Here are a few other benefits you'll experience working with the UK team:

• Purpose and social impact in the heart of your work
• Opportunity to make your mark - you'll have a lot of autonomy to bring the Generation blueprint to life in a way that makes sense for your region
• Opportunity to get involved with a range of activities and varied projects - we're a small team, so there are lots of opportunities to get involved in projects across the whole organisation
• We offer flexible and remote working to accommodate everyone's preferred working pattern/preferences and unique needs
• WFH set up offer of support of Euro 330 to help you make your working-from-home setup comfortable and efficient
• Professional Development is a priority for Generation and employees and you can access to up to Euro1,100 towards your learning & development per year. This support is accompanied by up to 5 days of training days/ study leave per year to enable your development activities.

A fair chance

Every role at Generation is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone; regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well, you.

We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become. More than just encouraging your application, we're committed to conscious inclusion that (we hope) cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We go further together. It’s this philosophy that drives us towards our mission. We open our doors to those who share this mindset.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates from marginalised groups. We will assess applications on a rolling basis and close this posting as soon as we have found the right candidate. We look forward to hearing from you.