Neil Burke joins the Youth Employment UK Team as Ambassador Manager

We are delighted to announce that Neil Burke has joined the Youth Employment UK team this week! Neil has taken on the role of Ambassador Manager.

Neil will be working to support, develop and grow our national network of Youth Ambassadors. In his role he will also be championing our Young Professional Membership and working with our Youth Partners.

Neil has worked in children and young people services for 11 years. He was the Regional Development Officer for Youth Focus North East where he supported a number of young people through a range of education and employability programmes and partnerships, many of which were co-produced with young people.

In his role with Youth Employment UK he will be working with our Youth Ambassadors across the Country, setting up Regional Teams where young people can come together to understand the needs of their community and build local youth employment initiatives. Ambassadors will receive additional support and training under Neil’s leadership and be empowered to work on multiple projects locally and nationally.

I know he is going to be a phenomenal asset to our team and the young people we support.

If you would like to get in touch with him his email is neil@youthemployment.org.uk

Find out more:

  • 14-24 years old? Find out more about our free Young Professional Membership, a service to help develop your skills for employment and grow your confidence.
  • 16-24? get involved with our national Ambassador Programme, be part of an amazing team of volunteers who are all having a positive impact on youth employment
  • Employer? Did you know that you can sponsor young staff members onto our national Ambassador Programme so that they can benefit from additional training and support and also raise the profile of you as their employer?
  • Youth Organisation? If you would like to find out how we can work together to help support young people and help you to achieve your aims please get in touch with Neil.

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