• Responsible for the operational delivery of the Apprentice, Graduate and Intern programmes, their associated business requirements, and their inherent educational standards.
• To develop the early careers talent pipeline including Apprenticeships, Graduates and Internships, working closely with the businesses to provide a strategic, integrated approach.
• Deliver and improve on existing frameworks for Apprentices, Graduates and Interns ensuring implementation across the division.
• To regularly meet with senior managers and key personnel (via Early Career Steering Committee) across the business to review their talent requirements and ensure continuous development of our programmes.
• Manage Early Career operational support within the business to ensure consistency of delivery.
• Actively involved in the industrial/customer boards for learning providers.

Skill Set

• Design, management and continuous improvement of talent/early careers programmes.
• Internal and external stakeholder management to senior levels.
• Proven communication at senior levels - verbal, written and presentations.
• Relationship building and working in partnership with key universities and colleges to
• develop candidate pipeline.
• Knowledge of UK recruitment and the UK Education System is essential.
• The ability to manage budgets effectively.
• People/performance management.
• Computer literate - excel, Powerpoint, work and applicant tracking systems.
• Oral and written communication.
• Leadership and motivation.
• Commercial awareness.
• Practical, analytical and problem solving.