Early Careers Lead

Summary

We're hiring for a dynamic Early Careers leader to play a pivotal role in the evolution of Early Careers at M&S.

In this role, you'll pave the way for how we hire, develop and lead on early talent which is critical to future proofing our business through building a pipeline of the next generation of future Business Leaders. This role requires a confident leader and executor; one who can innovate at pace with strong leadership skills, outstanding partner management abilities. This is for someone who really wants to put our Early Careers on the map.

You'll have the drive and ability to go beyond just the job description, thinking broadly and creatively, connecting different ideas to make things clearer. You'll be able to do this while also thinking strategically, rolling up your sleeves to deliver our ambitious plans. Does this sound like you?

Then we recommend you read on!

All the details

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special

• 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you'll do

Your key accountabilities will include

• Implementing the strategy and plan, setting ambitious goals and building confidence by doing what we say we'll do
• Leading the team, leading with intent, giving clarity on goals and priorities
• The Early Talent lifecycle, critically reviewing and enhancing all aspects such as ED&I, outreach activity, engagement initiatives and retention strategies while remaining positively dissatisfied to drive improved value and impact
• Coaching the team and business partners, providing expert knowledge to shape thinking improving performance and outcomes
• Broadening our offering to include internships, placements and work experience

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• The ability to look beyond the job spec, operate in the grey - look big and wide and join the unseen dots to create clarity
• Being an experienced Early Careers professional, that's ready to dive in and make a huge impact
• Being a leader who inspires, innovates and drives a continuous improvement mentality
• Being an authority in guiding and implementing strategies that sync perfectly with our company aspirations
• Providing robust leadership and relationship skills, adept in collaborating at pace to deliver something brilliant

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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