Early Careers Partner

NG Bailey Group & Central; Leeds; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and services firm is seeking an Early Careers Partner in Leeds. This role involves managing apprenticeship programmes, driving excellence in early career initiatives, and collaborating with educational institutions. Candidates should possess experience with Further Education providers, along with a solid understanding of apprenticeship programmes and excellent communication skills. The position offers a dynamic environment and numerous benefits, ensuring a well-defined development path, supporting individual growth.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Up to 8% employer pension contribution

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance and Gym Membership

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with Further Education / Training Providers.
• Proven experience working directly with apprentices.
• Demonstrable experience providing advice and guidance to business managers.
• Full understanding of apprenticeship programmes, guidelines, and levy funding.
• Solid experience in Learning & Development delivery/facilitation.
• Previously coached individuals and line managers.
• Excellent communication and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage apprenticeship programmes and provide advice to the business.
• Ensure programmes are compliant with standards.
• Partner with senior teams to align apprenticeships with workforce planning.
• Hold meetings with operational teams to discuss progress.
• Maintain partnerships with colleges and training schools.
• Conduct apprenticeship progress audits.
• Represent the company on committees for influence.
• Support nationwide recruitment via assessment centres.
• Organise activities associated with apprenticeship.
• Provide mentoring support throughout the programme.
• Promote outstanding apprenticeships.

Skills

Experience with Further Education / Training Providers

Direct experience with apprentices

Advice and guidance to business managers

Understanding of apprenticeship programmes

Learning & Development delivery

Coaching individuals and line managers

Communication skills

Planning skills

Job description

Early Careers Partner

Leeds 2-3 days a week (with travel across the North and some travel UK wide)

Permanent

Summary

We're seeking an Early Careers Partner to join our team based in the Leeds office. It will be an opportunity to make a real impact by helping us deliver exceptional Early Careers programmes.

You’ll play a key part in driving the success of the NG Bailey Apprenticeship programme, whilst also supporting our Graduates and Year in Industry activities. From designing experiences, to ensuring compliance and quality, you’ll collaborate with our Early Careers Compliance colleagues and Learning & Development Partners to deliver programmes that our truly best in class.

Responsibilities

• Manage apprenticeship programmes, providingadvice,guidanceand support to the wider business in theappropriate selectionof apprenticeship standards and pathways for their development.
• Ensure programmes are in line with company and industry standards, with consistent and up to date practices.
• Business Partnering with senior teams,financeand HR toascertainand agree numbers and location of incoming apprentices,ensuring aligned to workforce planning, future skillsgapsandability to fulfil the programme.
• Holdregular progress meetings with operational teams to discuss progress,requirementsand issues,ensuring therequired work placements to support the collection of authorisation evidence ina timelyfashion.
• Maintainpartnerships with selected local and national collegesand relevant training schools,ensuring that a continuous high standard of training and assessment is delivered as agreed in SLA's
• Carryout apprenticeship progress audits to ensure all targets are delivered within agreed quality levels and time scalesand support scheduled performance reviews
• RepresentingNG Baileyon college committees and steering groupstoinfluence change and progression
• Carryout nationwide recruitment via assessment centre supporting the wider business
• Organise and carry out the full range of activities associated with the apprenticeship, includingattending open evenings and careers events
• Providementoring support following the established guidelines forbothapprenticesand their managers / mentorsthroughout the programme and after,inlinewith the apprentice retention strategy
• Activelypromote apprenticeships, and outstanding achievers through regional and national L&D and apprenticeship awards
• Support other Early Careers activities, including Graduate and Year in Industry.

What we’re looking for:

• Previousexperience working with Further Education / Training Providers
• Proven experience working directly with apprentices (any discipline)
• Demonstrable experience providing advice and guidance to business managers
• Full understanding of apprenticeship programmes, guidelinesand levy funding
• Solid experience in Learning & Development delivery / facilitation
• Previously coached individuals and line managers
• Excellent communication and planning skills

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to Buy/Sell additional days
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to choose from inc: Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, GiveAsYou Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes

Next Steps:

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.