Early Careers Specialist

Morgan McKinley; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley in Manchester is seeking an Early Careers Program Experience Specialist to support graduates, apprentices and interns across the full programme lifecycle. This hybrid role balances onsite and remote work to help participants navigate day-to-day questions and stay aligned with programme timelines.

You will partner with line managers to track performance, coordinate onboarding events and manage processes from mid-year reviews to promotions, ensuring accurate records and smooth

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating programmes, events, training or people operations.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail with multiple schedules and deadlines.
• Warm, approachable communication style and confidence supporting participants and managers.
• Ability to handle sensitive questions with care and escalate when needed.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, HR systems or similar tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact for graduates, apprentices and interns, helping them navigate day-to-day programme and workplace questions.
• Support line managers with programme timelines, guidance, resources and performance tracking.
• Provide administrative and operational support for key programme processes, including mid-year and end-of-year reviews, promotion cycles, rotations, graduation and roll-off.
• Coordinate process logistics such as scheduling, communications, gathering information, preparing materials, tracking completion and following up on outstanding actions.
• Maintain accurate trackers for rotations, training progress, performance reviews, promotion-cycle actions and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate programme events and activities, including onboarding, workshops, networking sessions and graduation events.
• Track apprentice study days and training activity, and coordinate operational details with external providers.
• Work with the Early Careers recruitment team to support assessment centres and coordinate the handover from candidate to programme participant.
• Monitor milestones and outstanding actions, and raise issues or risks with the Program Lead or Manager.

Skills

Programme coordination

Event management

People operations

Attention to detail

HR systems

Job description

Early Careers Program Experience Specialist

Location: Manchester (2 days onsite, 3 days WFH)

Key responsibilities:

• - Act as a first point of contact for graduates, apprentices and interns, helping them navigate day-to-day programme and workplace questions.
• Support line managers with programme timelines, guidance, resources and performance tracking.
• - Provide administrative and operational support for key programme processes, including mid-year and end-of-year reviews, promotion cycles, rotations, graduation and roll-off.
• - Coordinate process logistics such as scheduling, communications, gathering information, preparing materials, tracking completion and following up on outstanding actions.
• - Maintain accurate trackers for rotations, training progress, performance reviews, promotion-cycle actions and compliance requirements.
• - Coordinate programme events and activities, including onboarding, workshops, networking sessions and graduation events.
• - Track apprentice study days and training activity, and coordinate operational details with external providers.
• - Work with the Early Careers recruitment team to support assessment centres and coordinate the handover from candidate to programme participant.
• - Monitor milestones and outstanding actions, and raise issues or risks with the Program Lead or Manager.

Skills and experience:

• - Experience coordinating programmes, events, training or people operations.
• - Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage several schedules and deadlines.
• - Warm, approachable communication style and confidence supporting participants and managers.
• - Ability to handle sensitive questions with care and recognise when an issue needs escalation.
• - Proficiency with spreadsheets, HR systems or similar tracking tools.