Emerging Talent Business Partner

J Murphy & Sons; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company in Leeds seeks an Emerging Talent Business Partner. You will support apprentice management, lead recruitment, and maintain strong relationships with educational institutions. The ideal candidate has experience in the Emerging Talent cycle and excellent communication skills. A full driving license is required, and travel across the UK is necessary.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Emerging Talent cycle.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly.
• Proven ability to attract and engage with trade specialist apprentices.

Responsibilities

• Support People Partners in apprentice management.
• Lead recruitment and retention of apprentices.
• Maintain relationships with apprenticeship providers.

Skills

Effective communication

Recruitment expertise

Facilitation skills

Job description

Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges, and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment, and facilities.

Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers, and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant, and expertise needed to make projects a success.

A day in the life of a Murphy Emerging Talent Business Partner

The role involves:

• Supporting the People Partners in effective implementation of apprentice management practices in the business
• Leading the end-to-end attraction, recruitment, programme roll-off, and retention of apprentices, to create an effective and impactful experience across the full ET cycle
• Organising and running the induction as well as other agreed events throughout the year
• Maintaining strong relationships with apprenticeship providers and driving outreach engagement activities with external educational institutions
• Acting as a strong advocate for the Murphy at 75 people plan, particularly identifying and helping deliver ways to increase our diverse apprentice population and their benefit to the business
• Managing contract relationships, quality assurance, and record keeping of the Apprentice Levy Funded programmes
• Acting as the lead contact for Murphy apprenticeship input into bids/work winning
• Working closely and collaboratively with project-based Murphy social value leads maximising the opportunity to build the Murphy brand in the wider society
• Agreeing the framework for apprentice development, communicating and organising development sessions, providing an unparalleled development experience

Requirements

• Experience in the Emerging Talent cycle
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly and advise impacts/opportunities
• Confident communicator who is comfortable facilitating to large groups across key emerging talent events and training sessions
• An understanding of relevant funding streams and grants, the CITB and apprenticeship levies, and skills cards like CSCS
• Proven ability to attract, recruit, and engage with trade specialist apprentices
• Full driving licence and available to travel across the UK