Emerging Talent Scheme Leader

JCB; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Medical insurance

Dental care

33 days annual leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

JCB is seeking an Apprentice & Graduate Scheme Leader within the HR Team at the Global Learning, World Headquarters, to support growth of our Emerging Talent Schemes across UK manufacturing facilities.

You will oversee apprentices and graduates across crafts, technician and degree pathways, partner with managers and mentors, shape learning programmes, and drive progression into substantive roles, while coordinating inductions and early career outreach.

Qualifications

• Experience of engineering and business focussed education and ability to translate business needs into learning programmes.
• Knowledge of apprenticeship standards and apprenticeship levy.
• Strong influencing, relationship and change management skills.
• Awareness/qualification in safeguarding and health and safety requirements for young people.
• Proactive approach to student placements and learning activities.
• Drive and enthusiasm to tackle new challenges.
• Excellent oral and written communication at all levels.
• Experience in recruitment, assessment and selection of apprentices.
• Experience using evolving technologies in learning and development or recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee JCB apprentices and graduates across UK facilities.
• Ensure programmes meet current and future needs through communication with managers and mentors.
• Identify, induct, train, and place emerging talent trainees into all parts of the business.
• Monitor trainee progress with clear plans and progression targets.
• Work with learning providers to improve curriculum and learner progress.
• Assist with inductions and wider company training delivery.
• Coordinate early career talent for schools events and STEM clubs.
• Support recruitment events outside normal hours.
• Assist other departments with work experience placements.

Skills

Engineering education

Apprenticeship standards

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Recruitment of apprentices

Health & safety

Learning tech adoption

Placement coordination

Education

Engineering/business education background

Job description

Salary: Competitive plus benefits

Working Pattern: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Overview of the roleAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice & Graduate Scheme Leader, with strong operational and apprentice experience, within the HR Team based at JCB Global Learning, World Headquarters to support continued growth of our company Emerging Talent Schemes.As an Emerging Talent Scheme Leader, you will have day to day responsibility to oversee JCB apprentices and graduates who are based across our UK based manufacturing facilities.The existing suite of programmes offers opportunities at Craft, Technician, Degree, Undergraduate and Graduate levels across welding, production assembly, engineering, manufacturing, technical support, and business management.

Your Responsibilities:

• Work with the wider JCB team to ensure that our Emerging Talent Programmes are fit for current and future needs through effective communication with managers and mentors around the business.
• Identify, select, induct, train and place Emerging talent trainees into all parts of the JCB Business, matching their skills and location to best effect
• Monitor individual trainees progress throughout their programmes, ensuring clear plans are set and challenging progression targets are agreed and reviewed for every individual, this also includes tracking timely academic achievement as well as recorded progression in work-based learning through the selection of relevant apprenticeship standards
• Work closely with our learning providers to understand learner progress, and opportunities for continuous improvement and curriculum enrichment
• Ensure smooth transition of completing trainees into substantive roles
• Assist with the planning and delivery of inductions and wider company training (either technical or personal)
• Co-ordinate and utilise our early career talent to engage with external groups to further promote the career opportunities available to join the business such as through schools events and STEM clubs
• Support careers / recruitment events which may take place outside of normal working hours
• Support other department activities such as work experience placements, through using your own specific expertise for the benefit of the wider Emerging Talent agenda

About you:

• Experience of engineering and business focussed education and be able to relate and translate business needs to structured learning programmes
• A good knowledge of apprenticeship standards and apprenticeship levy
• Good influencing, relationship, and change management skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Awareness / qualification in support of safeguarding and health and safety requirements for young people
• A proactive and forward-thinking approach to student placements, learning activities and job opportunities
• Drive and enthusiasm to take on new challenges
• Excellent communication skills, both written and especially oral at all levels with a clear, confident, and engaging presentation style
• Some experience in the recruitment, assessment, and selection of apprentices
• Experience of using evolving technologies in the support of learning and development delivery or recruitment

What’s in it for you?

• To say thank you for your hard work, we will work with you to support your career progression and development.
• We will also provide a competitive salary, company pension scheme, medical insurance and dental care schemes, access to the company’s healthy living centre, 33 days annual leave and flexibility around daily start and finish times.
• You will also have access to JCB’s Reward Hub – giving you fantastic savings across a huge range of high street retailers, as well as access to exclusive company perks such as our Cycle to Work Scheme.

JCB: Building a Brighter Future

JCB is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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