Global Early Careers Programme Manager

HIBL; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global employer in London seeks a Global Early Careers Programme Manager to drive their early careers strategy. In this pivotal role, you'll work with stakeholders across various regions and manage the Global Early Careers Community. The ideal candidate has strong programme management skills, a strategic mindset, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. This position offers a full-time contract with competitive benefits and opportunities for personal growth.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver high-quality programmes at scale.
• Strong relationship-building and consulting skills.
• Proficiency in using KPIs and dashboards.
• Experience managing recruitment budgets.
• Skilled at navigating global complexity.

Responsibilities

• Shape and implement the global early careers strategy.
• Act as a strategic advisor and deliver best practices.
• Manage the global recruitment budget.
• Champion diversity and engage stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations.

Skills

Programme Execution & Operational Excellence

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

Data & Insights-Driven Decision Making

Budget Management & Governance

Cross-Cultural Communication & Global Collaboration

Job description

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Global Early Careers Programme Manager

Apply locations London time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: August 27, 2025 (26 days left to apply) job requisition id R0013515

What is the role?

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving the growth and sustainability of Howden’s global early careers strategy. As Global Programme Manager, you’ll work closely with and provide critical support to the Early Careers and Employer Branding Lead, helping bring strategic vision to life across regions and teams.

You’ll act as a trusted consultant to stakeholders and HR partners worldwide—equipping them with best practices, business cases, frameworks, and toolkits tailored to their evolving early talent needs.

In addition, you’ll oversee the management of our Global Early Careers Community, setting governance standards, ensuring data integrity, and delivering insightful reporting to foster alignment and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership & Global Alignment

• Work in partnership with the Global Head of Early Careers to shape and implement the global early careers strategy.
• Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders and HR partners worldwide, delivering best practices, toolkits, frameworks, and tailored guidance to address evolving early talent needs.
• Develop and maintain business cases to influence stakeholder engagement and secure investment in early careers programmes.
• Ensure alignment of recruitment and development practices across markets, accommodating local cultural and regulatory nuances.

Programme Management & Community Leadership

• Develop and maintain global toolkits, frameworks, and best practice resources that enable successful early careers programmes.
• Manage and foster the Global Early Careers Community to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and programme consistency across regions, including hosting bi-monthly global community calls.
• Create and uphold global governance standards, policies and processes to ensure consistency and quality across all programmes.

Budget, Data & Insights

• Manage the global recruitment budget, ensuring effective resource allocation and financial accountability aligned with strategic goals.
• Lead the creation and evolution of recruitment and development dashboards—both by business unit and globally—to deliver actionable insights and track key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Produce regular reports to measure programme impact, highlight successes, and identify areas for improvement.

Talent Development & Employer Engagement

• Collaborate with Learning & Development teams to embed early careers pathways into wider talent development strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, training providers, and external partners to strengthen talent pipelines and enhance Howden’s employer brand.

Inclusion & Innovation

• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion through equitable recruitment practices and development opportunities for early talent.
• Stay informed on emerging market trends, technologies, and best practices in campus recruitment and early talent development.
• Propose and pilot innovative approaches to early careers recruitment and development where appropriate

Risk Management.

• Ensure compliance with local employment regulations and internal policies, while proactively managing risks associated with programme delivery and candidate experience.

What are we looking for?

• Programme Execution & Operational Excellence Ability to deliver high-quality programmes at scale, translating strategic direction into action with precision and adaptability.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Influence Strong relationship-building and consulting skills to guide senior leaders, HR partners, and global teams with credibility and impact.
• Data & Insights-Driven Decision Making Proficiency in using KPIs, dashboards, and recruitment data to monitor success, report impact, and inform operational improvements.
• Budget Management & Governance Experience managing recruitment budgets, optimising resources, and supporting global governance structures that drive consistency and efficiency.
• Cross-Cultural Communication & Global Collaboration Skilled at navigating global complexity—balancing alignment with local nuances and fostering collaborative relationships across diverse markets.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

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About Us

Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 17,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $38bn of premiums for our clients.

Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold.

The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They’re invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.