HR Placement 2027- 28 - Milton Keynes

Volkswagen Group; Brandon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car schemes

Pension scheme

On-site restaurant

Shopping discounts

Employee well-being support

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Volkswagen Group UK invites applications for two HR industrial placements starting June 2027 in Milton Keynes. You will support employees’ development, handle HR queries, and assist in talent and communications projects within the People Team.

The scheme targets undergraduate students eligible to work full-time in the UK for twelve months and pursuing a sandwich degree with a one-year placement.

Qualifications

• Undergrad with strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service mindset.
• Able to communicate effectively within the People Team and with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• People Operations: first point of contact handling HR queries and administering the employee lifecycle.
• Talent, Development and Communications: provide admin support across T&D and IC teams and manage training records and promotions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Customer service

Written & verbal communication

Education

Sandwich degree (1-year industrial placement)

Job description

HR Placement 2027-28 - Milton Keynes

Date: 2026-09-30T00:00:00

Location: East Midlands, GB, NG32 3JE

Vacancy Status: Any

Application Deadline: 2026-11-03T10:10:07.78

About the Role

HR Placement 2027-28 - Milton Keynes

Location and Department

Volkswagen Group UK - Milton Keynes

Department: Undergraduate

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract - Undergraduate

Overview

We are excited to offer two HR industrial placements, starting in June 2027. What will you be doing? Only by recruiting and retaining the best talent will we achieve our business ambitions in the highly competitive and fast-moving UK automotive industry. You will support our employees to develop and grow to achieve their personal and professional ambitions.

Roles Available

• People Operations: Working as the first point of contact for the business, you will be responding to general HR queries and will be responsible for administering the employee lifecycle from starting to leaving.
• Talent, Development and Communications: In this role, you'll be the first point of contact for Talent, Development and Internal Communications queries, providing proactive administration and project support across the T&D and IC teams. You will be working across a range of systems to ensure training records and sessions are kept up to date, along with active promotion on our communication channels.

What’s in it for you?

As an undergraduate on one of our placements, you'll receive a 23,500 salary, 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays, access to our car schemes, pension scheme, employee well‑being support, an on‑site restaurant, and shopping discounts.

What do you need?

To be successful in this role, you'll have strong attention to detail and excellent organization skills with the ability to multi‑task and prioritise a varied workload. With a passion for exceptional customer service, you'll be proactive, positive, and delivery‑focused. You will be able to communicate effectively within the People Team and to business stakeholders both verbally and in writing.

Our placement is open to any university student who is eligible to work full‑time in the UK for twelve months from June 2027. You should be on a sandwich degree that offers a one‑year industrial placement. We believe all employees should maintain a good work/life balance, and we require our placement students to be based within a reasonable distance from our Milton Keynes head office.

Assessment Process

Once you have hit the apply button, you will be asked to complete numerical assessment and situational judgment assessments. If you successfully complete these, we will invite you to an online video interview so that we have a chance to get to know a little more about you. The final step would be for you to attend a face‑to‑face assessment centre, where you will take part in activities based on real‑life tasks. You will also have the opportunity to meet some of our managers and current placement students to learn more about the scheme. This process is designed to help us determine if a placement here is the right step for you. Successful candidates will be offered a place soon after the assessment centre.

About Volkswagen Group UK

We are driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof, each with its own history, design, and innovations, we've created some of the world's most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you'll discover opportunities, explore ideas, and tackle challenges that you won't find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do. There has never been a more exciting time to join our industry, as it undergoes its biggest transformation in over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification, and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we are actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks.

A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We understand that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change. To avoid disappointment, we advise submitting your application early, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.