Early Careers Apprenticeships Programme Manager - Fixed Term Contract

Location: London/Newbury/Stoke +

• Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri Duration: 12 months
• Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are. Who We Are We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.  At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company.  We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve. Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth. What you'll do At Vodafone, we have an exciting and ambitious business strategy and as part of this, the needs and demands of our business are increasing. We are passionate about delivering a consistent and awesome learning experience for all of our people, making it easy for them to build their skills and grow their careers at Vodafone, whilst helping to create a culture of continuous learning that drives growth and innovation. This will enable us to better identify local/global talent and skills needs, and to build future-focused skills for the success of our people and the business. This role is instrumental in delivering against our Future Talent strategy to ensure we develop a healthy and diverse talent pipeline, building critical skills for our business.    
• Build a robust and diverse future talent pipeline (from school age) to meet business needs, including our Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage ambition, and to deliver compelling development experiences
• Work with internal teams, supplier(s) and external organisations/networks to develop an engaging attraction strategy, build our brand presence and manage the attraction events calendar to deliver against Key Performance Indicators
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from application through to offer, leading the delivery of onboarding requirements, and the successful offboarding of all candidates
• Lead direct engagement with key stakeholders on a monthly basis, to provide programme data and progress against Key Performance Indicators, as well as driving continual feedback
• Develop an approach to track, mobilise and retain our alumni in partnership with the Talent team
• Analyse future talent data and draw insights to influence business leaders and drive developments to the programmes 
• Work with Vodafone Group to align programmes and best practice.
Who you are We're looking for someone with a proven track record in delivering Apprenticeship Programmes within an inhouse environment -   
• Experience of the roll out and management of Apprenticeship Programmes (both internal & external) and experience with managing the UK Apprenticeship Levy
• Knowledge of the Early Careers talent market and experience of how best to engage candidates and select, develop & retain diverse talent
• Ability to successfully manage multiple deliverables and stakeholders at the same time
• Experience in collaborative relationship building internally & externally and proven stakeholder management to work as part of a cross-functional team
• Confident and credible communicator to present information both internally & externally
• Effective coaching skills to support and positively influence decisions
• Rigorous in process controls & documentation and data management
• Analytical mindset and familiar with interpreting & using data insights for decision-making.
Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in. What we offer We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.  Together we can  Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.  #vodafoneuk #LI-Hybrid

We're looking for someone with a proven track record in delivering Apprenticeship Programmes within an inhouse environment -
• Experience of the roll out and management of Apprenticeship Programmes (both internal & external) and experience with managing the UK Apprenticeship Levy
• Knowledge of the Early Careers talent market and experience of how best to engage candidates and select, develop & retain diverse talent
• Ability to successfully manage multiple deliverables and stakeholders at the same time
• Experience in collaborative relationship building internally & externally and proven stakeholder management to work as part of a cross-functional team
• Confident and credible communicator to present information both internally & externally
• Effective coaching skills to support and positively influence decisions
• Rigorous in process controls & documentation and data management
• Analytical mindset and familiar with interpreting & using data insights for decision-making.
  
  At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives. At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve. Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth. What you'll do At Vodafone, we have an exciting and ambitious business strategy and as part of this, the needs and demands of our business are increasing. We are passionate about delivering a consistent and awesome learning experience for all of our people, making it easy for them to build their skills and grow their careers at Vodafone, whilst helping to create a culture of continuous learning that drives growth and innovation. This will enable us to better identify local/global talent and skills needs, and to build future-focused skills for the success of our people and the business. This role is instrumental in delivering against our Future Talent strategy to ensure we develop a healthy and diverse talent pipeline, building critical skills for our business.
• Build a robust and diverse future talent pipeline (from school age) to meet business needs, including our Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage ambition, and to deliver compelling development experiences
• Work with internal teams, supplier(s) and external organisations/networks to develop an engaging attraction strategy, build our brand presence and manage the attraction events calendar to deliver against Key Performance Indicators
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from application through to offer, leading the delivery of onboarding requirements, and the successful offboarding of all candidates
• Lead direct engagement with key stakeholders on a monthly basis, to provide programme data and progress against Key Performance Indicators, as well as driving continual feedback
• Develop an approach to track, mobilise and retain our alumni in partnership with the Talent team
• Analyse future talent data and draw insights to influence business leaders and drive developments to the programmes
• Work with Vodafone Group to align programmes and best practice., We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.
Together we can Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.