THE OPPORTUNITY:

We are seeking an enthusiastic Early Careers/Apprenticeships Specialist or HR Generalist with relevant Early Careers experience to join our Early Careers team in our multi-national defence systems business.
Reporting to the HR Manager for the Early Careers Programmes, this person work with designated business areas to ensure that we deliver high quality development experiences for all the Apprentices and Graduates in their areas of responsibility.

OUR BUSINESS:

We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
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Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

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THE ROLE

• You will be consulting with and advising aligned internal stakeholders, the Early Careers Programme members themselves, Placement Managers, Team Leaders, Area Co-ordinators and Line Managers.
• You will be responsible for deploying development activity to all the EC programmes in your areas but also for being a Line Manager & Generalist HR contact for the Apprentice communities you are responsible for. You will also own and manage the Apprentice placement plan for your areas
• You will be working with aligned external learning providers and academic institutions to ensure that MBDA ECPs and apprenticeships deliver to meet our business requirements for the aligned areas
• You will support the Early Careers Manager in continually reviewing our existing Early Careers Programmes including Apprenticeships to identify and implement improvements and changes necessary to ensure our programmes remain market leading
• You will deputise for the HR Manager Early Careers Programme in their absence and will support the further skills development in the Early Careers Team
• You will maintain close and effective working relationships with the Early Careers Recruitment team to ensure that they have great programmes to promote, and that they recruit high calibre candidates for the Company. This will include agreeing the annual Intake numbers for your areas of responsibility
• You will get the opportunity to work or own key projects for the Early Careers team, for the Learning and Development Team or the wider HR team as appropriate
• You will help the management of the Bi Annual Graduate Salary Review Process, support or lead on the Apprentice Annual Pay review and also support the External Placement & Secondment process for your areas
• You will support or own the Graduate or Apprentice Scheme society accreditation process