Early Careers Advisor - 52 weeks FTC

Job Title: Early Careers Advisor x 2
Location: Warrington and Bristol, UK – Hybrid – working from home options available
Compensation: £32,000 - £34,000 + benefits
Role Type: Fixed Term Contract – 52 weeks
Role ID: SF 49804

Make your skills count

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Early Careers Advisor. We have an opportunity for two people to join us with one role being based at our Dalton Avenue site and the other based at our Bristol Business Park site.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Cavendish Nuclear

The Early Careers Advisor role is within our Cavendish Nuclear business.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

The role

The difference our new Early Careers Advisor will make

As an Early Careers Advisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll work in partnership with the Group Early Careers team to ensure that the Early Careers Programme brings in the correct mix of new talent into the organisation at Cavendish Nuclear, with involvement in leading other initiative, e.g. STEM engagement.

Day to day, you’ll ensure the early careers programmes placements deliver the required output to meet both business and individual needs, monitor and report performance across the graduate, undergraduate and apprentice communities and build strong relationships/work with key stakeholders and external organisations to develop the early careers programmes. You’ll also work in partnership with the local training providers and colleges our apprentices attend as well as work with the Early Careers Team to share knowledge and best practice.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home. If you are applying for the role at our Warrington site, you must be able and willing to travel to Cumbria once a week.

Essential experience

• Good knowledge of early careers development and recruitment practices including experience in identifying the most effective methods
• Develop and retain talent and shaping bespoke programmes to meet both business and individual needs with an understanding of how apprenticeship standards are structured
• Able to ensure that company policies, procedures and processes are developed, reviewed, updated and implemented as required
• Strong communicator with excellent negotiation skills and an ability to use initiative, as well as possessing excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Educated to A Level Standard or equivalent (level 3 of the national qualification framework) and GCSE level English & Maths (or equivalent)

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 05/04/2023

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