HR Industrial Placement Gloucester, England
Job description
Closing date - 11th July
A career that will deliver change. Together, we can help Britain achieve net zero.
Join our HR Industrial Placement programme and you can make an immediate impact, powering the nation today, whilst helping to build a sustainable energy future for tomorrow.
What is the HR Industrial Placement Programme?
We’re recruiting for students to join our HR Placement Programme within our Technical Services Organisation (TSO).
The TSO is a newly-created centre of expertise, designed to help EDF maintain and develop our unique nuclear capability, as some of our existing power stations move into decommissioning, whilst our Nuclear New Build projects progress towards generating energy.
You’ll be working in a progressive HR team and you’ll be supporting them to lead on key HR projects, such as our Employee Value Proposition.
You’ll be involved in creating positive change programmes to support our ambition to build a resilient workforce and retain our top talent.
You’ll take part in HR activities such as annual appraisals, remuneration reviews, coaching leaders, and championing JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) and Wellbeing initiatives.
Training, development and support for you:
Over this 12-month programme, you will have the opportunity to:
Gain insight on how our shared services programme works and be involved with the continuous improvement of systems and streamlining queries
- Work on continuous improvement projects
- Study our framework and processes and look for constant ways to improve these
This is a fantastic opportunity to hone your commercial, problem solving and people skills, whilst gaining broad exposure to our business.
The transferable skills and experience that you’ll gain during this placement; in system/tool usage, teamwork, collaboration, customer service, and commercial thinking, will set you up for a successful career and you’ll build a great network of stakeholders, should you apply to EDF after your graduation.
Head to our Careers website www.edfenergy.com/careers for more information about life at EDF.
Where you’ll work:
This placement will be based in our new Gloucester Business Park offices but we have a flexible working policy, so there is the option to work from home.
What you’ll need to apply:
On track to achieve or will have already achieved a 2:2 undergraduate degree or 2:2 postgraduate qualification in Business, IT, HR, or other related discipline- Experience of working of your own initiative and as part of a team
- Excellent and experienced user of Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Resilient and easily adaptable to change
Our work placements are designed to help you identify your strengths and develop your skills within a real-world organisation, an experience which is invaluable for your future career.
We’re looking for people who are keen to learn more about our exciting industry and have a desire to develop skills such as communication, problem-solving, team-working and time-management, within a commercial environment.
What salary and benefits are we offering you?
- Salary of £21,200
- 28 days’ annual leave
- Flexible benefits package
- Wellbeing and support services
At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
If you’re passionate about tackling climate change, our Industrial Placement programme offers you the opportunity to develop an exciting career whilst helping progress the UK towards a Net Zero future.
Join us. Together, we’ll help Britain achieve net zero.
