Management Trainee Programme Manchester, England
Job description
Management Trainee
Salary: £25,878 per annum
Hours: 36.25 per week
Contract: Fixed term: 2-year training programme
Location: Manchester city centre
Advert closing date: 24th September 2023 at 23:59
Virtual Information Sessions: An opportunity to find more about the job and ask questions. Details will be sent out to those who have started /submitted an application.
***To make an application please see our recruitment website Greater.Jobs. Applications made via Indeed will not be shortlisted.***
About us:
This is one of the most exciting times to join the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), as the GMCA is a public sector employer of choice, leading the way in devolution, in the largest city region economy outside London.
The GMCA is working towards making Greater Manchester a place where everyone can live a good life and grow old in a greener, fairer more prosperous city region.
The GMCA’s mission is about making Greater Manchester a better place for all, and you will be actively contributing to making this mission come alive.
Our strategy for Greater Manchester sets out a route, over the next decade, to deliver this vision for the benefit of our people, our places, and our planet. You will be joining an organisation that really makes a difference to people’s lives as you contribute to meeting the needs of the authority, our local community, and the region.
Your role:
The management trainee programme provides an exceptional development opportunity for candidates wishing to pursue a career with a dynamic, exciting, and socially responsible employer.
The programme provides a unique and fulfilling experience working on three, eight-month rotations in different departments and teams across the CA, with the aim to build the skills, knowledge, and experience of our trainees to move into management roles in the future.
Our wide range of services and the speed of change in local government mean that you will be working in a challenging and fast-paced environment. During this programme you will work in partnership with people at all levels from a variety of disciplines. The role will require you to examine the status quo, to bring about change and show dedication to our aim of making Greater Manchester a great place to live, work and visit.
The management trainee programme is underpinned by a Level 4 Policy Officer Apprenticeship qualificationthat you will be given the time to undertake whilst working and will be dependent on your previous knowledge and experience.
As well as on the job development opportunities and an Apprenticeship, you will undertake other relevant training throughout the two years. You will be recruited with a cohort of candidates on the same trainee programme, so you can build your network from day one.
About you:
If you thrive working with complexity and diverse situations, have resilience, are prepared to learn as well as share and put your learning into practice, and you aspire to become a future leader, this is the programme for you.
Greater Manchester is one of the most diverse areas in the UK, you will need the right values and attitudes and be able to demonstrate your motivation for a career in the public sector. You will need to be adaptable, resourceful, and passionate about making a difference to Greater Manchester communities. You will need to demonstrate excellence in working with others, persuasive communication, delivering outcomes, scrutiny and problem solving, personal resilience, leadership potential, and digital skills.
More about us:
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green book.docx
Mandatory Information:
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Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our Manchester city centre office with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 24 months
Salary: From £25,878.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester
Application deadline: 24/09/2023
Reference ID: https://gmcajobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/6297/0/402770/18898/management-trainee
