Level 4 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Apprenticeship

Summary

By joining us as a Level 4 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner Apprentice, you’ll help make change a reality across Network Rail and will be contributing towards our sustainability goals of the future.

Wage

£24,500 a year

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The Salary will increase with completion of each year

Training course

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Hours

You may be required to work shifts, including evenings, weekends and night shifts. Shifts and days to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 1 October

Duration

2 years 6 months

Positions available

5

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

In this scheme you will have the opportunity to work across various parts of the safety and sustainability team giving you the chance to widen your skillset and excel in your field.
The apprenticeship, along with on-the-job learning at Network Rail will give you varied knowledge of corporate responsibility, safety, and sustainability practice. Once you complete the Level 4 qualification, you can use your knowledge to become a fully skilled professional with transferable skills and could lead to exciting career opportunities.
Upon completion you will, not only achieve a Level 4 qualification in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, but also have the opportunity to progress your career and apply to secure positions across a variety of functions.

Where you’ll work

Bateman Street
Derby
DE23 8JQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Your training course

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Any subject (grade 9-4)
English Language (grade 9-4)
Maths (grade 9-5)
Science (grade 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Organisation skills
Team working

Other requirements

Apprenticeship will involve working outdoors , in all weathers and occasionally at night

About this company

Network Rail’s role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. Network Rail’s role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity.

https://www.earlycareers.networkrail.co.uk/programme/apprenticeships/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Many of our apprentices go on to hold senior positions within Network Rail, taking on roles such as Programme Managers, Principal Engineers and Maintenance Delivery Managers.

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