Zenopa Business Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

Zenopa have partnered with WLU to deliver a business degree apprenticeship. The time will be divided up into 80% time working, and 20% of the time studying. Zenopa offers five different pathways for our apprentices - Resourcing, Recruiting, Account management, Business Development and Leadership.

Annual wage

£20,000 a year

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- £40,000+ expectation on appointment post apprenticeship - Uncapped commission structure - 25 days holiday (plus 8 Bank Holidays) - £25 monthly physical fitness contribution - hybrid working (2 days a week from home)

Training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 4 September

Duration

4 Years

Positions available

8

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Working:

Zenopa offers five different pathways for our apprentices - Resourcing, Recruiting, Account management, Business Development and Leadership
This will allow you to focus on where your strengths lie so you can develop into an expert in that chosen field, whilst being rewarded financially
Each career option contains its own 4 step ‘ladder’ system to allow continuous career progression and you aren’t limited to one specific job role, creating the opportunity to progress in more than one area
This design allows an environment where you can reach your full potential, with an expectation of apprentices earning £40,000+ on appointment post-graduation, in a senior role taking on more responsibility within the business e.g. mentoring

As an apprentice you are fully supported throughout your journey at Zenopa. Once you have signed the contract you will be given a designated buddy to help the transition out of school and into the working environment. On your first day you will meet both a line manager and mentor who will cover weekly catch up meetings, monthly progress reviews, PDP’s and appraisals. This will give you the opportunity to align your career aspirations both inside and outside of work by breaking them down per month into more achievable, tangible steps to reach the end goal.

Where you’ll work

THE THREE PINES

CHURCH ROAD

PENN

HIGH WYCOMBE

HP10 8EG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON

Your training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes

Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools

Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports

Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need

Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others

Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions

Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring

Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities

Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers

Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers

Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities

Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

Your training plan

We're pleased to share that our Degree Apprentice Scheme provider will be UWL, a top 20 UK business institute. This programme is designed for early career talent who may have recently finished Sixth Form or college to kickstart there life in the working world whilst earning a degree at the same time. At each stage of the BA Management Practice programme, learners will participate in:

Full-day workshops, which include group work and peer feedback sessions
Weekly virtual seminars with a learning coach
Regular meetings with their Apprenticeship Tutor
Individual project supervision

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Any (grade C or above)

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

Team working

About this company

Zenopa are proud winners of the Buckinghamshire Apprentice And Young Employee Of The Year Award 2022. We now have 26 apprentices and are seeking to further support more school leavers in September 2023. Zenopa is a Recruitment agency in the Scientific and Healthcare sector, predominantly in the commercial space working roles in Sales, Marketing and Communications. To date, Zenopa is 1st/2nd within a market of 60 competitors, dominating the UK industry. We are now looking to expand into the US and Europe, providing some exciting opportunities internationally, alongside a fast-tracked career growth. Zenopa prides itself in celebrating success; - Two conferences a year, the most recent event was at the Gherkin - Monthly team events - Weekly targets for an early Friday finish - Ad-hoc celebrations for excellence, we recently had a boat part for our biggest sales month. Our head office is based in Penn, High Wycombe, South Buckinghamshire.

https://www.zenopa.com/2023-business-degree-apprenticeship-buckinghamshire/job/70435 (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

An expectation of apprentices earning £40,000+ on appointment post-graduation, in a senior role taking on more responsibility within the business e.g. mentoring.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ZENOPA LTD

Max@zenopa.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279703.

Apply now

Closes on Thursday 10 July

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