Learning and Talent Development Apprentice

Essex County Council

Essex, CM1 1QH

Closes in 14 days (Sunday 5 January)

Posted on 4 December 2024


Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Development Apprentice to join our People and Organisation Development team. With comprehensive support throughout the apprenticeship leading to a nationally recognised qualification, this could be the perfect opportunity to kickstart your career!

Annual wage
£23,344 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
People professional (level 5)
Hours
Your working week will be Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm. This is an 'Anywhere' worker role with on site working required at least 1 day each week.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 1 March

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

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

What will you be doing?

  • Building a strong understanding of Learning and Development to lead and engage with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers.
  • Accountable for providing support and advice across a wide range of activities. Building effective relationships with key stakeholders, providing support and guidance to develop understanding of processes.
  • Monitor, analyse and amend function specific documentation. Providing expertise and clarity within all parties to maximise efficiency and ensure the timely delivery of reviews.
  • With a focus on adding value, accountable for leading programmes of work to contribute to the support and development of our people, through support of functional areas, working across teams and resolving issues as requested.
  • Maintain awareness of emerging industry trends and best practices, skilfully incorporating insights into daily tasks and responsibilities to foster innovative and informed approaches. Providing subject matter expert support to relevant levels within the organisation.
  • Proactively identify potential issues within functional areas and take pre-emptive measures to prevent or mitigate their impact.
  • Coordinate and oversee the review and revision of documentation, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with established standards.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and supervisors to ensure that work is completed efficiently and accurately.
  • Continuously learn and develop skills through on-the-job training and attending relevant workshops or courses.
  • Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Where you’ll work

County Hall

Market Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

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

POTENTIAL REALISED - HR & TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

People professional (level 5)

Equal to higher national diploma (HND)

Course contents
  • Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
  • Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
  • Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
  • Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
  • Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
  • Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
  • Lead and improve people capability within the business.
  • Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
  • Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
  • Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
  • Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
  • Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
  • Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
  • Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
  • Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
  • Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
  • Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
  • Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
  • Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.
  • Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
  • Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
  • Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
  • Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
  • Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
  • Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
  • Lead and improve people capability within the business.
  • Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
  • Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
  • Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
  • Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
  • Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
  • Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
  • Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
  • Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
  • Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
  • Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
  • Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
  • Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.

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

Other in:

  • Any (grade Pass)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

At Essex County Council, we look after a large, diverse, complex region of the country. But our approach to creating a place where individuals, families and communities can thrive and prosper is simple.

http://www.workingforessex.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Healthy work life balance Wide range of learning and development opportunities 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards and our health and wellbeing support

Disability Confident

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

  • There is every opportunity to progress to further roles and training within Essex County Council. You will have the chance to put forward your ideas, grow your skillset and collaborate with an innovative team in a collaborative environment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Essex County Council

Entry to Work

work.placements@essex.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290578.

Apply now

Closes in 14 days (Sunday 5 January)

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