Apprenticeships and Early Careers Advisor (1653)

Do you want to create a better world for animals? At the RSPCA, we believe all animals deserve kindness and respect. We work for the benefit of every animal – as well as pets, that includes farmed animals, wildlife, and animals used in science. Choose a career with us and make a difference for every kind.

We are looking for a new team member as an Apprenticeship & Early Careers Advisor, you will be working as part of the Talent & Careers team reporting to the Apprenticeship & Early Careers Development Manager. 

• Working hours: 35 hours / Mon - Friday. 
• Hybrid role: Your base will be at Horsham West Sussex but you will predominantly be working from home. You will be required to travel nationally to our Animal centres or bases once or twice per month. 

We role model our values through our people culture and keep connected through regular/daily check-in's and team meetings, your colleagues are always on hand to support or chat. It's important to us that you feel part of our team from the get go! 

Do you have a passion for Apprenticeships and emerging talent? Do you want to work for a company that is invested in shaping the careers and development for Early Careers  and Apprenticeship programs? Are you ready to be part of our journey and make a difference? Then read on!

Here at RSPCA we know it's a cliche but no two days are the same, you will work closely with the Talent Acquisition team to provide crucial support in screening, coordination, and facilitating the early careers hiring process in an inclusive and diverse manner. Our early careers programmes include graduates, interns, and apprentices across the breadth of RSPCA - this could include anything from an Animal Care Assistant to Finance, IT or even Procurement.

You will partner closely with the wider People & Culture team on our People strategy supporting the development & implementation of the RSPCA Employer Brand, Employee Proposition, culture and values.

Please refer to the attached Job description for further insight and a deeper dive into the day-to-day of this opportunity!

Must haves:

• Thorough knowledge of theory and best practice in Apprenticeships, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Talent Management & Succession Planning practices. This is through delivery of these programmes in your organisation
• Experience in delivering Apprenticeship knowledge and guidance
• Stakeholder Management - Ability to manage diverse stakeholders and build networks quickly
• Experience in researching/gathering information & data and translating this into reports for quality metrics

Preferable:

• Experience managing relationships with bodies and training providers.
• Creative thinker and project-driven individual
• A confident presenter - happy to share your knowledge and present to a wide and varied audience

Do you have experience in Early Careers and/or Apprenticeships working in close collaboration with the Talent and Careers/Learning and Development team? If so we'd love to hear from you!

Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles will need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK - We are unable to sponsor visas at RSPCA

Due to high interest in some of our roles, we review applications as they are received. This can occasionally result in positions closing earlier than advertised. Therefore, we strongly recommend submitting applications early. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications after the posted closing date.

We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible

We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to achieving our core mission. For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.

Should you need any support with your application or interview process please contact resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk / 0300 123 0685.

Our mission is to ensure animals have a good life by rescuing and caring for those in need, by advocating on behalf of all animals and by inspiring everyone to treat them with compassion and respect