Overview

As the Early Careers or, Emerging Talent Partner, you will play a crucial role in nurturing and developing emerging talent for various departments across the Financial Ombudsman Service, ensuring a strong pipeline of future professionals and leaders for the organisation.You will be responsible for managing and expanding our apprenticeship provision, championing early career opportunities, and overseeing the development and implementation of our graduate programs and other emerging talent initiatives.Combining strategic and operational planning and delivery, business partnering, supplier management and external engagement delivered through a highly collaborative approach, you will ensure our Talent and their support networks have excellent experiences on the programs.Key Responsibilities

Setting up, leading, and managing the organisation’s apprenticeship programWorking closely with our Procurement team to bring on board and manage the right external providers that offer the best quality service and value for moneyActing as the main point of contact, collaborating, and managing external providers to deliver high-quality apprenticeship training.Promoting apprenticeship opportunities within the organisation, ensuring maximum engagement and uptakeStaying up to date with ESFA and funding guidelines, and doing portal submissionsDesigning and implementing graduate programs and other early careers initiativesWorking with your Talent Acquisition and Learning and Development colleagues to develop strategies to attract, recruit and retain emerging talentBuilding and maintaining relationships with educational institutions, training providers, and industry bodiesWorking closely with internal stakeholders and HR colleagues to identify emerging talent needs and opportunitiesOverseeing, managing, and monitoring the apprenticeship levy budget, ensuring effective use of fundsMonitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the programs, making proactive improvements as necessaryChampioning the development of early career talent within the organisationProviding support and guidance to apprentices and graduates, fostering a culture of continuous learning and developmentSupporting stakeholders with information, advice and guidance where appropriate.Reviewing, mapping and recording with stakeholders the mandatory 20% off the job training for each apprenticeMinimum Criteria

Must have experience of establishing and managing Early Careers and Apprenticeships functions.Proven experience of managing a large apprenticeship Levy pot and budget control (circa £500kpa).Proven experience in designing and managing successful apprenticeship programs and similar early career initiatives.Strong knowledge of tendering processes and managing external providers and institutionsMust be up to date with the ESFA guidance, good understanding funding rules and .gov portal submissions.Experience of working between Talent Acquisition and Learning and Development to maximise the use of levy potKnowledge of accrediting internal programmesDesirable Criteria

Strong organisational and project management skillsPassionate about developing emerging talent and fostering a culture of growth and learningStrong Stakeholder Management experienceExperience setting up and running inhouse programmes as an employer providerUnderstanding of safeguarding around apprenticesUnderstanding of Ofsted rules around apprenticeship provisionsEAT L2 or equivalent qualificationUnderstanding of standards that can be used in a highly matrixed organisation.Understanding of the trailblazing process.Understanding of the T-Level provisionExperience of working between Talent Acquisition and Learning and Development to maximise the use of levy potCore Skills

Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementOther Skills

Stakeholder Management

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