Early Careers & Compliance Officer (Apprenticeships)

Due to growth at NG Bailey we have an exciting new opportunity for an ambitious Early Careers & Compliance Officer to join our excellent Learning and Development department and support in the management administration, co-ordination and promotion of our fantastic NG Bailey Apprenticeship Programme.

This newly created position is a full time permanent role offering hybrid flexible working, our Learning and development team primarily work from our Leeds head office and so some regular travel to the Leeds office will be required.

In this role you will:

• Lead on co-ordination of learner registration, progress monitoring, certification activity, and internal/external meetings.
• Attend training provider meetings, support the Apprenticeship Development Partners to minute the meetings and manage action logs to support overall performance management.
• Co-ordinate and support national / regional early career initiatives such as work experience, T-levels and further additional learning activities for Early Careers including Graduates.
• Monitor apprenticeship performance reporting including but not limited to attendance, satisfaction surveys and e-portfolio progress. With full responsibility for register reporting to internal stakeholders.
• Analyses and update management information systems and reports to support Early Careers and skill programmes.
• Accurately and effectively record and maintain the data held in the Apprentice SharePoint site, Digital Apprenticeship Service and HR management systems and, as appropriate, provide data to partner college/training providers. Work closely with the Apprenticeship and Data Compliance Partner and college/ training providers to ensure apprentice records are up to date.
• Responsible for document control and annual updates of Early Careers documents.
• Establish strong partnerships with colleges/training providers and build a reputation as a reliable point of contact. Provide appropriate information, advice and guidance to employees/managers enquiring about apprenticeship programmes which can support training and development opportunities. Ensure an excellent level of customer service.
• Support the Apprenticeship Development Partners in promoting the department and the service it offers to the business. Actively promote the programme externally attending engagement events and identifying opportunities to build the programme brand.
• Co-ordinate, support and attend key apprentice programme related events. Develop presentation skills to support delivery of internal and external events and management of attendees.

We are looking for:

• Applicants with ambition and drive to help develop and progress these excellent programmes and you will be able to shape the role as we grow further.
• Excellent internal customer managements skills and have prior experience coordinating apprenticeship programs and working with further education/training providers and building lasting working relationships.
• Strong understanding or exposure to compliance funding (ESFA), Ofsted Safeguarding, End Point Assessments (EPA) and have managed Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) would also be very beneficial.

We believe this role would be suited to administrators or coordinators involved in apprenticeship programmes or further education who are looking to progress their own careers and move in to a role where they can make their own mark on their work and develop with this growing department.

Benefits:

For this exciting new role we are offering a competitive salary up to 40,000 per annum plus excellent benefits package including company pension contributions up to 8%, private healthcare, 25 days annual leave plus volunteering and wellbeing days and access to our extensive company discounts scheme.