Early Careers and Future Skills Manager

Job Description

Circa £75,000 per annum Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent Location: Huntingdon, Home working and travel across the region Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role offers you the flexibility to work from home, from an Anglian Water office and travel across the region would be required. Your based location would be Lancaster House in HuntingdonBuild the water industry of the future Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and innovative team Look no further! Anglian Water is on the lookout for a talented individual who is passionate about Early Careers and Future skills and eager to contribute theirskills and expertise to our growing organisation.We have a brand new opportunity for an Early Careers and Future Skills Manager to join us and play a pivotal role in ensuring Anglian Waters sustained success by building and maintaining a dynamic skills and talent stream, capable of providing successionin technical, managerial, and leadership expertise in an industry that is currently facing some negative public perceptions yet which has huge positive potential to shape our environmental future.What youll be doing: - Working with the Recruitment and Workforce planning team, the Early Careers and Future Skills Manager will devise and implement a comprehensive early careers recruitment strategy, targeting graduates, apprentices, interns, and hidden workers in collaborationwith universities, colleges, schools, and relevant stakeholders.- Lead and manage a team dedicated to early talent acquisition, learning and development, fostering a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and growth across our organisation.- Collaborate with the People Development Team to design and execute training programmes that equip early career talent with technical skills, the people and project management and leadership capabilities required to equip Anglian Water to realise its visionand purpose. They will have and a strong understanding of the companys values and of the behaviours and daily habits that need to be demonstrated across our business to embed. They will monitor the delivery of these values at all stages in our Early Careersand skills programmes and work across Anglian Water to continuously raise standards and ensure the values and behaviours are lived.- Build and maintain relationships with external partners, including government bodies, industry associations, and educational institutions, to leverage opportunities such as the Apprentice Levy and secure funding for talent and skills initiatives.- Develop metrics and reporting mechanisms to track the success of these programs, making data-driven decisions to continuously improve outcomes.- Partner and collaborate with educational institutions, industry organisations, governmental bodies to forge partnerships that drive our talent acquisition and development strategy and approach.As a valued employee youll be entitled to: - Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%- Personal private health care- Annual bonus scheme- 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion- Life Cover at 8x your salary- Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary- Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle- Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme- Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parksWhat does it take to be successful - Proven experience in early careers recruitment, talent acquisition, and/or talent development, ideally within technical industries.- Familiarity with educational and apprenticeship programmes, funding mechanisms (including the Apprentice Levy), and education-industry partnerships.- Proven influencer and networker who can increase our impact and visibility as an employer of choice and pace setter in Early Careers provision.- Exceptional leadership abilities with a track record of leading and developing teams.- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.- Innovative mindset, capable of designing and implementing novel talent and delivery strategies.- Strategic thinker with the ability to align talent initiatives with the companys long-term vision.Inclusion at Anglian Water: Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means well consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disabilitystatus or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and were committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.Closing date: 29/09/2023 #loveeverydrop