Early Careers Associate

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Job Title: Early Careers Associate

Location: Warwick / Hybrid

Contract Type: 6 months

About the Role

We're looking for a highly organised and proactive Early Careers Associate to support the successful delivery of apprenticeship and early careers programmes. This role is responsible for coordinating the end-to-end learner journey, supporting recruitment and attraction activities, and delivering engaging programme events. Working closely with internal stakeholders, training providers and early career talent, you'll help create a positive and seamless experience from recruitment through to programme completion. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys programme coordination, relationship management and delivering high-quality administrative support while helping to develop the next generation of talent.

Key Responsibilities

Apprenticeship Programme Coordination

• Coordinate the end-to-end apprentice journey from onboarding through to programme completion.
• Schedule and coordinate learner reviews, development activities, workshops and programme events.
• Maintain accurate learner records and programme documentation.
• Monitor apprentice progress, attendance, programme milestones and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate review meetings and communications with training providers and internal stakeholders.
• Support placement planning, rotations and transition activities.
• Coordinate programme communications and engagement initiatives.

Early Careers Events

• Support onboarding and induction activities for all early careers cohorts.
• Coordinate and deliver administrative support for the annual programme of events, including development days, team-building activities, networking events and celebration events.
• Manage event logistics, communications and attendee coordination.

Early Careers Recruitment & Attraction

• Coordinate attraction activities including careers fairs, campus events and virtual recruitment campaigns.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for assessment centres and recruitment events.
• Maintain recruitment trackers, reports and candidate records.
• Support employer branding and attraction initiatives.
• Manage candidate communications throughout the recruitment process.
• Coordinate onboarding activities for successful candidates.

About You

You'll ideally have:

• Experience coordinating programmes, projects, recruitment campaigns or events.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Experience maintaining accurate records and tracking programme activity.
• Confidence coordinating multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and a passion for supporting early careers and talent development.

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