Job Description

Job Title: Early Careers & Skills Development Practitioner (Funding)

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements \xe2\x80\x93 please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: \xc2\xa341,868+ Depending on skills and experience

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll be doing:

• Being responsible for the effective management and submission of data in line with internal/external regularly requirements across the UK (England, Scotland and Wales)
• Leading and contributing into internal/external quality assurance activities
• Being responsible for managing aspects of centralised service delivery across our UK operating model, working in close partnership with local Early Careers teams and business stakeholders.
• Providing centralised expertise and service support within the Early Careers and Skills Funding Capability team in line with company objectives and business need
• Leading on the deployment of specialist process and practice across the Early Careers UK operating model
• Ensuring service delivery is aligned to business needs and deployed using agile and efficient processes

Your Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Proven experience of working within a similar role, handling data and compliance within the Apprenticeship or equivalent education sector
• Experience working with Management Information systems (MIS) to manage data
• Strong skills and experience of using MIS and reporting systems
• Knowledge of EFSA funding rules

Benefits:

You\xe2\x80\x99ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts \xe2\x80\x93 you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Team:

You will be joining the Apprenticeship Capability Team within Early Careers, working alongside experienced funding and compliance specialists who operate across a variety of funding streams to support our UK Apprenticeship compliance.

This is an exciting opportunity for ambitious candidates who can bring a breadth of knowledge and experience to support the growth of our Apprenticeship provision.

Why BAE Systems:

This is a place where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to make a real difference. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.\xe2\x80\x9d

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 15th February 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

#LI-NW1

BAE Systems