Early Careers Manager

Job Title: Early Careers Advisor (Maternity Cover)  

Location: London West End (with national travel) 

Department:  People Team – Overbury and Morgan Lovell 

Contract:  Fixed Term Maternity Cover (October Start)  

About the Role  

Overbury and Morgan Lovell are seeking an enthusiastic and organised Early Careers Advisor to lead the delivery of our early career’s programmes during a period of maternity cover.  

This role is responsible for attracting, recruiting, onboarding, and supporting apprentices, graduates, interns and work experience students across the business. Working closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues, training providers and external partners, you will ensure our early careers programmes deliver an excellent candidate and employee experience while supporting the future talent pipeline of the business.  

The successful candidate will bring experience in recruitment and HR administration, alongside a good understanding of apprenticeships, levy funding and compliance requirements. Strong communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills are essential.  

Key Responsibilities  

Early Careers Recruitment  

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for apprentices, graduates, placement students and work experience opportunities.  
• Create and manage job adverts across relevant recruitment channels.  
• Screen applications, conduct initial interviews and coordinate interviews with hiring managers.  
• Build talent pipelines and maintain relationships with schools, colleges, universities and external partners.  
• Represent Overbury and Morgan Lovell at careers fairs, networking events and recruitment initiatives.  
• Promote the business as an employer of choice for emerging talent.  

Apprenticeship Programme Management  

• Coordinate apprenticeship recruitment, onboarding and programme administration.  
• Maintain working relationships with training providers and assessment organisations.  
• Monitor apprentice progress and provide support throughout their learning journey.  
• Ensure apprenticeship records, documentation and reporting remain accurate and compliant.  
• Support the management of apprenticeship levy funding and associated administrative requirements.  
• Maintain a general understanding of apprenticeship standards, government funding rules and compliance expectations.  

Onboarding & Employee Experience  

• Support the onboarding process for all early career’s hires.  
• Coordinate induction activities and ensure new starters have a positive experience.  
• Act as a key point of contact for early careers employees, managers and training providers.  
• Support managers in developing and retaining early careers talent.  
• Gather feedback and recommend improvements to programmes and processes.  

Stakeholder Engagement  

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers across the business.  
• Provide guidance and support on recruitment and early careers best practice.  
• Collaborate with HR colleagues to ensure seamless people processes.  
• Work with marketing and communications teams to promote early careers initiatives internally and externally.  

Administration & Reporting  

• Maintain accurate recruitment, apprenticeship and employee records.  
• Track key metrics including recruitment activity, retention and programme performance.  
• Produce reports for stakeholders as required.  
• Manage programme administration efficiently and ensure deadlines are met.  
• Support annual planning and budgeting activities relating to early careers programmes.  

What You'll Need  

Experience  

• Experience managing recruitment processes from attraction through to onboarding.  
• Experience working in an HR, People or Talent function.  
• Experience coordinating onboarding activities and employee administration.  
• Experience supporting apprenticeships or early careers programmes is desirable.  
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities.  

Knowledge  

• General understanding of apprenticeship programmes and government levy funding.  
• Awareness of apprenticeship compliance and reporting requirements.  
• Understanding of recruitment best practices and candidate experience.  
• Knowledge of HR processes and employee lifecycle activities.  
• Knowledge of safeguarding and wellbeing considerations for younger employees and apprentices.  
• CIPD qualification (or studying towards).  

Skills  

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.  
• Ability to build trusted relationships with managers, candidates and external partners.  
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information.  
• Confident using Microsoft Office and HR/recruitment systems.  
• Ability to analyse information and present clear reports and recommendations.  

Personal Attributes  

• Passionate about supporting people to develop their careers.  
• Proactive, adaptable and solutions focused.  
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.  
• Collaborative and approachable.  
• Able to work independently while managing multiple priorities.  
• Committed to delivering an outstanding candidate and employee experience.  

Why Join Us?  

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting the next generation of talent at Overbury and Morgan Lovell. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, helping to develop and deliver impactful early careers programmes that contribute directly to our future success. 

Equal Opportunities  

Overbury and Morgan Lovell operate an Equal Opportunities Policy and are committed to building an organisation that actively promotes a culture free from discrimination. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.