Recruitment and Internal Communications Apprentice

Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to the pending 2026/2027 national pay award. The final salary will be adjusted accordingly once this has been agreed.

In this role, you will support recruitment and internal communications activity across the organisation. You will be involved in promoting job opportunities, maintaining digital content and supporting managers, employees and applicants. This role will give you exposure to a wide range of tasks and provide a strong foundation for a future career in HR, recruitment or communications.

What you'll be doing

• Uploading and managing job adverts on the careers website
• Creating and updating news articles and content on the staff intranet
• Responding to routine enquiries from employees, managers and job applicants
• Attending recruitment events and careers fairs
• Checking and proofreading content to ensure accuracy and attention to detail
• Learning how to handle information securely and maintain confidentiality

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us. We believe work‑life balance is very important.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working: subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi‑time: hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.
• Human Resources Advice and Administration (Contracts, Absence, Appraisals, Contracts, Disciplinaries, Grievance, Job evaluation, Managing change, Recruitment and onboarding)
• Health, Safety and Wellbeing (Advice, Compliance, Risk assessments)
• Learning and Development (E‑learning, Events, Qualifications panel, Training)
• Engagement and Wellbeing (Ceri+, Internal Communications, Recruitment Marketing)
• Pay and Benefits (Payroll, Pensions, Timesheets)
• Systems (Ceri System and Development, Data and Reporting)
• Flexible working
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution
• Enhanced family benefits
• Lifestyle savings scheme
• Employee health and wellbeing packages
• Cycle to work scheme

What you’ll gain

• A Level 2 Business Administration Apprenticeship qualification
• Practical experience in recruitment, HR and internal communications
• Support and mentoring from an experienced team
• The opportunity to contribute to real projects that support employees across the organisation

Qualifications

• Enjoys using computers and is confident working with digital tools and systems
• Has good attention to detail and takes pride in accurate work
• Has good communication skills and is comfortable asking questions and learning
• Is organised and able to manage a range of tasks
• Is interested in office‑based work, recruitment, HR or communications
• Works well as part of a team
• Is keen to learn, develop and build new skills as part of an apprenticeship
• Not eligible if already hold a degree or a qualification in Business Administration at this level or above