Early Careers Manager

Early Careers Manager

Salary negotiable depending on experience, up to £49,000 + Company Car Scheme

6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Home based remote role, with travel to our sites as required

Unlock your potential as an Early Careers Manager, where your dedication to nurturing talent actively shapes our vibrant and inclusive workplace community.

We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual to join our Talent & Development Team, to manage our early careers and foster growth opportunities for our emerging talent.

Within this role you’ll lead the way as our Early Careers Manager and ensure that Inchcape stands out as an employer of choice in the student marketplace. You’ll craft attraction strategies and campaigns to captivate the next generation.

But that’s just the beginning. Once they join us, you’ll play a crucial in their journey. From induction to progress support and development check-in’s, you’ll be the steady support our early careers population relies on.

What we can offer you;

• 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays
• Retail discounts that save you money every day
• Gym discounts, cash healthcare plans, and a cycle-to-work scheme
• Car discounts for new and used purchases and servicing
• Flexible pension scheme and Sharesave scheme to grow your savings
• Family-friendly policies that help you spend more time with the people that matter
• A wellbeing programme to support you and your family
• An employee recognition scheme to recognise outstanding work
• A community volunteering day

What you’ll do day to day;

• Acquisition - partner with our Talent Acquisition Team to recruit our annual intake of apprentices
• Development - collaborate with our Management population to ensure that we’re giving the best development opportunity for our colleagues
• Portfolio expansion - review our early careers portfolio and ensure that programmes are being launched in line with our business objectives and priorities
• Levy management - identify opportunities to maximise our levy and produce proposals for wider business consideration
• Support - you’ll be a consistent support figure for all of our early careers colleagues, being present and active in their programme journey
• Outreach - design strategies and initiatives to embed Inchcape within the educational landscape

(Please note that the duties listed above are not exhaustive and the role will include additional responsibilities)

Helpful Skills & Qualifications;

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here - if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

• Demonstrated success in managing early careers programs, such as internships, graduate programs, and apprenticeships
• Experience in onboarding new colleagues and ability to facilitate the smooth integration of new hires into the organisation
• Ability to design and implement innovative early careers programs and initiatives
• Proficiency in coaching, developing and providing guidance to colleagues
• Naturally curious and thrive on questioning the way we do things here, driving innovation and continuous improvement in our processes and practices
• Ability to use your initiative to drive projects and work progress forward
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to confidently interact with people of all levels, via multiple communication channels
• Full driving licence

Who we are;

Inchcape is a global automotive group that sells, services, and repairs the world’s best-known car brands, from Audi, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Lexus to BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Mercedes-Benz.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - you just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

That’s why we believe Inchcape is for everyone!