Summary
Our client is looking for a Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Apprentice to join their team in Birmingham! You'll be driving the firm's Corporate Responsibility and working with internal and external stakeholders to help promote responsible business.
Wage
£22,000 a year
Training course
Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
37 hours a week
Start date
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Duration
1 year 8 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Build internal relationships within the People Directorate and the wider business to foster buy-in to existing and future Responsible
* Business strategies and initiatives, acting as an ambassador for Responsible Business to create long-term, integrated change to firm policies and processes.
* Provide guidance and administrative support to the firm’s employee-led networks.
* Coordinate the firm’s Corporate Responsibility and Social Mobility Champion networks. the Community Investment Programme Committees and office charity partnerships (including charitable activity and volunteering opportunities).
* Collect and input data from across the business in order to contribute to client, media and mandatory reporting requirements and ranking/accreditations e.g. Gender Pay Gap, Ecovadis and Social Mobility Employer Index.
* Contribute to regular communications to promote initiatives and update colleagues across the business on Responsible Business best practice through internal and external communication channels such as internal newsletters or social media posts.
* Maintain Responsible Business content on the external website and intranet.
* Co-ordinate the Responsible Business calendar and inbox.
* Help organise Responsible Business events that engage internal and external stakeholders by owning the administrative and logistical aspects.
* Help to ensure that all colleagues, where appropriate, are trained on the practical application and integration of Responsible Business to their daily duties.
Where you’ll work
Shoosmiths
103 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 3AG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
Your training course
Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
* Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
* Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
* Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
* Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
* Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
* Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
* Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
* Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
* Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
* Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
* Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
* Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
* Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
* Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
* Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
* Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
* Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
* Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
* Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
* Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
* Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
* Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
* Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
* Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
* Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
* Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
* Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
* Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
* Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
* Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
* Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
* Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
* Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
* Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
* Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
* Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
* Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
* Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
* Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
* Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
* Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
* Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
* Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
Your training plan
To meet the requirements of the Level 4 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner apprenticeship programme you will need to spend 6 hours a week of your time undertaking off-the-job learning, which will include:
* Formal training, including online learning and internal learning events
* 1-2-1s with your coach and line manager
* Observing and shadowing colleagues
* Writing up learning reflections for your portfolio
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
* Maths (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Administrative skills
* Team working
* Initiative