Learning and Development Industrial Placement

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About Volvo Group & the Department

Volvo Group UK has over 300 apprentices working on Technical or Customer service apprentice Schemes. Our apprentices are from all age groups and a variety of backgrounds. We work with our partner organisation Stephenson College in Leicester who provide us with state of the art facilities and training.

Each of our apprentices is supported by a mentor in their business to help embed the learning into the workplace. This is a unique opportunity to work on the biggest heavy vehicle apprenticeship scheme in the country during a time of radical change.
Competence Development operates within the Retail Development department of Volvo Group UK and has a primary objective to define and develop the competence of employees from across the business.

In particular, the department contributes in the following way:

• Identification of core competencies within the business
• Provision of tools to support the business
• Provision of solutions to develop the business.

Learning and Development Industrial Placement

We have an exciting opportunity within our department to help implement one of the biggest changes to apprenticeships that the UK has ever undertaken. The successful candidate will be able to contribute to the team help implement a major change project. The role reports directly to the Quality and Standards Manager, where there is opportunity to be on the cutting edge of this major business change.

Responsibilities:

Working on various projects within the apprenticeship reform area you will get the opportunity to work between the frontline business, Volvo Group Competence Development team and our provider Stephenson College. You will provide a unique prospective on the implications of the reforms and help determine how we manage them within our business.

In essence, the key projects being:

• Undertake a comprehensive review & assessment of the potential impact of the reforms within a given business group.
• To formulate a response that matches business needs working with the Competence Development team and the governance bodies.
• Manage key stakeholders as part of the implementation project
• Monitor and report on progress of the implementation highlighting key challenges and possible solutions.

Other Duties:

In addition to the core project, this new role will also support the wider remit of the Competence Development team, with a range of tasks to support team deliverables & providing a broader marketing & communications experience for the successful applicant.

• General assistance to others within the Competence Development team.
• Any other duties as assigned

Competencies, skills and knowledge required:

• Knowledge of current changes to the Apprenticeship area would be useful but not essential
• Interest in managing business change essential
• Previous experience of working within a project desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work with uncertainty and emerging areas
• Ability to communicate with a wide group of stakeholders at different levels
• Able to work with Microsoft packages (training can be offered)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Sound analytical skills
• Driving licence, desirable but not essential

How to apply

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