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Software License Apprentice - Cirencester, United Kingdom - St. James's Place

St. James's Place

Verified Company

Cirencester, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Who We Are
People have always been at the heart of St.

James's Place, we value long-term relationships, and we are a home for people who care about the future - financially, environmentally and socially.

These core values have enabled us to become a leading FTSE 100 Wealth Management company.

Our Apprenticeship Programme is a fantastic alternative to university and a unique opportunity to complete a funded and supported qualification whilst you work within one of our divisions, gaining both valuable work experience and ongoing training as well as immersing yourself in our inclusive and collaborative culture.

This structured development path is delivered alongside support from your line manager and the wider business.

You will be an apprentice with us for one year and then you will be in a position to take a role within your chosen division.

Location:
Cirencester

Salary:
£20830

NB:

Assessment centres for this vacancy will be run on 8 March 2024
so please ensure you are provisionally available to attend.

You will study towards your Level 3 Procurement and Supply Assistant qualification. After the apprenticeship you will roll off the programme into the team, taking on more responsibility. You may be able to continue your study into the specific Software Asset Management qualifications.

The Software Asset Management team is responsible for looking after and maintaining all software that is used by our Technology division, as well as a number of products in other divisions such as Finance.

The team are responsible for the licensing of this software, ensuring we are compliant to all terms and conditions of its use.

This is crucial to businesses as failure to do so may cost the business a large amount of money in fines.

Within this, the team also looks at the parameters of the licenses, ensuring they are correct models, enterprise orientated, the risks, data usage and how it is hosted.

An example of this would be Microsoft.

The team also looks at provisioning requests (requests for access to software or purchase of new software) received by the business and works with external contractors to deliver these where appropriate.

The team use a number of automated processes to deliver their services to the business. You will be working with these, as well as manually working on other processes.

Other responsibilities may include:

Gain understanding of SJP and its software landscape, business ownership and organizational structure.
Work with Software Procurement team to follow up on purchase orders and quotes raised.
Working with the team to achieving a high quality of service to all customers.
Build and develop working relationship with teams in Technology Operations.

Who we're looking for:

If you are interested in the Software Licence Apprentice role, you will need to hold a minimum of level 4 in English Language and Mathematics.

You should have an interest in learning about different software products and be eager to learn.

Other skills required to be successful:

Great teamwork.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft and Windows products.
Strong listening ability, to be able to understand technical requirements of access to SJP systems and to deliver on this.

Flexible Working
We understand that employees work best in different ways, at different times and in different environments.

We value all of our employees and appreciate that everyone is unique, and at one of many stages within their career.

Recognising this, we have introduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-time work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexibility on hours.

Our people are encouraged to work in a flexible way that suits their lifestyle where it can be accommodated, so please ask the question and start a conversation

Why work for us?

Our Rewards
In addition to an attractive salary and eligibility to participate in the discretionary annual bonus opportunities, you will also receive an excellent benefits package including:

Non-Contributory Pension
10% (increasing with length of service) with further pension matching
Significant protection benefits with real value, such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness.
Outstanding terms and conditions including 6 months paid parental leave.
Private Medical and Dental Insurance
28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on fulltime equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
Discretionary bonus scheme dependent on company and personal performance, varied by level
Not applicable to fixed term contracts (standard uplift applies in lieu of the protection benefits)

Our Culture

Our culture is the glue that binds us together - It's one of our biggest assets and one of the biggest reasons for our success.

It's underpinned by core values of doing the right thing, being the best version of ourselves and investing in long ter