Global Sustainability Apprentice - Macclesfield, United Kingdom - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

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Macclesfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We're deeply committed to our strategy of being a great place to work. For us, that includes fostering an environment where everyone can be among inclusive, supportive individuals with curious minds.

A company that genuinely follows the science and values individuals at all levels, you'll be backed and encouraged to speak up, ask questions, and share ideas to push the boundaries of science and continuously learn and explore.

Make the start of your journey a life changing one:

As part of our Early Talent Programme, you'll be involved in projects and learning opportunities that have real impact from day one.

Being part of our journey and helping us to provide life changing medicine to patients all over the world and transform lives for the better.

Making important contributions and embracing our values to deliver on our purpose. Because regardless of role or level, we all have an important part to play in making a positive difference.

In this role, you will work in the Global Sustainability function alongside approximately 250 colleagues who develop and deliver AstraZeneca's sustainability strategy.

The strategy covers three areas - Access to Healthcare, Environmental Protection and Ethics & Transparency.

The function is based in several locations all around with world with hubs in USA, UK, Sweden, Poland and China.

In this role you will take ownership leading projects and conducting day to day tasks to help AstraZeneca deliver upon its sustainability goals

Examples include:

Working with leaders across the business to help them reduce the environmental impact of their activities
Working with the Procurement function to continuously improve the sustainability of our external supplier base
Generating data and information to be used to help business units prioritise their sustainability improvements
Helping create content for communications and training

AstraZeneca will sponsor you through your
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner at
LDN Apprenticeships.
The apprenticeship combines working, earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time learning (on average 1 day/week).

This will give you the opportunity to gain a Level 4 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CR&S) Practitioner qualification, just as you would if you went to college full-time, with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills and the excitement of helping to develop new medicines whilst taking your first steps towards an exciting career.

We truly value Early Talent
- their thoughts, ideas and contributions. So throughout the programme, you'll be encouraged and inspired to speak up, have a voice and make an impact.

Skills and Capabilities:

We would be looking for the following attributes from our successful applicants:

Individuals who have an interest in and passion for sustainability
Enthusiastic individuals who are keen to learn and with a genuine curiosity
Able to act independently but also to work and contribute in a team environment
Good organisational skills with an excellent attention to detail
The ability to work on multiple tasks and understanding how to prioritise
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
A proactive approach to problem solving

Entry Requirements:

Five GCSEs (or equivalent) grades 9 to 4 including Maths and English

To have achieved or predicted to achieve a minimum of 1 A level or equivalent at Grade C

Benefits, open and close dates:

Opening date of advert
:16th January 2023
Closing date of advert
:17th February 2023

This is a 2 -year fixed term contract opportunity based at
Macclesfield with a starting base salary of
£21, % benefits fund + bonus.

Start date for the apprenticeship programme is **4th September 2023