Graduate Management Trainee - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Position Details

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

The starting salary for this role will be £31,396 per year

Grade: 6

Full Time, Fixed Term contract for 24 months

Closing date: 28th January 2024

Role Summary
The University of Birmingham is one of the largest employers in the West Midlands.

A comprehensive research-intensive institution, which is home to a diverse community of 38,000 students from 150 countries, we are ranked in the top 100 universities globally, and with an ambitious strategy hope to become a global top 50 institution by 2030.

We are also home to over 8,000 members of staff working across a huge variety of roles, running an organisation of this size and complexity offers a challenge to rival that of any major business or public sector body.

Committed to attracting the best and brightest employees, our Graduate Management Training Scheme provides ambitious and high calibre graduates with an entry point to a dynamic and stimulating career in university management and leadership.

Our two-year programme includes a rotation of placements across different areas of the University's Professional Services, complemented by a tailored training and development package and mentoring from a university senior leader.

Trainees will learn the necessary skills to run a global university and will gain direct experience of a number of university services.

Working in Higher Education

Working in higher education brings with it a huge and exciting range of opportunities, allowing for career development that expands far beyond the traditional education and research functions of Higher Education Institutions.

With over 300,000 people working in more than 170 higher education institutions across the UK alone.

There are an incredible variety of jobs available, from academic to professional, administrative, and other roles which are all vital in maintaining the reputation and success of these institutions.

As the sector continues to transform, we face new and unprecedented challenges. At the University of Birmingham, we are ambitious in our aims and innovative in our approach to these challenges. We are constantly adapting and looking forward to the future, taking a collaborative approach to problems and pioneering solutions.

The success of the higher education institutions is underpinned by their professional service function. They are critical in facilitating academic and institutional success.

Colleagues working in Professional Services are highly motivated individuals who can operate across a variety of dynamic and challenging roles within their capacity.

The scheme
Trainees will undertake three 4-month placements in Professional Services, followed by a year-long placement.

Placement portfolios are structured to give exposure to a variety of roles and perspectives, both within central departments (such as student services, marketing, business engagement and human resources) and academic structures (the Colleges and Schools that are home to our academic departments).

Year One

Placement 1, Placement 2 and Placement 3

Year Two

Placement 4

Although responsibilities within each placement will vary, all will stretch and challenge to allow you to rapidly develop high-level skills.

In the first year, the shorter placements will give you a clear project and opportunities to showcase what you have achieved, with a strong developmental element.

In year two, the longer placement will enable you to build on the skills and knowledge you have already developed, allowing more substantial work to be undertaken alongside the regular cycle of business, and the chance to work with a department through a full academic year.

You will receive regular support from your placement supervisor and line manager but are expected to be proactive and take ownership of your projects.

The University anticipates appointing up to five Trainees for who will be treated as a cohort and receive specific developmental opportunities.

- "We are really lucky with the opportunities that we have. There are so many experiences across the University outside of our placements. We are encouraged to broaden our horizons - it's a really privileged position to be in"

Amanda, Former Graduate Trainee _

Person specification

Who we are looking for:

Our culture is based on our shared values , which we seek to embody throughout the organisation:

Ambitious

We are confident in the University of Birmingham and project this globally. We are focused on our goals, are clear about our strengths, and pursue our own direction. We are bold and take intelligent risks.
Innovative
We enjoy being the first to do things. Inspired by our Birmingham heritage, we are resourceful, creative, grounded, and practical, and seek to make a real and positive difference to the world around us.
Open
We welcome colleagues, collaborators, and students from across the world to work