HR Apprentice

Location: antrim

Role

Title:

People & Place HR Apprentice
Reports to: Head of People & Place
Location: Castlereagh House, Manse Road, Belfast

Hours: Full-time apprenticeship arrangement, with four days per week working at SONI (hybrid working with flexible start and finish times) and one day per week dedicated study.

About the Apprenticeship
Start your HR career while earning a recognised qualification. This apprenticeship offers a supportive and practical way to learn about People & Place, gain real workplace experience, and build your confidence while contributing to meaningful work at SONI.
You will support the People & Place team across areas such as recruitment, onboarding, learning and development, employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion, HR systems, and team administration. You will not be expected to know everything from day one. We will support you to learn through practical experience, mentoring, feedback, and part-time study.
In simple terms, HR is about helping people have a positive experience at work and making sure colleagues are supported, treated fairly, and able to do their best.
This could be a great opportunity if you enjoy working with people, helping others, organising information, solving problems, communicating clearly, and being part of a team. You do not need to have your whole career planned out. If you are curious about people, workplaces, and how organisations support their employees, this apprenticeship will help you learn, build confidence, and explore whether HR is the right path for you.
How the Apprenticeship Works
This role combines paid work at SONI with part-time study towards a recognised BSc Hons Human Resource Management degree. You will normally attend Ulster University one day per week, currently on Fridays, and the rest of your learning will happen through practical experience, mentoring, and support in the workplace.
There are no tuition fees. You will earn while you learn, gain practical experience from the start of your career, and develop skills that are useful across HR, business, communication, teamwork, and people-focused roles.
What Youll Be Doing
Recruitment & Onboarding Support

• Support recruitment activity by helping prepare role information, coordinate interviews, communicate with candidates, and maintain recruitment records.
• Assist with graduate, intern, and early career recruitment campaigns, including career events and candidate communications.
• Help with pre-employment checks, new starter arrangements, and onboarding administration to support a positive candidate and employee experience.
• Support fair employment monitoring by helping collect, record and submit equality information accurately and confidentially, with guidance from the People & Place team.
• Learn how recruitment and onboarding processes are managed fairly, consistently, and in line with SONI procedures.
• Learning & Development Administration
• Assist with the coordination of learning and development activity, including maintaining training records, booking arrangements, and preparing materials.
• Help track attendance, feedback, and follow-up actions from learning activities.
• Contribute to the administration of early career related meetings, reviews, and development planning, with support from the People & Place team.

Learning & Development Administration

• Assist with the coordination of learning and development activity, including maintaining training records, booking arrangements, and preparing materials.
• Help track attendance, feedback, and follow-up actions from learning activities.
• Contribute to the administration of early career related meetings, reviews, and development planning, with support from the People & Place team.

Employee Engagement, Wellbeing & Inclusion

• Support employee engagement activities such as surveys, internal communications, team events, and follow-up actions.
• Assist with wellbeing campaigns and initiatives that encourage colleagues to look after their health and wellbeing.
• Contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion activity, including employee network support, awareness campaigns, and event coordination.
• Help prepare clear, inclusive, and accessible communications for colleagues across the…