Level 5 HR Professional Apprentice Cogent Skills

The postholder will work alongside the People & Culture Director HR & Payroll Manager and internal key contacts to deliver HR management activities and support embedding the organisational People Strategy across the Cogent Skills Group. This will include recruitment activities, HR Employee Relations casework, HR associated projects, employee lifecycle tasks, payroll support, administering the HRMI system, policy development and associated L&D duties.

While you're making an impact, you'll also be working towards your CIPD level 5 People Professional qualification

Required;

• 5 GCSE's at grade A* - C (9-4) including English and Maths (or equivalent qualifications)

• Previous in experience in an HR role (e.g. Level 3 HR apprentice, HR assistant, HR administrator)
  Experience of note taking in formal meetings

• Experience of supporting recruitment processes and activities

Desired;

• Level 3 HR/CIPD qualification

• Experience of managing HR Management projects/activities and employee relations casework

Salary - £23,000 per annum

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 29 Days Holiday Allowance, plus your birthday off and 8 Bank Holidays. Option to buy 5 additional days

• Hybrid working with the requirement to be in the Warrington office 1-2 days per week

• Pension - Employer contribution 6%

• Company Summer away day

• Company Christmas party

• Company recognition and awards

• Perk box

• Optional private health care package

• Life Assurance

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Bonus scheme

• Aspire Values Award Scheme

• Annual Value Awards

• Long Service Awards

• Gym Discount

Location - Warrington, UK

Working Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm with 1 hour lunch break.

Duration - 23 months

Start Date -ASAP

Interview Date -February 2025

Closing Date for Applications - 23rd January 2026

To Apply
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Next Steps

Successful candidates will be progressed to a one way video interview, invites will be sent via email.

The video interview will be reviewed by the Hiring Manager

The postholder will work alongside the People & Culture Director HR & Payroll Manager and internal key contacts to deliver HR management activities and support embedding the organisational People Strategy across the Cogent Skills Group. This will include recruitment activities, HR Employee Relations casework, HR associated projects, employee lifecycle tasks, payroll support, administering the HRMI system, policy development and associated L&D duties.

While you're making an impact, you'll also be working towards your CIPD level 5 People Professional qualification

• Monitoring and responding to first level queries though the HR inbox

• Coordinating the recruitment process e.g. posting jobs, communicating with candidates, sending out letters and other administrative activities.

• Setting up and managing onboarding activities including supporting the delivery of inductions to all new new employees

• Assisting HR & Payroll manager with the processing of payroll

• Managing internal training activities: including booking trainers, candidate registration, facilitating & coordinating training invitations, distribution of pre-workbooks/training resources, booking rooms and organising catering requests

• Maintaining complete and accurate employee data and records on SageHR

• Supporting HR meetings, including note taking

• Understanding HR systems, policies, and processes and supporting overall HR activities

• Supporting the delivery of key/new HR processes

• Analysing engagement results and assisting in supporting action plans to enhance team engagement

• Supporting key people projects and activities

• Analysing and reporting on people data, including exit interviews

• Delivering generalist and specialist HR services to the core business

• Playing an integral part in business decision making

• Coordinating reward activities on Perkbox

Qualification to be delivered: The Level 5 apprenticeship is aligned to the CIPD Level 5 Diploma in People Management

Apprenticeship Standard:Level 5 HR People Professional

Training Provider:TBC

Delivery model:TBC

Upon successful completion for the apprenticeship, there is potential to move to a permanent position within the HR Team.

Please be advised, the successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check. .

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