You will play a critical role in shaping our future talent pipeline across London South Bank University, South Bank Colleges and South Bank Academies. This is a rare opportunity to join a programme at the beginning of its journey and help build something with genuine long-term impact.

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivering LSBU Group's Early Careers strategy and helping shape the future direction of the programme.
• Identifying opportunities for graduates, apprentices and interns across the Group.
• Designing and delivering attraction campaigns that position LSBU Group as an employer of choice for emerging talent.
• Managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns, including sourcing, assessment and selection activity.
• Developing innovative and inclusive assessment approaches focused on potential, aptitude and future capability.
• Coordinating onboarding, induction, mentoring, buddying and cohort activities.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders to understand workforce requirements and future skills needs.
• Supporting succession planning and talent pipeline development.
• Managing programme performance, reporting and continuous improvement activity.
• Helping to maximise the value of apprenticeship levy investment and future talent programmes.

Essential

What You Will Bring

Early Careers experience is an essential requirement for this role.

To be successful, you will have:

• Experience of managing Early Careers recruitment programmes, including graduate, apprentice, intern or emerging talent initiatives.
• Experience of delivering end-to-end recruitment campaigns within an in-house environment.
• Experience of talent attraction, assessment, selection, onboarding and candidate management.
• The ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across a complex organisation.
• Experience of using innovative recruitment approaches, technology and assessment methods.
• A customer-focused mindset and a passion for creating exceptional candidate experiences.
• Strong project management, planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A genuine passion for social mobility, talent development and creating opportunities for others.

Why This Role Is Different

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Help build a flagship Early Careers programme from the ground up.
• Influence how future talent is attracted, assessed and developed.
• Work directly with senior leaders across LSBU Group.
• Create opportunities for graduates and apprentices to succeed.
• Help shape workforce transformation and future capability.
• Deliver meaningful social impact through employment and education.

If you are currently working in graduate recruitment, apprentice recruitment, emerging talent, Early Careers or campus recruitment and are looking for an opportunity to make a broader strategic impact, we would love to hear from you.

As one of London's leading higher education institutions, LSBU Group offers a highly competitive benefits package including generous annual leave, pension provision, professional development opportunities, flexible and hybrid working, and a commitment to supporting continuous learning and career development. Benefits of working with us

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process that is accessible to all applicants. The diversity of our staff and students is one of our greatest strengths, and we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds.

If you are passionate about Early Careers, talent development and building the workforce of the future, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.