Organisational Development and EDI Apprentice
Organisational Development and EDI Apprentice
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Job Description
- East Suffolk Council Melton (IP12 1RT) or Lowestoft (NR33 OEQ) (depending on candidate preference)
- Year 1 16340 per annum; Year 2 22070 per annum (NLW)
- 37 hours per week
- 21month training contract
- Start date 15th September 2025
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to peoples lives delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We have an established and successful apprenticeship scheme which has seen over 80 of apprentices stay on beyond their apprenticeships to develop promising careers with the Council. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity where you can earn money as well as gaining experience and a recognised qualification then look no further!
A unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic apprentice to join East Suffolk Councils Human Resources and Communities teams as an Organisational Development Apprentice. This oneoff opportunity will give you the chance to work within our friendly teams working on all things learning and development wellbeing and equality diversity and inclusion.
Your role
Your duties will be varied and will involve providing administrative support to both the newly formed OD and Wellbeing team and the Communities team with a particular focus on the extensive work were doing on the equality diversity and inclusion agenda. This will include maintaining and monitoring our action plans ensuring they are kept up to date and aligned with ESCs objectives arranging and attending meetings and focus groups and supporting the administration of our annual training programmes. You will also get the opportunity to work on our digital learning platform and support the management of information on our intranet and website.
You will need:
You will be a first point of contact for the OD and Wellbeing team and a key contact for our work on Equality Diversity and Inclusion so you need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and IT skills and a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 9 (or equivalent). No previous administrative experience is required as full training will be provided.
Apprenticeship open evening!
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding two open evenings at our Melton and Lowestoft offices. This will give you the opportunity to find out more about East Suffolk Councils apprenticeship scheme learn more about each of our available opportunities direct from the placement managers and ask any questions you have. The open evenings are taking place on the following dates
Tuesday 13th May 2025 5.30pm 7.00pm at the East Suffolk House offices (Riduna Park Station Road Melton Woodbridge IP12 1RT)
Wednesday 21st May 2025 5.30pm 7.00pm at the Riverside Offices 4 Canning Road Lowestoft NR33 0EQ)
Please email to book your place at one of our open evenings.
Why work for us
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Counciltake a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.
Our apprentices have worked together to create a video to tell you a little bit about their experienceof being an apprentice at East Suffolk Council which we hope you find insightful.
Here are some of the main benefits:
- A fully funded and supported Level 3 apprenticeship qualification.
- Generous holiday entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Local government pension scheme
- The opportunity to meet and work alongside other apprentices in the organisation.
- Great training and development opportunities to add to your CV.
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones computers holiday and travel fashion and clothing health and beauty and many other products and services.
For an informal discussion regarding this post please email and we will arrange a suitable date/time.
If you think you could bring enthusiasm fresh ideas and a different perspective to East Suffolk Council we would like to hear from you!
Closing date: 11:30pm on 16 June 2025
Interview date: w/c 30 June or w/c 7 July 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
