Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Graduates)

BAE Systems; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Graduates)

Location: Preston/Barrow in Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary:£44,796

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver the Graduate Personal Effectiveness Programme to Graduates across our UK Business Units using a blended learning approach through a combination of Online and Classroom based methodologies
• Deliver outstanding teaching, learning and assessment practices that engage and inspire learners to fulfil their individual potential and develop skills, knowledge and behaviours to successfully progress within the business
• Delivery to group sizes that could vary with travel across the UK with overnight stays
• Contribute to the development of the PE Programme as required, supporting reviews and sharing recommendations. Review and reflect on feedback making changes to continuous improvement
• Take responsibility to manage and undertake graduate coaching sessions aligned to a Coaching Framework. Coaching graduates to reach their potential providing key support, mentoring, challenge and motivation throughout all aspects of their learning journey
• Take professional pride in the role and embrace continuous professional development opportunities in support of delivering innovative and impactful teaching, learning and assessment
• Supporting additional projects associated with the training activities as required

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent
• Coaching experience gained within a corporate L&D environment
• Experienced professional in Personal Effectiveness training and Graduate coaching

Desirable:

• Training & Development qualifications NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Early Careers Team:

Are you ready to make a real impact and shape the future of our UK Graduate Programme? You’ll work alongside a team of skilled coaches, work closely with senior stakeholders across the UK, and have the chance to travel nationwide. This role offers fantastic career development opportunities and the chance to collaborate with members from our Centres of Excellence. Join us and help develop the next generation of graduates.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Security and Vetting:

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:27th March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.