Kickstart a career in management with a fully funded Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6). On this three-year programme, you’ll work with a group of like-minded change makers as you lead projects, support strategies and gain exposure that’ll set you up for success. If you’re driven to become a leader in business, we have opportunities across Commercial, Operations and Parcelforce Worldwide.
What you will be doing
As a Royal Mail Degree Apprentice, you will partner and collaborate with leaders across the business to manage projects, activities, or services to deliver long term organisational success. You will gain an understanding of how our business works, create solutions for sustainable business change and become a trusted future manager.
We have opportunities available in:
Commercial – London only vacancies available: The business end of things like sales and marketing and working on creating and keeping customers with Royal Mail.
Operations (inc. International) - Nationwide vacancies available, you will be asked to choose your preferred location on the next screen: The operational side of things including processing, delivery, and collections. The COO also covers the future development and transformation of the organisation and our international operations.
Parcelforce Worldwide – Glasgow, North West London, Central London and Coventry vacancies available, you will be asked to choose your preferred location on the next screen: Our parcel function and the collection and delivery system of parcels. We have 54 depots, from which we collect and deliver parcels to business and home addresses. The depots feed into our hubs where parcels are sorted and then dispatched around the country or head international.
National Distribution - Nationwide vacancies available, you will be asked to choose your preferred location on the next screen: National Distribution operate the Royal Mail distribution services over land, sea and air covering the UK and this includes a team who are responsible for the design and scheduling of these core and peak networks across the Royal Mail pipeline. They make sure the network is designed to get those Christmas presents delivered to you in time for the big day.
As part of your role, you will
- Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence.
- Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes.
- Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress.
- Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them.
- Manage budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports.
- Use customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships.
- Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth
- Communicate regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes.
What we’re looking for
You don’t need to be an expert before you join us, you need to be willing to learn and bring new ideas into the organization. We are looking for individuals who aspire to build a career within Royal Mail as a future manager. You will need to be resilient and determined, if you are driven and able to balance on the job learning with a fast-paced degree, bringing your learning into practice along the way then we want to hear from you.
You will need to be open and approachable to build trust with others. You will benefit from being part of a cohort of like-minded change makers and will need to be a team player to thrive as part of a large, supportive cohort.
You will need to be flexible to meet the needs of the organization and may be required to travel to other parts of the country.
Your apprenticeship
Our programme provides unique exposure and development opportunities to individuals who are at the start of their career to gain the skills, knowledge, and experience to kickstart a successful career in management. During the 3-year scheme, you will gain first-hand experience of leading projects, activities and operations and/or services whilst also being supported to complete a fully funded Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6).
You will gain first hand advice through guest speakers, mentors, and buddies on what makes a great professional manager and support to set yourself up for success.
Key modules will include:
- Management and Leadership Practice
- Using and Presenting Business Information
- Managing People and Teams
- Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- Managing Business Projects
- Strategic Management
- Research and development projects
Your benefits
- Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates. Dependant on eligibility.
- RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer. Dependant on eligibility.
- Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay. Dependant on eligibility.
- Access to our Feeling First Class service, providing both mental and physical wellbeing support
- Lifestyle benefits - You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax*.
- Financial support - information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans*
- Your peace of mind with - Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partner
- Free & discounted RMG products - free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts
- Free stamps at Christmas
*Available only to perm employees
Starting Salary: £22,500
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or higher (including Maths and English) and you will be required to achieve 3 A-Levels (or equivalent) grade B or above in any subject
Royal Mail Group, delivered by people for people. We’re also an inclusive employer with equality, diversity and fairness at our heart. We welcome applications from individuals of all different backgrounds and are committed to promoting fair participation and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
The online assessments will be sent automatically on the successful completion of your application, and you will have 72 hours in which to complete from the date it was sent. If you have not received the email within 72 hours of submitting your application, please check your junk/spam emails or alternatively you can log into your Royal Mail account. No extensions will be granted unless there are exceptional circumstances, therefore If you are unable to complete your test within the 72 hours, we would advise you to refrain from submitting your application at this time. If you fail to complete the online assessments within 72 hours of receiving the email, you will be automatically removed from the process.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
For any queries please email: royalmailEC@pertemps.co.uk