Business Unit:  Group Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Employer Brand & ED&I
Salary range: £24,000 - £30,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK with occasional travel required to a hub.
Contract Type: Permanent (Talk to us about flexibility)

Live for the weekday. Live a life more Virgin.

Our team

At Virgin Money we are on a mission to sustain a healthy, equitable and inclusive culture that respects and leverages the power of difference, in all corners of our organisation. We believe in treating people fairly, in trusting and investing in our colleagues as human beings, in the hope that this will drive a sense of belonging and connection amongst us all.

We’ve created an exciting new role to support our small but mighty Strategic Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding and DE&I team.  No day will be the same as you coordinate activity across three key areas – Early Careers, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Talent Acquisition activity. Our team focus is to enable leaders and hiring managers to attract and appoint a more representative workforce, through activating our Early Careers proposition and talent acquisition capabilities.

What you’ll be doing

• Strengthening external engagement, our brand messaging across social media channels and our careers site.
• Updating and being the guardian of the content on our Recruitment hub.
• Maintaining the Apprenticeship Digital Account Service to ensure we`re complying with regulatory standards and managing transferring of funds to partners.
• Support the coordination of the team in relation to early careers programmes, ensuring inclusive and meaningful experiences for learners and supporting with day-to-day queries through our apprenticeship mailbox.
• Champion the development and launch of new accredited learning programmes and internships aligned to our DE&I and Levelling Up agenda.
• Coordination and facilitation of external events including recruitment days, taster experiences and ad-hoc events.
• Offer support and advice to our Early Careers learners across multiple sites, signposting specialist support.

We need you to have

• Previously worked in an Early Careers role with experience in programme management.
• Experience of writing engaging content and communications
• Managed programme budgets and proficient with MS Excel.
• Some experience organising and coordinating internal events.
• A track record of collaborating and building relationships with stakeholders and external partners.
• The passion to be a committed advocate of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with experience in this area.
• Concise communication skills with a flair for creating reports and preparing PowerPoint presentations.
• A curious mindset that can think big and offer fresh perspective, ideas, and opportunities.

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time)​ plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year​. 
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt. 
• Market-leading pension.
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness. 

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.

Say hello to Virgin Money
We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank.  As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we’re a workforce to be reckoned with, and we're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We're customer-obsessed and work tirelessly to deliver on our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money.’ This means we're able to do banking differently, and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference by creating memorable moments and red-hot experiences for our millions of customers. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. 

Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities.  We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.  

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.  If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com

It’s important to note that there may be occasions where it’s not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as receiving a high-volume of applications, we may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants. 

Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.