Early Careers Coordinator

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns. Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Coordinator to join the Early Careers team at M&G plc. The Early Careers team is responsible for the attraction, recruitment, development and management of our diverse group of Graduates, Interns and Apprentices. The team is also responsible for talent management and development activity for employees during the early stages of their careers once they have completed their programmes. Our vision is to recruit and develop a diverse high calibre talent pool to shape the future success of M&G plc. The Early Careers Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the team deliver a wide a varied range of activities relating to the recruitment and development of our early career talent.

Responsibilities Include:

Working closely with the Head of Early Careers and the wider Early Careers team, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our programmes, supporting our ambition for continuous improvement and innovation within our approach.

Recruitment Support

Working with the team to engage and communicate with prospective candidates and applicants.
Management of candidates throughout the recruitment process via the applicant tracking system, ensuring that feedback is timely and candidates are kept engaged throughout the process.
Management of our Students and Apprenticeship Inbox. Acting as first point of contact, and ensuring that all queries are responded to in a timely manner.
Supporting the delivery of assessment and selection processes for Internship, Graduate and Apprenticeship schemes.
Organising and facilitating Assessment Centres for final stage candidates.
Contributing to our attraction strategy - including online and social media marketing, and managing relationships with external vendors for online advertising.
Collaborating with internal teams (such as branding and compliance) to prepare all our marketing materials and job descriptions.

Programme/Events Delivery

Organisation and delivery of a range of external and internal events (such as outreach, work experience, induction and skills sessions). This includes managing comms/marketing, participant correspondence, coordination of guest speakers, preparation of materials, logistics, on the day support, and post-event comms/feedback gathering.
Assist in planning and organising structured induction programmes, including all logistical coordination (venues, catering, equipment, communications, diary management etc).
Maintaining candidate and programme records across key databases, supporting effective data management.
Dashboard/report creation to air measurement of programme impact, and responding to information requests (such as for external accreditation or to inform internal strategies).
Coordination of our soft skills development activities (managing all logistics such as venue bookings, material distribution, issuing invitations and materials).
Facilitation of evaluation/feedback surveys across key stakeholder groups to support the measurement of our programmes.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

A passion for Graduate, Intern and Apprentice resourcing and development.
Current working knowledge of using Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g. Workday).
Experience of managing end to end early careers recruitment processes, including the delivery of Assessment and Selection tools.
Strong administrative skills.
Excellent attention to detail, time management and organizational skills.
Good at developing relationships, and operating with a client-focused approach.
Ability to collaborate and communicate excellently (both verbally and written) within a team environment.
An adaptable approach, working with drive and commitment through busy and fast-paced periods.
Experienced in and comfortable managing data and producing reports/dashboards.
Highly resilient with a solutions-focused mindset.

Recruiter: Martyn Jack

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long-term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks. M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com.

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