Job Introduction
Here at BPP we pride ourselves on providing the best possible client and learner experience, with our specialised team of HR Coaches working closely with learners to ensure they are getting the most from our apprenticeships.
An opportunity has arisen for an engaging and learner centric HR Coach to join the team and support on our market leading apprenticeship programmes.
What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!
Why work for BPP?
It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts, Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.
What you’ll be doing
As a HR Coach you will help nurture and support learners every step of the way – empowering passionate individuals who are new to the profession as, they build the essential knowledge, skills and behaviours linked to the standard.
Your experience perfectly positions you to help HR talent of the future develop key qualities as, they tackle personal and educational challenges through detailed feedback and regular guidance.
As such, you will be responsible for:
- Providing a structured development journey for maximising apprentice potential
- Supporting with industry relevant skills and behaviour sessions – both face-to-face and online
- Carrying out weekly review calls with learners to guarantee study progression
- Working collaboratively with client services, line managers and apprenticeship support teams
- Providing feedback on progress against relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours
- Facilitating and moderating discussion forums on their VLE
- Communicating effectively with learners via the VLE and other appropriate tools
- Actively encouraging learner engagement with their programmes
- Providing academic and safeguarding support to learners
- Contributing to the development of appropriate programme systems and processes
What experience you’ll need
To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:
- Educated to CIPD Level 5 (or above) and/or relevant work experience in the HR field
- Industry relevant accreditations or certificates beneficial
- Membership of a relevant professional body a huge plus
- Significant practitioner experience relevant to the industry
- Experience of working in an academic environment including coaching and mentoring
- Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
- Great presentation and IT skills
- Strong customer service skills and ability to manage stakeholders
- Effective at planning, organising and prioritising workload
- Experience of working autonomously and managing own workload efficiently and effectively
How will this process work?
The interview process for this position will consist of the following stages:
- Competency style interview with two team members – 60min via Teams
BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS and credit check.