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Apprentice (Organisational Development)

Southwark Council • London, England, United Kingdom • £29.70k / year • 2d ago

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About Southwark Council

Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals, and attend our universities.

Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice, and inequality) underpins all that we do.

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Salary Range: £29,703

The role

Are you ready to learn and shape the future of how an entire council connects, communicates, and celebrates its people? Step into the beating heart of Southwark Council as our Organisational Development Apprentice and kickstart a career that’s inspiring, people-focused and full of purpose.

Southwark is a borough that thrives on diversity, collaboration and ambition. With over 120 languages spoken and a young, multi-cultural population, we are committed to delivering a fairer future for all. This is your chance to contribute to a team with a powerful mission: making everyone love working at Southwark. If you’re excited by meaningful and impactful work, a supportive environment and learning from the best—this is the role for you.

What is great about the role?

Hands-on with real impact: From crafting staff surveys to helping deliver show-stopping all-staff events, your work will genuinely shape and improve employee experience.
Front-row seat to leadership: You’ll get exclusive access to attend and support senior meetings, including our Leadership Network, to develop your strategic mindset.
Thrive in a supportive hub: With a dedicated freshers network, another apprentice already in the team, and a culture that nurtures early careers, you’ll be supported along your career journey.

As an OD Apprentice, you will:

Support the delivery of exciting projects aligned with the OD team’s objectives.
Help to plan and run corporate engagement events, including our much-loved staff awards.
Draft internal comms, including the HR service newsletter and help create staff surveys.
Be a friendly and proactive point of contact for OD-related enquiries.
Provide admin and project support to OD managers across a variety of initiatives.
Collaborate and engage with stakeholders and staff from all corners of the council.
Join learning networks and taking part in career development opportunities.

What we’re looking for:

Passion for people, communication and engaging with staff across a large organisation.
A natural organiser with attention to detail and a willingness to learn.
Interest in the public sector and a genuine desire to make a difference.
Team player who’s approachable, curious, and ready to get stuck in.
Qualifications: Level 3 NVQ or 2 A-Level passes.
This role offers flexible home working blended with travel into our London Bridge HQ.

Recruitment timetable

Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 30th of April 2025

Interview Date: The 13th of May 2025

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Job Reference: SC07359