END DATE: 14/12/2018 - Jaguar Land Rover reserve the right to move the closing date according to the number of applications received. Whitley, UK

Job description

Our award-winning graduate and apprentice programmes have been designed to be just as inspiring as the next generation of vehicles you’ll help produce. In fact, we’ve designed our early careers programmes for you to shape the future with us. With opportunities right across our business, you’ll use your creativity to bring new ideas to life, develop specialist, commercial and project skills and push the boundaries of your potential.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Already admired in over 150 countries, with an ambitious plan for further sustainable, profitable growth, we’re an organisation with a truly global footprint and outlook. As we breakthrough into new markets, we need to provide even more customers with exceptional service and an unforgettable experience.

You’ll be expected, from day one, to use your creative and commercial skills as you gain valuable insights across our departments, working with multi-stakeholders in the following Responsible Business imperatives:

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Embracing the Circular Economy

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Advancing Environmental Innovation

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Creating Value Beyond Our Boundaries

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Enhancing Education, Skills and Wellbeing

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Developing Technology for Good

Surrounded by ongoing support from industry-leading experts, you’ll become an instrumental part of our business, supporting the organisation to ensure delivery of our imperatives.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

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Position us as a Responsible Business

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Provide proof points to many of our corporate messages

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Reaffirm our sustainability activity and messaging as a genuine strategic business priority

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Positively engage our employees to continue their advocacy of the company

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Broaden the scope and impact of our passion for Environmental Innovation

There are a number of opportunities to join us with exposure to a wide range of responsibilities. You may help to deliver a new commercial proposition for closed loop materials or work with our environmental managers to deliver our understanding of our global footprint.

You’ll help find the appropriate way of valuing the work we do in society, through our retailers, suppliers and volunteering activities and you’ll use your experience to help develop education and skills programs targeting people just like you. Finally you’ll bring your creative talents and technical thinking to solving problems through our technology.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Excellence runs throughout our business and we expect the same from you. Sharing our passion for putting customers first, you’ll have drive, determination and a willingness to learn. In order to join our Responsible Business scheme you must be studying for a degree that can assist with the Responsible Business agenda and on track to achieve a 2:2 degree classification.

You’ll have skills and knowledge that would identify you as being:

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Analytical

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Commercially and financially astute

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Knowledgeable of process efficiency

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Cognisant of business management including marketing and brand sponsorship

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Innovative

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Appreciative of social impact

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Able to effectively engage and communicate

Please be aware that our undergraduate placement opportunities are only open to penultimate year students − individuals who will be returning to their final year of study following their placement with us.

The placement will start on June 24 2019 and will be for a duration of 12 months.

REWARDS AND BENEFITS

Whichever path you follow, your hard work and contribution deserves recognition. So as well as ongoing support and learning opportunities, you’ll receive a competitive salary. This will be around £300 per week, or £15,600 p.a.

For those on 12 month placements, a generous holiday allowance will also be yours, as will many other benefits. With on-site facilities like gyms and sports hall, plus regular social events, you’ll have plenty of chances to make friends and have fun too.

Jaguar Land Rover will not support any applications for visa sponsorship for this role and all applicants for this role must have an unrestricted right to work for an indefinite period in the UK.

Jaguar Land Rover are a multisite business, our opportunities could be based at any of our UK sites.

On making your application, please use your personal email address and NOT a University address.

HOW WE RECRUIT

Find out what to expect at each stage of the process along with some hints and tips.

EARLY CAREERS INFORMATION

Review our Early Careers web Pages

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