Apprentice Responsible Business Assistant

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ - something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But, we’re more than just a law firm - we’re a team, working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.

Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.

We recognise that the office 9-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we’ve introduced ‘Flexible by Choice’. Whether it’s working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.

**Role Overview**

The Responsible Business Assistant (Apprentice) (RBA) role is an exciting addition to our Responsible Business (RB) team with a specific focus on supporting the delivery of our RB strategy and programmes of work - including diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, and community investment.

The role will include supporting the RB team with the planning, communications administration and delivery of projects and events, and helping to manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships, including our colleagues, clients and suppliers.

The RBA will be committed to developing their knowledge and skills through the completion of a Level 4 apprenticeship in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (if eligibility for the apprenticeship is confirmed).

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**

Support the RB team with the organisation, administration, planning, and effective delivery of our responsible business programmes. This includes:

- Responding to internal and external requests, liaising with stakeholders as appropriate.
- Supporting event management and organisation of meetings including diary management, travel bookings, creation of materials and presentations and correspondence with stakeholders.
- Managing stakeholder relationships with external bodies, membership organisations, and partners and attending meetings where required.
- Supporting the submission of various responsible business-related award and benchmarking entries, including liaising with stakeholders to collate responses and evidence.
- Drafting communications for a variety of channels to promote activities and embed our strategy.
- Providing administrative and organisational support to our colleague networks, for example our Community Investment Forum and Diversity Network Groups. This will include attending meetings, taking minutes where required and ensuring actions are followed up.
- Research to support the development of our colleague volunteering and fundraising menu of opportunities, generating new ideas and partnerships aligned with our responsible business strategy.
- Working with our RB Manager and Procurement and Supplier Management teams to help us embed sustainability throughout our supply chain.

**About You**
- 5 x GCSE or equivalent including English and maths (levels 9-4) or equivalent. 3 x A-Levels (A-C or equivalent excl General Studies)
- Enjoys working as part of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure on multiple jobs at busy times
- Evidences creativity and an innovative mind-set and reacts positively to change
- Evidences organisation, prioritisation and excellent communication skills
- Ability to listen and respond to constructive feedback to aid continuous professional development
- Able to support stakeholders in line with our values and policies on a range of queries and tasks with appropriate supervision.
- Attention to detail
- A genuine passion for helping others and driving positive change to create strong communities and healthy workplace environments.
- A working knowledge in IT and MS office packages would be advantageous, but not essential.

**Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You**

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
- Flexible working options - Make work fit around your life, not the other way around.
- Up to 25 days holidays as standard - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
- Generous and flexible pension schemes.
- Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
- Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace to make sure you’re fully supported to work the way that best suits you. We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large