Business Administration Modern Apprentice

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
- Business Administration Modern Apprentice at Scottish Water

Starting salary - £19,587

Location - Glasgow or Edinburgh

Join the Scottish Water family and flourish

Most people don’t think too much about how clean water reaches their taps. Or what happens to their wastewater.
- But Scottish Water does. In fact, it’s all we think about.
- That, and hiring our next modern apprentice superstar.

A real alternative to university

Work-based learning means hands-on experience, tailored to suit you. On our Business Administration programme you’ll learn skills you can only get on the job. And most importantly, you’ll be working towards a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ).
- You may even want to stay on and pursue a career with us. (That, by the way, is a very real option.)

What will you be doing?
- You will receive support and development to work towards and complete a Business Administration Modern Apprenticeship.
- You will provide administrative support to the Sustainable Investment Decision Making (SIDM) or Programme Delivery areas of our business. To support a flourishing Scotland, we need to spend our customers money in the right way for today and tomorrow. Our transformation SIDM team will help us do exactly that.

What’s in it for you?

Opportunity
- We want you to challenge and stretch yourself - and we’re here to help you make the most of your skills and abilities with first-class training, support, and a huge investment in your development.
- Teamwork
- The best bit? You’ll be working as part of a team championing your success. They’re here to help develop your skills, all the way to a nationally recognised qualification.
- Confidence
- We want you to feel confident and to share your ideas, because they help us work better. We respect and value peoples’ differences. It’s why people love working here.
- What you’ll bring
- We’re keen to meet applicants from all backgrounds with five National 4 or 5 Qualifications (English, Maths and Science are good, but not a dealbreaker) It would also be great if you have a good understanding of Microsoft office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and bring a commitment to learning and developing new skills. A full UK driving licence (or learning, fast) is preferable.
- Looking out for you

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.Our normal working hours are 9-5pm, Monday to Friday - but you may need to work outside of those hours sometimes depending on the job you’re working on. But you’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance.As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash - handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.The not-so-small printYou’ll be offered a fixed term contract for the length of your programme. After successful completion of the programme, you may be offered a permanent role within one of our teams.- Further Information- or contact us at- .

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Working at Scottish Water

Scottish Water is one of the UK's leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better - and you could help play an important part

We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.

We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.

In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.

We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young Peopl