Emerging Talent Specialist

Job Description

Posted Monday, 8 December 2025, 19:00- ** What we offer**:

- The only way to truly know the benefits of this culture is to experience it as an EMR employee, but some examples of the support we offer include:

- Competitive pay rates and a bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell leave
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee support, including life assurance and critical illness pay
- Wellbeing Scheme, giving every colleague - and their dependents - unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatments
- 24/7 anonymous access to advice on any aspect of health and wellbeing
- Financial wellbeing support, including access to affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and financial education
- Savings on online purchases from retailers and utilities to entertainment and beyond
- Cycle 2 work scheme-
- We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status for three years running - and to be recognised among the UK's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production & Transportation.
- But it's about so much more than badges to us, it's about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them.- INDHP-
- **About Our Opportunity**-
- At EMR, we’re passionate about developing the workforce of the future. Our Emerging Talent Specialist plays a vital role in shaping a sustainable pipeline of skilled individuals from work experience students through to fast-track junior managers. You’ll help ensure the business has the right talent, with the right skills, at the right time. Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external partners, you’ll be hands-on in supporting initiatives that future-proof our business, while championing opportunities for early careers talent across the UK.-
- Our Head Office is in Warrington, Cheshire, and we’d love to welcome you in person at least twice a week. For this reason, we’re looking for applicants based in the North West or Yorkshire areas.-
- **What You Will Be Doing**-
- In this varied and rewarding role, you will:- Support the delivery of the Emerging Talent strategy and wider People team priorities-
- Develop and deliver programmes aligned to talent and succession planning activity-
- Provide ongoing support for Early Careers programmes including Apprenticeships, Graduate Schemes and Placements, ensuring alignment with funding and legislative requirements-
- Partner with the Emerging Talent Lead, People team and business leaders to understand future talent needs and shape recruitment and development initiatives accordinglyPlan and facilitate engaging assessment centres-
- Deliver and support school and college outreach activities-
- Coordinate meaningful work experience programmes-
- Contribute to well-structured inductions for Emerging Talent cohorts-
- Provide pastoral support to ensure high levels of engagement and retention-
- Manage apprenticeship provider relationships and associated DAS account activity-
- Work with managers and the wider business to support progression into permanent roles- ** About You**-
- You’ll be a positive and proactive talent advocate who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about supporting emerging careers.-
- You will have:- Minimum two years’ experience in Early Careers, Emerging Talent, or Apprenticeships-
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with confidence working across multiple levels including senior leaders-
- Knowledge of the apprenticeship landscape as well as graduate and placement programme processes-
- Excellent communication skills, comfortable presenting and facilitating at events or training sessions-
- Strong organisation and project management capabilities-
- A genuine desire to mentor, develop and nurture future talent-
- A full driving licence and flexibility to travel across the UK as required- **
Who we are**:

- _ Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.’_- At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.
- We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth.
- We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status, but it’s about so much more than a badge. It’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them:

- ‘_The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.’_
- _ ‘I’m encouraged to keep a healthy work-life balance so that I can be performing at my best.’_
- _ ‘I’ve been supported every step of the way in my career progression.’_
- _ ‘‘EMR o