The vacancy Are you passionate about helping people thrive and shaping the future workforce? At Bromford Flagship, our purpose is clear: to enable everyone to thrive. Our vision is that everyone has a safe, affordable home, and with over 80,000 homes across east, central and southwest England, we have the scale, expertise and commitment to keep building for the future. We're looking for a future careers manager to lead and grow our early careers programmes, shaping how we attract, develop and retain the next generation of talent. You'll have the opportunity to build on strong foundations and take our approach to the next level, creating something truly impactful and making this new role your own. You'll design and deliver programmes that include apprenticeships, graduate schemes and work experience across our geography. Your work will directly align with our workforce plan, ensuring we attract, grow and retain the next generation of talent while positioning us as an employer of choice. You'll lead a dedicated team to deliver a high-quality future careers provision, supporting line managers, mentors and apprentices throughout their journey. By building strong relationships with external partners, training providers and regional networks, you'll enhance our capacity, quality and reputation as a learning organisation. Collaboration and innovation will be key, as you champion new ways to bridge skills gaps and ensure our workforce is ready for the challenges and opportunities ahead. This role is permanent and full time. You can be based from any of main offices in Chipping Sodbury, Tewkesbury, Wolverhampton or Norfolk with some travel across our geography required. As an ambassador for learning, you'll represent Bromford Flagship in the regional skills landscape, engaging with schools, colleges, careers hubs and social enterprises to promote housing as a career of choice. You'll use data and insights to evaluate impact, inform decisions and continually evolve our approach to future skills and partnerships. You will have: Expertise in early and future careers, including apprenticeships, graduate pathways and work experience Strong knowledge of apprenticeship policy, governance and levy management Experience leading apprenticeship programmes across a range of standards Proven ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders Assessor or quality assurance qualifications (desirable) This is your chance to make a real impact, enhancing leadership capability, driving cultural transformation through talent development, and helping us shape a thriving, future-ready workforce. The closing date is 23 November with first stage interviews taking place 2 December via Teams. If you're inspired to create opportunities that change lives and strengthen communities, we'd love to hear from you. About us We're part of one of the biggest housing associations in the country, Bromford Flagship. As Bromford, our purpose is simple and honest: we invest in homes and relationships so that people can thrive. We provide over 47,000 homes in the West Midlands and West of England; we have relationships with more than 112,000 customers; we have a strong balance sheet and we plan to deliver 11,000 more homes by 2032. But we're only just getting started. Through place-based working, our people build progress from the ground up. You'll find us at the heart of the communities we serve, forging stronger neighbourhood relationships, reacting faster to shifting needs, and planning smarter. And we've created a thriving place of our own - giving brilliant people like you the tools and opportunities to build a future. With development that helps you grow in your role, build future-ready skills, and perform at your best. All within a vibrant and inclusive culture guided by our DNA (https://www.bromford.co.uk/careers/working-for-bromford/). We're a place for people determined to make a difference. Bromford. A place to make your own. Diversity Statement We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining colleagues who are representative of the diverse communities we work with. This commitment is embedded in our DNA, and we are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all colleagues feel valued and respected, and individuality is celebrated. We are a proud "Disability Confident" (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve. We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us. Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, women, and members of the LGBTQIA community. Great Place To Work Certified Bromford have once again been certified as a Great Place To Work (Nov 24 - Nov 25). The 2024 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey highlighted that our employees believe we have an amazing company culture and that 91% of our employees were made to feel welcome when they joined us. We are also proud to have been named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women for two years running (2023 and 2024) demonstrating that all colleagues, regardless of gender, can thrive at Bromford.