Early Careers Development Lead Full Time NEW

Early Careers Development Lead – Empower the Next Generation of Talent

Location: Derby, United Kingdom (on-site)

We’re looking for an Early Careers Development Lead to champion the progress of apprentices within a key client programme. You’ll be the driving force behind their development journey—coaching, mentoring, and ensuring every learner receives an exceptional experience that meets client, regulatory, and quality expectations.

What You’ll Be Doing

As an Early Careers Development Lead, you’ll play a central role in supporting apprentices and maintaining the smooth running of the programme. Your responsibilities will include:

• Coaching and mentoring a cohort of apprentices, guiding them through their programme and supporting them to achieve their full potential.
• Managing all associated data accurately and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Supporting the client and GP Strategies management team to deliver KPIs within your programme area.
• Delivering and developing your own skills and qualifications to support high‑quality, blended learning—both one‑to‑one and group-based.
• Conducting tripartite reviews every 8–12 weeks, ensuring each apprentice’s Individual Learning Plan is up to date and aligned with Lead Provider expectations.
• Ensuring apprentice data is complete, accurate, and well‑maintained, including responsibility for your learner holding reports.
• Managing apprentice absence, holiday processes, and expenses through client systems.
• Attending best‑practice and standards meetings to support continuous improvement.
• Acting as the single point of contact for your designated Lead Providers, escalating operational issues where needed.
• Overseeing operational governance, including quarterly governance board meetings with business leads.
• Upholding Equality, Diversity, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, and Quality policies, and reporting any concerns promptly.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for a confident, proactive professional who thrives in a people‑focused environment. You’ll be a natural communicator with strong organisational skills and a passion for supporting others.

You Will Also Have

• Experience in apprenticeships, people management, coaching, or teaching.
• A Business or Engineering apprenticeship/qualification (other disciplines considered).
• Strong administration and data management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• A professional, collaborative approach.
• A full driving licence and access to a car, with willingness to travel if required.
• Up‑to‑date sector competence and evidence of ongoing CPD.
• A strong standard of secondary education.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• PTLLS Level 3 or an equivalent teaching qualification.
• A relevant professional qualification or degree.
• A solid understanding of safeguarding procedures.

If you’re motivated by helping others grow, enjoy working in a structured yet people‑centric environment, and want to play a key role in shaping early careers, this role offers a rewarding next step.

About Us

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world’s leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we’ve learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people – an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com .

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That’s how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.