OD Apprentice

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OD Apprentice

Ref: 001802

Contract: Fixed Term (18 months)

Salary: £19,116 - £23,340 per annum (Apprentice Pay)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Spindles Shopping Centre, George St, Oldham OL1 1LF

Closing Date: Thursday 29 Octobr 2026

Interview Dates: TBC.

Role Overview:

Are you looking to start your career in HR and Organisational Development while gaining a recognised professional qualification?

This is an exciting opportunity to join Oldham Council as an Organisational Development Apprentice, supporting projects and initiatives that help our people, teams and services thrive. As part of the OD team, you'll work alongside experienced professionals and play a key role in delivering training, engagement, wellbeing and organisational change activities that make a real difference across the Council.

Working towards a CIPD-accredited apprenticeship qualification, you'll gain valuable hands-on experience while developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed for a successful career in HR and Organisational Development. No two days are the same. One day you might be supporting the delivery of a leadership development programme, and the next helping to coordinate events, employee engagement activities or organisation-wide projects.

This role offers the chance to build your confidence, work with colleagues from across the organisation and contribute to projects that support workforce development, wellbeing and organisational improvement. You'll receive support throughout your apprenticeship and have opportunities to take ownership of your own work, develop new skills and build a strong foundation for your future career.

If you're enthusiastic, organised and keen to learn, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and project support across a range of Organisational Development activities and projects.
  
• Coordinate training sessions, workshops, events and meetings, including room bookings, invitations and logistics.
  
• Support the administration of the Me Learning platform and manage enquiries through the OD mailbox.
  
• Assist with communications, engagement activities, SharePoint administration and project delivery.
  
• Support employee wellbeing initiatives, staff networks and organisational change programmes.

Key Requirements:

• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
  
• Ability to use IT systems and Microsoft Office applications effectively.
  
• A willingness to learn and successfully complete a CIPD apprenticeship qualification.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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