Business Graduate Programme

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Locations across the UK

(Chorley, Haydock, Milnthorpe, Wakefield, Grantham, Ely, Glasgow, Livingston)

Ipsum Business Graduate Programme

The UK’s Utility sector is ever evolving and expanding to meet the increasing customer requirements. At Ipsum it is our vision to be the UK’s customer service leader in specialist utility and infrastructure services.

To support this continued growth, we are looking for ambitious graduates to join us on our two-year graduate development programme, commencing in September 2023.

We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a business graduate you will rotate around a number of central or operational functions, with opportunities including Scheduling, Operations Support, Finance, Commercial, Business Development, Marketing, Human Resources, IT and Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality, enabling you to develop a broad understanding of the business.

As a fast-growing, ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to gain experience and progress, through working across a variety of roles and acquiring a wide range of skills. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers. We will work with you to build a personal development plan, tailored to your individual career aspirations and our business needs.

In addition to the rotational element of the graduate programme, you will also benefit from opportunities to lead on business improvement projects; the option to study for professional qualifications or accreditation; senior leadership exposure through delivering presentations; and undertaking management development training.

Throughout the programme, in addition to support from your line manager, you will also have the support of a professional mentor who will be an experienced member of the senior leadership team, and an informal workplace buddy in the form of an existing Ipsum Graduate.

We really value our people and so we like to look after them. In addition to an attractive salary, if you work for us, you’ll enjoy a range of employee benefits including:

· Career development

· Health & Wellbeing Benefits:

o Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling

o Access to 24/7 virtual GP

o Occupational Health support

· Tax efficient benefits:

o Cycle to Work

o Group Personal Pension Scheme

· Employee Discount Scheme – discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more!

· Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events

· Life assurance

· Flexible working

· Long service awards

· Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives

· 2:1 degree, equivalent or higher

· Resilience and ability to thrive in a fast paced, changing environment

· Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)

· Strong relationship-building skills

· Ability to work to strict deadlines

· Planning, prioritisation and time-management skills

· Strong attention to detail and level of accuracy in work produced

· Analytical skills

· Ability to adapt quickly to new challenges

· Passionate to work in a customer-focused environment

· Flexibility to travel

Ipsum is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.