Talent Acquisition Apprenticeship Programme

Our Talent Acquisition team helps attract and hire the talented people who drive Howden's success. As a Talent Acquisition Apprentice, you'll gain hands-on experience across recruitment, supporting attraction campaigns, candidate communications and the hiring process while helping us find future talent for the business.

What you'll do

• Learn how our Talent Acquisition team partners with hiring managers to understand the skills, experience and capabilities to build high performing teams.
• Support the team in creating clear and engaging job descriptions and recruitment marketing content.  
• Arrange interviews and assessment centres by coordinating diaries and confirming availability with candidates and hiring teams.  
• Communicate with candidates throughout the recruitment process, collecting information and providing clear updates on their applications.  
• Help manage candidate email inboxes and respond to questions professionally and promptly.  
• Review first-stage applications and learn how the team identifies candidates with the right skills and potential.  
• Learn how to review and assess live and pre-recorded video interviews.  
• Conduct market and competitor research and help the team identify key trends and insights. 
• Learn how to use the systems and tools that support the recruitment process.  

After the apprenticeship

Our apprentices join Howden on permanent contracts from day one. After successfully completing the 18-month programme, you'll transition out of the apprenticeship and continue developing your skills, expertise and career within your chosen area of the business.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Initiative

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English (grade 4)
• Essential: GCSE, Maths (grade 4)

About the employer

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We're experts helping clients adapt and thrive in a changing world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees and spanning 56 countries.

Our people are our biggest asset as well as our largest shareholder group and are everything that makes us unique; our inclusive culture, the quality service we offer our clients, and our continued growth, all come from our people-first approach. There's no such thing as individual success. We all need to play our part, contributing our skills and experience to make a true difference. That's Howden.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: HR support (level 3), Business and administration
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 37.5 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday - 9 am - 5:30 pm.
• Start date: 4 January 2027
• Positions available: 3
• Wage: £28,000 a year