HR Graduate Scheme

Job Description

Contract: Perm & Full Time

Location: Nottingham Support Office

Closing date: 22nd June 2025

Assessment Centre Dates: Mid July

Start Date: September 2025

Salary: £29,000

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker-McGrath, anastasia.walkermcgrath@boots.co.uk

About the role

We are excited to be looking for two Graduates to join our People (HR) Function. This is an opportunity to gain a true breadth and depth of experiences and take accountability from day one. You\’ll join a People team that is at the heart of our business, and with huge ambitions it is a really great time to join the HR team at Boots.

Key responsibilities

As a Graduate in the People Function you\’ll impact key moments in the employee lifecycle. From recruitment to development, to progression, from reward and recognition, to employee relations cases…you will be there to support, ensuring our team members feel engaged and valued for what they do.

Our programme offers a unique blend of learning, combining face-to-face and digital modules with practical on-the-job experiences to support personal and professional development. The programme is carefully designed to help you to develop skills, knowledge and provides all the stretch and challenge needed to accelerate a career at Boots.

When you join us, you have a place in either:

• Our Centres of Expertise teams which include Talent & Capability or The People Services Team (Reward & Benefits, Payroll, HR Delivery).

Or

• Our Field and Support Office Partnering Teams.

What you\’ll need to have

• Must be on track or have achieved a 2:1 degree (or higher)

It would be great if you also have

• A desire to solve problems and see them through to resolution

• Strong organisational skills and capable of being a part of multiple workstreams

• An ability to challenge processes / figures and deliver efficiencies

• An ability to work well as part of a team, and be able to build effective and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• A drive for self-development and growth

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous employee discounts

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child

• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.

• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you – find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What\’s next

On application you will be asked to completed an online assessment. If your application is successful a member of the recruitment team will be in contact.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Closing date

22-Jun-2025

Business Area

Early Careers

Function

HR

Keywords

Graduate; graduate scheme, HR; human resources; people partner

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

52.927182,-1.183948

Airport

No

Hours per week

Over 35 hours per week

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office

Req Posted Date

05-Jun-2025

County

Nottinghamshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Recruitment Service Centre (D94)

Address 2

Thane Road

Address 3

Nottingham

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