Volvo Ignition Programme - PX & Competence Assistant in Maidenhead

Accelerate your first steps, or restart your journey, in a corporate career. It’s not about cars. It’s about people. Our human-centric focus is what makes us different from all other car companies, and it’s at the heart of everything we create. If you want to join us in our mission to build and grow our teams with talented people who want to make a true difference.

What’s in it for you? People are at the heart of our business. We want you to innovate, challenge and build a future career at Volvo Cars. In return we offer a salary of £25,353.25 per annum, flexible working hours, plus some hybrid working based on the team structure, and 22 days annual leave plus 4 fixed and 4 flexible bank holidays which you can use to support your personal beliefs at any time of the year. Health & wellbeing initiatives, charitable giving days alongside personal growth and career development opportunities. In addition, we offer a fast-track opportunity at the end of your qualification into key business areas, and access to ongoing support from industry-leading experts, backed by continual learning opportunities.

What you’ll do It’s important to us that you find value and learning in the work you contribute to Competence & Development within Volvo Car UK. During the programme, you will provide support to all areas of our learning and development activities, primarily working in close collaboration with our Learning and Development Specialist, but also with our Trainers, and cross functionally with subject matter experts on projects, bringing new ideas and viewpoints and challenging current approaches to ensure our Retailer Partners are equipped to deliver an outstanding consumer experience. You will gain an insight into the latest approaches to learning and development, leading learning intervention request projects and identifying how success of each learning intervention can be measured from a business perspective to demonstrate return on investment.

Do you fit the profile? You will have a real interest in HR & Learning & Development, which encompasses problem-solving along with the curiosity to understand business challenges and support the delivery of innovative training solutions both internally and to our retail partners. The ideal candidate would have a people centric approach and would also have strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to champion new initiatives. The ideal candidate may have a qualification or interest in HR or L&D (CIPD, HR Degree, Coaching qualification etc). You will be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, and possess excellent organisational and time management skills. You will have the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a small team is essential. You should be able to roll up your sleeves and get involved in challenging projects; taking ownership and successfully organising your time to work towards and achieve deadlines. Working within HR & L&D Team requires you to be able to handle sensitive and confidential information and you will need the ability to manage time pressures and conflicting demands.

How to learn more and apply: This programme is designed to provide time‑limited exposure to corporate working environments, develop employability skills, and support participants in progressing to future opportunities either within or outside Volvo. We want to be able to accelerate your next steps in a corporate career. Once you have applied, we’ll review your details, and if successful we’ll be in touch to discuss with you further. You’ll be sent an online competency assessment relevant to the role for which you are applying. Upon successful completion, we will invite you to an Interview where you will meet the hiring manager, view what our workplace has to offer, meet the team and answer any questions that you may have. A decision will be made shortly after. We do not accept email applications due to GDPR. We reserve the right to close this job advert early if we successfully find the placement students suitable.

Diversify our future: Volvo Cars is an equal opportunities employer. We are a company for people who care about other people and for the world we live in. We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, and promotion. It’s what you do that counts and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future. With us, you can truly be yourself, embrace new opportunities, thrive and make a difference.