Apprenticeship Manager in Yeovil

Across the UK, businesses are facing real workforce challenges: skills shortages, ageing workforces, and increasing pressure to build capability in the right way. At the same time, thousands of young people are looking for a route into meaningful careers. At YTL, we believe apprenticeships have a critical role to play in both.

We're focused on strengthening and improving how apprenticeships work across the Group; making sure they're high-quality, well-managed and genuinely valued as a route into the business. And we're looking for someone to lead that. Please note that this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

This isn't a traditional apprenticeship management role. This is about building a system that works at scale, across a complex organisation, genuinely changes how people think about talent and helps the business get the most out of apprenticeships.

You will:

• Lead end-to-end apprenticeship delivery across YTL UK — from attraction and recruitment through to completion and progression, ensuring strong outcomes and real business impact.
• Turn strategy into reality, working with senior leaders to translate workforce needs into a clear, deliverable apprenticeship plan aligned to business priorities.
• Champion apprenticeships as a new way to recruit, helping the business see them not as an alternative, but as a powerful solution to workforce shortages and future skills gaps.
• Shape a high-quality apprentice experience, ensuring every learner is supported, engaged and set up to succeed.
• Hold training providers and partners to account for quality, responsiveness and outcomes, building strong, effective partnerships.
• Use data and insight to drive performance, improve outcomes and enable confident, scalable decision-making.
• Sit at the heart of our Academy leadership team, connecting workforce strategy, operational delivery, and real-world impact.

This isn't just about apprenticeships. It's about:

• Opening up opportunities for people who might not otherwise get them.
• Building the skills we need for the future, in a way that's sustainable, inclusive and genuinely impactful.
• Making apprenticeships a dependable route into the organisation.
• Helping us respond to workforce pressures in a practical, sustainable way.
• Creating opportunities for more people to access and succeed in meaningful careers.
• Ensuring we deliver apprenticeships to a standard we can be proud of — for our people, our business and our regulators.

You won't start from scratch, but you will be expected to make things better.

There are three parts to the selection process:

• First, we'll ask you to deliver a 15-minute presentation on the challenges businesses face in making apprenticeships work well and delivering real impact.
• Then we'll move into the interview itself — expect a thoughtful conversation rather than standard set-piece questions.
• Finally, you'll have a chance to meet some of the team over coffee, so you can get a feel for who we are, how we work and what matters to us.

Interviews will last approximately 2 hours, and will take place between 29th June and 3rd July.

What you'll need:

We're looking for someone who can balance big-picture thinking with operational grip and lead a small but dedicated team of experienced people who care deeply about getting this right.

You will bring:

• Experience leading apprenticeship delivery end-to-end, at scale.
• Strong understanding of funding, compliance and quality requirements.
• The ability to work across boundaries — influencing senior leaders, building relationships, and bringing people with you as we develop.
• Confidence using data to manage performance, risk and continuous improvement.
• A genuine belief in the power of apprenticeships to transform careers and organisations.
• Most importantly, you'll be someone who sees the opportunity here — and wants to build something better.

What you'll receive:

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are:

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.