Graduate Development Advisor

About Us

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

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The Role

What if your skills mattered more than your job title?

At AMS, we're building teams that are curious, collaborative, and committed to doing great work. We're looking for a Graduate Development Advisor who enjoys learning and values teamwork.

Graduate Development Advisor manages the development of Graduates via Internships and into appropriate roles within the business in EMEA and supports the Emerging Talent Lead.

This is hybrid opportunity: 3 days/week Client office in London.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for emerging talent graduate development for the UK, which will include the management of the Off-Cycle Internship Programme, including programme design, intern management, Line Manager engagement.
• Responsible for managing Graduate development for each of their business areas, ensuring a strong grasp on the MI details/YoY trends (such as attrition and retention) and ensuring an overall positive Graduate experience.
• Must have strong personal skills and make judgement calls to assist with CIB diversity and inclusion targets.
• Contribute towards the Global Graduate Induction (GGI) for CIB alongside CIB Graduate Development Advisor counterpart.
• In tandem with the other CIB Graduate Development Advisor, responsible for ensuring a close relationship with training vendors and providers, ensuring that the curriculum and training aligns with HSBC's global CIB future skills strategy.
• Management of the Off-Cycle Internship - ensuring the business are engaged and collaborated with, fully prepared and Line Managers trained - providing ongoing business partnering support throughout the entire programme, including determining the assessment tools used to make hiring decisions for the graduate programme at the mid-point and end-point calibrations, which you will host and calibrate with the Emerging Talent Lead and Business Committee.
• Work with CIB Co-Ordinators and GBM Onboarding team on Graduate Programme candidate onboarding, ensuring a diligent and positive candidate journey. This will also include a Graduate Onboarding day to collect right-to-work documents.
• Work in tandem with Development colleagues in Hong Kong and the US to ensure knowledge of global Graduate Programmes - assisting with sharing EMEA development knowledge, plans, and approaches to the hubs.
• Manage end of year/rotation/Graduate Programme calibration sessions for Graduates in EMEA.
• Analyse metrics and data related to YoY retention, attrition, diversity and inclusion and identify areas for improvement.

Training and Development

• Work closely with the Graduate Recruitment Advisor to manage the workload of the Graduate Development Co-Ordinator and to ensure that all successful EMEA internship conversions have a seamless experience/introduction to the Global Graduate Programme.
• Ensure that the Line managers are appropriately informed, equipped and trained for any graduate touchpoints, including but not limited to; Pre-Start Keep Warm engagement, Global Graduate Induction, Professional Examination dates, Compulsory Graduate Activities, Ongoing Training and Development and responsibilities as a Graduate Line Manager.
• Share best practice with Graduate Recruitment Advisor on training and development related to the summer internship, ensuring that a clear strategy is in place for the internship training to feed into the Graduate development programme curriculum.
• The Graduate Development Advisor will also direct the Graduate Recruitment Advisor with expertise and insights in respect of internship line manager preparation and training, external vendor training and development plans.
• Contribute from GBM towards the support, review, design, planning and execution of the Global Group Induction.

Global and Local Communication /Team working

• Continuously learn about HSBC's brand and culture.
• Support and share ideas with HSBC graduate development community.
• Develop working relationship with the business and develop line of business product. knowledge, thus continuing the professionalism and reputation of HR.

Skills & Requirements

Must have:

• Previous experience of working in Early Careers/Campus Development is essential.
• Strong knowledge of the current internal and external student/graduate learning and development landscape.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PPT, Teams) and Zoom.
• Experience of HR systems / databases.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

If you don't meet every requirement but you feel you have the right skills and potential, we want to hear from you.

Why AMS?

At AMS, we come from every walk of life - and that's what makes us unique. Our culture is open, inclusive and built on trust. We empower our people with the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that bring out their best. We offer career opportunities in every direction you want to explore.

We offer

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world's leading organisations specialising in talent and workforce solutions.
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day - you get one additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• Flexibility in how and where you work*
• Hybrid model: London 3 days/week

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our statement

We're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email Talent@weareams.com or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.

If you're ready to bring your skills, curiosity, and passion, click Apply and let's explore what we can achieve together!