Early Talent Advisor (15 month fixed term contract)
Posted 7 hours 42 minutes ago by Gowling WLG
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Job DescriptionAbout the role:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our highly regarded Early Talent Team as an Early Talent Advisor based in our Birmingham office on a 15 month fixed term contract to cover a maternity leave. As an Early Talent Advisor, you will be responsible for delivering the firm's Early Talent programmes and strategy, providing an excellent service to the business and acting as a main point of contact for trainee and apprenticeship matters.
About you:
We are looking for someone who has knowledge and experience of working on Early Talent programmes, particularly apprenticeship programmes, demonstrating a strong understanding of the principles and structure of apprenticeships. Your work experience will present a proven track record of strong time management, working in a fast-paced environment, building strong relationships with stakeholders and ideally an involvement in Early Talent recruitment activities.
To thrive in this role, you will be passionate and enthusiastic about the Early Talent market, and a strong drive to achieve the best results for the firm and our Early Talent population.
Additional key skills/qualities you will bring to this role:
- Academic or professional HR qualifications (e.g. degree, CIPD qualification) is desirable but not essential
- Proven track record of organising and delivery of events
- Experience working in relevant legal or professional services environment is desirable
- Knowledge of HR procedures/operational ER cases preferred
What We Can Offer You:
The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the top 10 best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 26 consecutive years.
- A hybrid approach to office and remote working, with up to 50% remote working available.
- 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
- Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
- Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
- The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
- A range of health and wellbeing programmes
- State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
- Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development
Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Gowling WLGwe seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.
If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description, please contact Meg Astley at
Job Info
- Job Identification 938
- Job Category Human Resources
- Posting Date 07/16/2026, 07:48 AM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations Two Snowhill, Birmingham, B4 6WR, GB