The posting
Emerging Talent Business Partner
Lanes Group is a leading nationwide utility services provider with over 4,500 dedicated employees. Our diverse subsidiaries drive our success across various sectors, contributing to a remarkable turnover of over £500 million. We are committed to excellence and innovation, ensuring we provide industry leading services to our clients and stakeholders.
Department
Human Resources (HR) partners with operational and support teams across the UK to provide expert people advice, insight and solutions that enable the Group to attract, develop, engage and retain talented people.
The team supports the full employee lifecycle, delivering and enabling key people processes including employee relations, performance and talent management, learning and development, reward and recognition, wellbeing, organisational development and change.
Working collaboratively with leaders, managers and employees, HR provides trusted advice and challenge to help build effective teams, strengthen leadership capability and create a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture. Through a proactive, commercially focused approach, HR helps ensure our people strategy and practices support business performance, organisational growth and the long-term success of the Group.
Purpose of the role:
The Emerging Talent Business Partner, will be the lead in the South for engagement & outreach activities (schools, colleges, universities and wider community events), Strategic Labour Needs and Training (SLNT) commitments across Lanes Group and the Transport for London (TfL) contracts.
Working closely with group business leaders, operational teams, Transport for London (TfL), supply chain partners, and other key stakeholders, you will attract, develop, and retain emerging talent while ensuring all skills, employment, social value, diversity, and training commitments are delivered in line with organisational objectives and contractual requirements.
Hours: Monday to Friday – 37.5 Hours per week
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Rainham
Business Partnering
- Build effective working relationships with managers and stakeholders to understand emerging talent needs across Group and TfL
- Support the delivery of emerging talent initiatives aligned to workforce plans and DEI priorities
- Expertly advise stakeholders on emerging talent processes, programmes, and best practice
- Ensuring our emerging talent programmes support and deliver strong performance and retention outcomes
Programme Design & Delivery
- Support the end-to-end delivery of emerging talent programmes (apprenticeships, graduate schemes, and placements)
- Support programme governance activities, including maintaining standards, frameworks, and documentation
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Agreed SLNT Plan and associated Implementation Plan for each TfL contract
Attraction & Assessment
- Lead the delivery of attraction campaigns and assessment activities
- Ensure recruitment processes are fair, inclusive, and competency-based
- Contribute to employer branding initiatives targeting emerging talent audiences
- Use data and insight to continuously improve attraction and conversion rates
Performance, Data & Compliance
- Maintain accurate programme data and support reporting on key metrics and outcomes for both Group & TfL.
- Support compliance with apprenticeship standards, funding rules, and employment legislation
- Contribute to data-led decision making by gathering insight and identifying trends
- Assist and take ownership in continuous improvement of programmes based on feedback and performance
- Work with the Performance Manager to prepare and submit Quarterly SLNT Monitoring Reports
Operational Delivery & Administration
- Maintain shared inbox and respond to queries in a timely manner
- Support the coordination of the Emerging Talent forum
- Deliver activity aligned to the Emerging Talent annual cycle (e.g. onboarding, enrolment, reviews)
- Manage enrolment processes and associated documentation
- Support event planning and delivery (e.g. careers events, internal showcases)
- Coordinate training schedules for emerging talent programmes
- Support monitoring and tracking of apprenticeship levy utilisation
Requirements:
Essential
- Proven experience in delivering emerging talent programmes (graduate and apprenticeship)
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Commercial mindset with the ability to link talent strategies to business priorities
- Knowledge of apprenticeships, graduate programmes and emerging talent best practice
- Experience in delivering outreach and engagement strategies
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Experience in managing and maintaining ET data
- Knowledge of UK apprenticeship funding and provider management
Desirable
- CIPD L3/5 or equivalent
- Recruitment experience in emerging talent
- Experience embedding DEI principles into talent programmes
- Experience working with Transport for London or similar public sector clients
Living the Company Values:
By embedding our companies core values and purpose into each role, ensures that every employee, regardless of their role or level, understands how their individual development and contributions align with our purpose of ‘improving today for a better tomorrow’.
Each role and value has an alignment to set proficiency levels and expectations, this role holder is expected to:
- Leading: Acts as a role model, shaping the learning agenda and influencing change.
- Agile: Anticipates learning needs, adjusts quickly to changing operational contexts.
- Nurturing: Supports the development of others through coaching and structured development plans.
- Engaging: Inspires and motivates learners, builds trust and credibility
- Safe & Secure: Ensures all learning is aligned to safety and compliance standards.
Your Contribution to the company:
- Strive to be always positive and constructive
- Adhere to all company policies
- Straight talking about the facts of the situation – open discussions are the best way to find solutions
- Help others through communicating clearly
- Deliver on commitments
- Ensure that any ideas that may enhance the productivity or systems of the company are brought to the attention of Senior Management, or your colleagues
- Deliver our Company Values understanding that by working together in unity we are ‘Stronger Together’
Equality, Diversion & Inclusion
At Lanes Group, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. We believe that our differences make us stronger and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups. Join us in our commitment to creating a more inclusive and diverse world.
