Apprenticeship Officer
| Posting date: | 09 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,778 to £31,236 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Location: | Ormskirk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Edge Hill University |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | EHA1467-0925 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity within the Apprenticeship Team supporting the compliant delivery of the University’s degree apprenticeship offer. This will be a varied and evolving role and you will work independently to ensure the University remains contractually compliant in its apprenticeship delivery.
Your main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Supporting with the compliant and auditable delivery of the University’s degree apprenticeship offer
- Ensuring that the apprenticeship data reflects actual activity and evidence is stored appropriately in preparation for audit
- Leading and managing data quality cycle for apprenticeship provision
The role will support the provision of an excellent, responsive service to internal and external stakeholders and will be required to adapt to changing business requirements.
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Joanne Sage, Apprenticeship Manager at Joanne.Sage@edgehill.ac.uk
About You
As Apprenticeship Officer, you will:
• Be experienced in apprenticeship compliance
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Have the ability to work with multi-disciplinary colleagues at all levels of the University and externally
• Hold in depth knowledge of DfE apprenticeship funding and performance management rules and methodology and in depth knowledge of the ILR and associated apprenticeship systems
• Experience of providing advice on and explaining complex administrative procedures
At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Rewards & Benefits
• A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%
About Us
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.
Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.
Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.
Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.
Your main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Supporting with the compliant and auditable delivery of the University’s degree apprenticeship offer
- Ensuring that the apprenticeship data reflects actual activity and evidence is stored appropriately in preparation for audit
- Leading and managing data quality cycle for apprenticeship provision
The role will support the provision of an excellent, responsive service to internal and external stakeholders and will be required to adapt to changing business requirements.
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Joanne Sage, Apprenticeship Manager at Joanne.Sage@edgehill.ac.uk
About You
As Apprenticeship Officer, you will:
• Be experienced in apprenticeship compliance
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Have the ability to work with multi-disciplinary colleagues at all levels of the University and externally
• Hold in depth knowledge of DfE apprenticeship funding and performance management rules and methodology and in depth knowledge of the ILR and associated apprenticeship systems
• Experience of providing advice on and explaining complex administrative procedures
At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Rewards & Benefits
• A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%
About Us
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.
Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.
Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.
Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.
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