HR support level 3 apprenticeship - UCB

  • Company: Cogent Ssc Limited
  • Location: Slough, SL1 3WE
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £21,000.00 per year
  • Sector: Business and administration
  • Ref: NAS-2000017892
  • Application Deadline Date: 01/04/2026
  • Start Date: 04/05/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30, with 1 hour lunch break.

Brief Description

An ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to gain experience in a HR department as a start to their HR career. The HR Apprentice will support and learn from a busy HR department, You will support an efficient HR administrative service for the HR Team and UCBs 700 UK employees, whilst gaining experience of a wide variety of HR.

Training to be Provided

A blend of online learning and day release.

Future Prospects

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business. The training will expose the apprentice to a wide range of skills and competencies which would make them well placed for further study or suitable for many job opportunities in the life sciences sector.

Vacancy Detail

Job Responsibilities


Main Accountabilities:



  • Monitoring and responding to first level employee queries though the on-line portal ‘HR Answers’

  • Coordination of the starters and leavers process, including reference checking, reporting and communicating with other relevant departments

  • Setting up and manage arrangements for all new hire inductions including slide preparations, collating induction packs, arranging catering

  • Managing all aspects of training: including booking trainers, candidate registration, meeting invitations, distribution of pre-work, booking rooms and catering

  • Support the relocation process for internal transfers and new recruits, through arranging temporary accommodation, and tracking financial spend and reporting to Finance for tax purposes

  • Arranging and collating exit interviews and reporting on trends/ analysis

  • Maintaining complete and accurate employee files – electronic and hard copy

  • Processing all Purchase Orders and invoice processing in SAP to ensure department spend is managed effectively

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