Management Trainee

Management Trainee

Location: Foots Cray, Sidcup (DA14) , DA14 View map Salary: Starting salary 24,617 Date posted: 07/06/2012 12:00 Job type:Permanent Company: L&Q Group Contact: Please apply online Ref: Totaljobs/LQMT1 Job ID: 53782410

When you look for a new employer, choose somewhere that cares as much about its staff as it does about its customers. We place a strong emphasis on staff training, welfare and development. L&Q is a charitable housing association offering people the chance to buy or rent homes throughout London and the South of England.

Management Trainee

First 6 months based at Sidcup DA14 5HU, subsequent rotations across the South East

Programme Overview

The scheme lasts for 2 years and includes intensive rotations which will give you exposure to our wider business. Through a combination of on-the-job learning, high level project work, hands on experience of key internal operations, attendance at great networking meetings, involvement in our resident events to understand our customer base, youll get to know our business inside out all while receiving great training and mentoring support.

This position promises to give candidates great exposure to every part of our business, receive excellent training and take on a significant level of responsibilityin order to gain the skills and knowledge to become our managers of the future.

Who were looking for

Our rotations will be based across the South East and your first 6 months placement will commence at our office in Sidcup, Kent. We will require you to be flexible in order to branch out and work from our other offices, going wherever the role takes you.

Due to the impact of new Government reforms in the sector, it is important that you have a good strategic focus to identify innovative ways of working, adapt easily to a changing environment and have an eye for spotting new opportunities.

Being a natural communicator is crucial because our managers need to effectively negotiate with our stakeholders and customers and build lasting relationships.

It goes without saying that customer service skills are essential as you will be ensuring that the highest level of customer satisfaction is being achieved.

Youll need to be driven, proactive, confident and self-motivated to make things happen. Youll also need to have great interpersonal skills as we expect individuals to work in a collaborative and approachable manner.

What you can Expect

Youll receive a competitive salary and great company benefits.Great breadth of experience through placements across our business areas.Youll gain a nationally recognised qualification through the ILM level 3 programme in Leadership and Management.Youll have access to outstanding management and personal training offered internally.You will have great opportunities to attend networking events both with internal senior managers as well as key stakeholders from the industry.Youll be supported all the way throughout the programme by a trained mentor.You will undertake a six-month placement as a team leader or supervisor to further develop your management capability.

Application Process

To apply for this post please complete our application form by clicking the apply button below.

Closing date for completed applications:15th June 2012

Please note due to a high number of applications we will be unable to reschedule the advertised interview date. However if the panel do not recruit on the day and you meet the shortlist we will arrange to interview you at a later date.

Early applications are encouraged as we are experiencing a high volume of applicants for all posts, we will review numbers of applicants on a daily basis and once we have received sufficient forms we reserve the right to close the advertisement. As soon as the advert is closed, no further applications will be accepted.

If you have not heard from us within 10 days of the job closing please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.