HR Data Apprentice

Job Title: HR Data Apprentice

Posting Start Date: 13/02/2026

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Salary: £27,550 per annum
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Full time, Fixed Term Contract (18 months)
Workplace category: Hybrid
Attachments: Job Information Pack

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If you’re looking to start your career in HR, want to develop your IT and data skills to support better business decisions, and enjoy working collaboratively with a wide range of people, this apprenticeship is for you. You’ll join a Resourcing team that manages the end‑to‑end recruitment journey and oversees a large agency contract supporting our contingent workforce — all within a truly unique organisation where the ancient and modern stand side by side, making a real difference for everyone in the Square Mile.

You’ll work closely with the City’s Contract Manager and the wider resourcing team, where you can ask questions, try new ways of doing things, and be trusted to grow. You’ll gain exposure to the full recruitment lifecycle as well as contract management, producing meaningful data and insights using a range of tools. This will allow you to contribute to real projects and help us make smarter, data‑informed decisions.

What you’ll gain

Hands‑on experience in a busy but supportive HR environment with exposure to recruitment and contract management.
Practical data skills (Excel, dashboards, data quality) and confidence turning analysis into action.
Insight into how HR operates in a world‑class public organisation and how data drives better decision‑making.
Completion of a Data Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship, building your professional confidence and opening future pathways in HR and data.

What we’re looking for

You’ll be organised and proactive, enjoying structure but also confident suggesting better ways of working. You’ll be a clear communicator, comfortable writing emails and speaking with managers and candidates. You’ll be curious about HR and data, able to use Excel to tidy and organise information and keen to develop your skills in building reports and turning numbers into meaningful insights. You’ll bring an ideas‑driven, constructive approach and customer‑focused asking thoughtful questions and helping improve how we work. Above all, you’ll be team‑minded, enjoying collaboration, supporting colleagues, and learning from

others.

Must‑haves

Basic IT skills — especially Excel (we’ll help you develop from there).
Enthusiasm and commitment to achieving your Level 3 qualification

This apprenticeship role is based at Guildhall and will last for 18 months (including time to complete your End Point Assessment).

If you are enthusiastic and committed to achieving your Level 3 Data Technician qualification and are eligible to apply, we would love to hear from you.

To qualify for this apprenticeship, you will need to be:

• 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays

• Living in England

• Not in full-time education at the time of applying

If you are a non-UK citizen – you need to have permission from the UK government to live in the UK (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.

Selected apprenticeships require evidence of English and Maths GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent.

If we request specific qualification evidence it will be required before applications are considered, please send copies of your certificates and application reference number to CoLHR.Apprenticeships@cityoflondon.gov.uk .

If you have any questions on this, please contact CoLHR.Apprenticeships@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Selection for the apprenticeship is on the basis of suitability and commitment to the apprenticeship not qualification.

Please see the Job Information Pack for further information.

Closing date: 12 noon on 25 February 2026

Interview date: W/C 16 March 2026

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To apply online, please click the Apply online button below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OPHR1116 if you experience any problems. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

Please note that this apprenticeship is not available to current City of London employees.

As part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to undertake a prior learning check, all prior qualifications will be verified through the education system to ensure no prior learning has taken place that will impact the apprentice criteria before a successful candidate is formally offered the apprenticeship.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.