An introduction to this template document - The NGDP has put together a template advert text should you wish to use this in your local recruitment campaign.
Template Advert – Local Recruitment for the NGDP
Local Recruitment for the National Graduate Programme (NGDP) – Name of your council
Opportunity for local candidates to apply to become a National Management Trainee on the NGDP on a fixed term contract until August 2023 for Name of your council
Closing Date: Date specified by you (the closing date must be no later than midday on 6 January 2022)
Department: Varied
Hours Per week: 35
Salary: The salary must be no less than £25,991
Please read before applying
Should you choose to apply to this role please note that your application will be held by the Local Government Association (LGA) who host the NGDP. As the employer, we will have access to view essential details that allow us to shortlist against our criteria for local candidates. You can find more information regarding the LGA’s privacy statement on the application page (follow link below)
Your local application will progress in the same timeframe as the NGDP’s national campaign and you will be assessed alongside national candidates. The NGDP facilitates the assessment of all nominated local candidates in line with national candidates to ensure they meet the same standard. Successful candidates will become part of the national cohort with access to NGDP learning and development, networks and knowledge events, but will be exclusively interviewed by their chosen council as a successful local candidate.
The requirements
In order to apply for our local position for the chance to be our local National Management Trainee, you must meet the following criteria:
- You must live, work or study in Name the borough
- If you meet the above, must have at least Insert number of years years in the borough
- You will have obtained a 2.2 undergraduate degree in any subject by summer 2022
- You have the right to work in the UK without employer sponsorship (successful applicants be required to provide documentary evidence of their entitlement to work in the UK (in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006). The NGDP is unable to apply to sponsor a visa for candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK).
The role
Tackle youth unemployment. Fight social isolation. Improve social housing.
The national graduate development programme for local government (NGDP) is recruiting over 120 talented National Management Trainees for its Autumn 2022 intake. Successful applicants will have two years to influence some of society’s big issues, from social care and housing to education and the environment, while training to be one of local government’s next generation of managers. It is the only national graduate programme specifically for local government.
Here at Name of your council, our biggest issues are [detail here] and we are looking for insert number of candidates from the local area to help to influence on tackling these issues.
Employed on a two year fixed-term contract, trainees rotate between different placements to develop their skills and knowledge alongside studying for a postgraduate-level certificate from the Institute for Leadership and Management (ILM). This is a varied and prestigious programme which has a high record of success placing graduates in positions of management in local government upon completion of the scheme.
By applying as a local candidate for our local authority, successful applicants who reach the final stage of the recruitment process will be guaranteed an interview with us after April 2022.
About you
We support the NGDP’s goal to recruit graduates from all different backgrounds, universities and degree disciplines; our aim is to reflect the diverse community that we serve. We are looking for people who have the right values and attitudes and who can demonstrate their motivation for a career in the public sector, and who is genuinely interested in the borough.
Successful applicants will need to demonstrate their understanding of the NGDP’s key skills and behaviours through a competitive, multi-stage application process. Local candidates participate in the same process as national candidates but have the advantage of a guaranteed interview with their desired authority.
Candidates can apply only once each year to the NGDP and candidates that choose to apply for a local role cannot apply to the national scheme alongside the local application. For further information please visit https://www.local.gov.uk/national-graduate-development-programme or contact the NGDP support team at [email protected]
You can apply here (insert link provided by the LGA) and will be taken to the LGA’s landing page. Please ensure you read the information provided very carefully.
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