Human Resources Apprenticeship Programme

Programme overview:

Schroders’ two-year apprenticeship programmes give school and college leavers a hands-on introduction to investment management and the opportunity to develop key skills, gain professional qualifications and build an industry network. We have a wide range of opportunities across our business.

Investment20/20

You will join as an apprentice as part of the Investment20/20 programme. You will have opportunities to meet and network with trainees and apprentices across the industry, as well as participate in behavioural and technical skills training, socials and insight events.  

The department

Schroders Capital offers access to a broad range of private market investment opportunities, portfolio building blocks and customised private market strategies. Our diversified range of investment strategies includes real estate, private equity, secondaries, venture capital, infrastructure, securitised products and asset-based finance, insurance-linked securities and impact investing.

Schroders Capital Infrastructure is umbrella term for the infrastructure equity investment capabilities across the Schroders Group’s private markets business, which encompasses team members at Schroders Greencoat LLP in the UK and other regulated entities throughout the Schroders Group internationally.

Collectively, this comprises a team of over 130 staff with a presence in 8 countries across Europe, the United States and China and has invested over €16.5 billion into ca. 450 energy transition assets at various project stages, with an aggregate capacity of around 7.7GW.

The Team

The HR team is responsible for ensuring that Schroders Greencoat maximises the return on its investment in people and does this through the development and implementation of policies and practices that attract, reward, and retain high quality employees, to achieve business objectives in line with our values and strategic goals. 

You will join a small team of experienced, committed, and supportive professionals who consistently produce high-quality work and deliver exceptional service to stakeholders.

What you’ll do

HR Operations

You'll play an important role in making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. You’ll support the day-to-day processes that keep our people experience running efficiently – from onboarding new joiners to helping employees throughout their time at Schroders Greencoat.

You will: 

• Help coordinate the onboarding journey for new joiners, including preparing welcome emails and first-day checklists.
• Be the first point of contact for basic HR queries via our shared inbox, working closely with colleagues to find the right answers.
• Support employee lifecycle processes, such as transfers, exits, and internal moves, ensuring paperwork and systems are updated correctly.
• Assist in preparing standard HR documents, such as reference letters or confirmations of employment changes.
• Help with routine HR admin tasks, including managing digital employee files, logging absences, and updating checklists.
• Support the team during busy periods such as performance reviews, salary reviews, and benefit renewals.
• Work with the payroll team to track monthly changes, such as new joiners or salary adjustments.
• Keep our HR manuals and guides up to date so they’re accurate and easy to use.
• Take part in small projects to help improve how we do things and suggest ways to make processes more efficient.

Systems and Data 

You’ll also get hands-on experience working with the HR systems and data that support our people and policies. This is a great opportunity to build your technical skills, learn how we use data to inform decisions, and understand the importance of accuracy and confidentiality.

You will: 

• Enter and update employee data in our HR system to keep records accurate and up to date.
• Run basic reports and summaries – for example, to check who’s joining, moving roles, or leaving the business.
• Help maintain our digital filing system to ensure documents are stored correctly and securely.
• Perform regular checks to make sure our data is complete, consistent, and error-free.
• Support requests for ad hoc data – for example, how many people are in a certain team, or tracking leave patterns.
• Learn how HR systems support things like payroll, benefits, performance, and wellbeing – and how they connect behind the scenes.
• Assist in user testing when new features or system updates are rolled out.

Business Partnering and Employee Experience

You will gain exposure to our leadership teams, building knowledge of how our business operates commercially, and our employees’ experience within it. Alongside the HR team, you’ll work with managers and leaders to drive performance, enable career development, and implement policy consistently.

• Provide administrative support for HR related activities such as employee communications and engagement initiatives, organisational design and people cost management.
• Assist with employee onboarding including collecting and collating feedback.
• Coordinate employee training and development initiatives.
• Review and analyse results of our employee pulse surveys to understand their feedback and recommend suggested actions to improve employee experience. 
• Coordinate year end performance review calibration meetings and collate feedback and meeting outputs. 
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding HR policies, procedures, and practices.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee information.
• Proactively identify ways to improve processes or working practices. 
• Support and contribute to project work. 
• Advocate for diverse and inclusive practices and policies, actively supporting the organisation as an employer of choice. 

Who we’re looking for

• Recent school or college graduates with A-levels or BTECs.
• Individuals unsure that university is the path for them.
• Must be 18 years old by 7th September to apply for the 2025 intake.
• Living in England.
• Must not be enrolled in another funded apprenticeship or further education programme at the time of starting.
• Flexible approach and willingness to engage in various tasks and projects.
• Attention to detail and accuracy good IT skills.
• Numerate with a problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications required:

• A-levels (or equivalent) in any subjects – no minimum UCAS points required.
• Level 2 in both English and Maths (GCSE grade A* to C or equivalent) for those undertaking a level 3 or higher apprenticeship.

Ultimately, we can teach what you need to know about the job we just need you to bring your drive, passion and enthusiasm to make the most of the opportunity to start building your career.