Job Description - Apprentice - PR & Events (MER00037AQ)
Description
PR and Communications Assistant Our business
Mercedes-Benz is ambitious – we aspire to become the world's most valuable luxury car company. We're serious about that:Every year we invest billions of Euros into developing and building beautiful products that our customers love and we have a clear mission to deliver sustainable, luxury experiences for them, every day.
In the UK, Mercedes-Benz Cars has a huge part to play in successfully reaching this global objective.We're one of the organisation's most important markets.We deliver exceptional results, diligent service, fabulous experiences and magical moments for our customers and colleagues.
We're proud of our culture and want to recruit the very best people to join us at our Head Office in Milton Keynes.Now is such an exciting time to join our business, not only because of the incredible products we are developing, but also the evolution of our business model and our hybrid working opportunities.
We're always looking for talented individuals to join our team, and even though our industry continues to evolve, two things remain the same: the strength of our brand and the strength of our teams.We are proud to create emotional and authentic experiences for our customers, and we want to do the same for our colleagues too.
The Press/PR and Events teams are dedicated to creating, implementing and managing magical, memorable, engaging and beautiful experiences and events for media, our network partners, our customers and our internal colleagues.We are a creative and innovative team who thrive in a fast-paced environment, and who understand how contemporary, modern, on-brand events, delivered on-time and on-budget, support the company's luxury strategy.Everyone in the team has a chance to shape what we do and to learn and grow as we continually strive to be the best we can be, whether an event or experience is digital, physical, or a combination of the two.
About the programme
On our Level 4 programme, you'll learn how to build strong relationships with stakeholders in the media, create written and non-written content, deliver engagement activities and work collaboratively with members of both the Press/PR and Events teams.
You will receive a fixed contract for the length of your qualification together with a competitive apprentice salary, a heavily discounted Mercedes-Benz leasing scheme, 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays and you will of course have access to our pension scheme.The best bit is we cover your course fees whilst paying you a competitive salary as you complete the programme.
About you:
Eligibility criteria: -
To have the right to work in the UK
To have lived in the UK continuously for the past 3 years
At least a grade of 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English
To have not previously studied the course content
To not undertake any other qualification during the apprenticeship
To be able to apply your learning to your role
You should have great organisation skills, be IT literate and have a good attention to detail. But more than this, we want you to be passionate about joining our brand, proactive, confident and curious. You will need to have some work and / or volunteer experience under your belt.
We have a real work hard attitude here at Mercedes-Benz and we take our jobs seriously, because we care about what we do, but that doesn't mean we don't have fun whilst we're doing it.At Mercedes-Benz Cars UK we're passionate about what we do.Our people are at the heart of our business and together, we're building a sustainable future. Our culture is important to us, it makes us who we are.We recognise diversity and appreciate that we are all individuals with our own stories and our own backgrounds.
To be successful at Mercedes-Benz Cars you need to be able to build great relationships and demonstrate your ability to work in a professional manner. If you can showcase all of these attributes and you're seeking a role where you can gain real business experience, then this could be the programme for you.
But don't just take our word for it, check out our careers page to see what life is like at Mercedes-Benz.
What's next? Once you click apply, we'll take you through to the Mercedes-Benz Group careers portal – this is our parent company site, so don't worry, you're in safe hands. Here, you'll find a short application form to complete.
Please be assured that we're here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them. We're also open to working flexibly and are happy to discuss flexible working options.
Due to UK legislation, we need to let you know that we can only accept applications from those with the right to work in the UK.
We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process.
Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the position and the responsible colleagues from HR.
Your application data is held within our secure application tracking system called Taleo – you'll be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. You can also seek 'job alerts' once you are registered in Taleo and it's possible your details may be returned in searches we conduct for new positions and we may contact you by email to let you know about them. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period. Contact us as ****** for further information.
If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Mercedes-Benz UK Data Protection Officer at the following address: Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd, Legal Department, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, MK15 8BA or ******.
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