Your starting salary will be £23,258 and you will be eligible for membership of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

You will get 31 days holidays per annum as well as 10 public and privilege days.

If you successfully pass your apprenticeship you will secure a Level 3 NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) in the relevant discipline [Business & Administration, AAT Accountancy & Finance or ICT Software, Web & Telecoms].

Your apprenticeship training agreement will be for 18 months.

Working for the Welsh Government has many great benefits, including:

• Flexible working practices to help you get the right work/life balance such as part time working and flexible/remote working.
• Access to training opportunities, online courses and regular personal development discussions.
• Dedicated health & safety and occupational health teams to provide staff support.
• A variety of activities such as staff clubs which include a choir, running and mindfulness, wellbeing classes, gym access in our Cardiff office, access to public bikes, sporting teams, and language groups and classes.
• Informal homeworking options and online Teams meeting facilities.
• Mentors and social networking groups.

To apply, you will need to meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements. You will be a:

• UK national
• national of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• national of the Republic of Ireland
• national from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish national working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish national who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Eligibility requirements are explained in the Civil Service nationality rules.  

You must also comply with UK immigration legislation. It is possible to meet our nationality requirements but still not be legally entitled to work in the UK. If this applies to you, we cannot offer you employment 

For advice on nationality requirements or whether a qualification you hold might make you ineligible please e-mail us.

Before you complete your application please make sure you have :

• details of 2 referees (name, contact telephone number and e-mail address), one of which could  be your current or most recent employer, or your tutor at school/college/university if you haven’t been employed before.
• examples of how you can demonstrate your skills and experience. Don’t just tell us about your skills – explain to us how you’ve used them, and give us examples of when you’ve developed your experience.
• the certificates for the highest qualifications you hold at the time of applying - although we (the Welsh Government) do not require you have any qualifications to apply for this scheme the training provider will wish to see evidence of any qualifications you may have.

Once you have submitted your application you will be asked to complete an eligibility form from ALS, our apprentice training provider. You will then get an e-mail at each stage of the recruitment process from sifting through to interview and being offered a role. 

Welsh Government wants to be the best employer in Wales. Our Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2021-26 sets out our commitment to increase diversity in our workforce, in particular by addressing the under-representation of disabled people and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities at all levels of the organisation, and the underrepresentation of women in senior roles. We want to encourage people from a range of communities to apply to be an apprentice.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), whether you have an impairment or health condition, are neurodivergent or use BSL, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.

We work hard to create a supportive and inclusive environment for all staff, in which to grow, and perform, to the best of their ability.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, and disabled people who are under-represented in the Civil Service in Wales.

We have adopted the social model of disability, which recognises that barriers in society, attitudinal, institutional and communication barriers act to disable people who have impairments or health conditions, who are neurodivergent or who use British Sign Language. We are committed to removing barriers, through recruitment adjustments and work place adjustments, so that all staff, potential or new, can perform at their best. If you need to discuss adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, or wish to discuss how we could put work place adjustments in place if you are successful, please email apprenticeshipscheme@gov.wales  and a member of the team will contact you.

We guarantee to interview any disabled person who meets the minimum criteria for the scheme. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence, at each stage of the assessment process before interview, which demonstrates you generally meet the job description requirements. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people.

This new Apprenticeship campaign aims to encourage people to apply from all different backgrounds ensuring that Welsh Government builds on being representative of the communities we serve. There are numerous policies and practices in place which support colleagues, and line managers, to ensure diversity and inclusion is key in what we do, and how we support staff. For this Apprenticeship Scheme we’ll be using name free recruitment as well as ensuring our interview panels are made up with a diverse range of colleagues. 

There are a number of staff diversity networks which have healthy membership and allies’ schemes; these are forums where you can get advice and guidance, as well as enjoy network events and social activities.

These networks are:

• Disability Awareness and Support
• Minority Ethnic Staff Network
• PRISM (LGBT+)
• Women Together

In recent years we have been awarded Level 3 Leader Status for being a Disability Confident employer,  In the 2019-20 Stonewall Workplace Index we were awarded 8th place in the UK.  The Index supports Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT+) employees. We have signed up to the Race at Work Charter and are included on the list of organisations that have been recognised as an inclusive employer for race. We have also been awarded Gold status by a:gender, the inclusive support network for staff in Government Departments and Agencies, covering all aspects of gender reassignment, gender identity, gender expression and Intersex.

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice; an organisation in which people want to work and are proud to work. For this reason, we have put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values. 

Diversity - We measure it because it matters

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post, irrespective of who they are or where they come from.

We are sensitive to the fact that some people would rather not complete diversity forms - maybe because they fear the information will be misused. However we assure you that all information provided is kept strictly confidential, used PURELY for statistical purposes and will not be used to influence recruitment decisions.

A copy of our diversity policy is available upon request.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.