Join Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme at Kensington and Chelsea

Are you a graduate who is passionate about making a positive contribution to your community while also fast-tracking your career in local government? Join Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme at The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme, formerly known as the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP), is a 2-year graduate management development programme, run by the Local Government Association (LGA). Our offer Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme is an excellent opportunity for committed graduates to make a positive impact in supporting Kensington and Chelsea, and provide experience in a dynamic, transforming and socially responsible council. We are a proud supporter and sponsor of the Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme and our departmental placement managers are continuously looking for National Management Trainees (NMT) to join their teams. Successful candidates will be able to pick from a variety of placements so they can begin to shape their careers. You will be working in key strategic areas with senior managers, directors and councillors across the Council. We highly value the innovation and enthusiasm of our graduates and are proud of our over 10-year involvement with Impact from which we have retained 95% of our graduates! All graduates will attend a structured induction programme and have access to extensive ongoing learning and development opportunities We are committed to ensuring the experience for our graduates is positive, challenging and unique. We provide each graduate with a placement support mentor and an alumni graduate buddy. Plus, you'll have plenty of opportunities to meet peers through our Early Careers Network and other staff networks, join cross-cutting council initiatives such as becoming a Diversity Champion or Digital Helper, or volunteer through our Employee Volunteering Scheme! Your placement Our programme aims to partner the interests of our graduates with the Council's strategic needs to deliver the greatest value to the local community while enhancing the management capacity of the trainee. Placements are available across the entire council, including with the Chief Executive and Leadership Team and shared service with Westminster City Council. You will gain a postgraduate CMI, Chartered Institute of Leadership, Leadership and Management qualification Level 7. Graduates are employed on a 36-hour week, 2-year, fixed-term contract and complete 4 placements over the 2 years. The salary of each graduate starts at £35,862 in the first year and rises to £37,575 in the second year on the scheme.

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