Placements

Our Graduate programme is designed to launch careers, providing support to access additional qualifications whilst developing a variety of skills which will propel you into future roles.

Length of Placement

Up to 3 Years

Salary

Starting at £25,878 - Grade 5

Growing With Us

You will develop a range of professional skills, enhancing and accelerating your future career progression. All our graduates have gained professional qualifications and gone on to achieve full time positions.

Entry Requirements

University Degree

Training and Development

Support and guidance is provided to help you gain industry specific training and qualifications

Qualifications Undertaken by our Graduates 

Whilst taking part in the scheme, graduates will grow and develop a wide range of professional, transferrable skills, accelerating their future career progression through their daily work and professional relationships. Further to this, Graduates are enrolled on qualifications specific to their career goals and ambitions. The Fund provides support and guidance for graduates to go on to gain specific industry training and qualifications, enhancing their existing university degrees. 

Examples of Available Placements

• Pensions Services
• Governance, Risk & Assurance
• People & Corporate Services
• Operations
• Finance
• Investments 

Testimonies from Graduates 

• “The Graduate Management Scheme has given me the opportunity to work with multiple teams and on a range of projects to gain valuable work experience. The Scheme has also enabled me to achieve a recognised qualification and work towards further qualifications. I have enjoyed the variety of experiences the role has offered, and this experience has enabled me to secure a permanent position within the Fund on the Systems team”
   
• “I joined the West Midlands Pension Fund graduate scheme in September 2020. I could see that there was opportunity to do something new and exciting within the Fund, so I applied for the job. Since joining the graduate scheme, I have enjoyed working with different people from multiple areas of the Fund and believe that it has really advanced my skillset. This gave me the knowledge and confidence to apply for a permanent post as a Performance & Data Analyst, which I started in April 2021”
   
• “Since starting as a graduate within the Fund, I’ve been able to work on a very diverse range of projects, regularly bringing my own ideas to the table; this is something everyone at the West Midlands Pension Fund has really embraced. I’ve also been able to build on my existing skillset by studying for a professional diploma, allowing me to work toward my future career aspirations in an even more significant and meaningful way”
   
• “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity that the Graduate Management Traineeship has afforded me in enabling a change in field, and a consequent positive career trajectory”

Our trainee programme offers opportunity for those undertaking a degree to obtain real work experience and to gain exposure to their potential future career, undertaking a range of responsibilities in a professional environment.

Length of Placement

Up to 12 Months

Salary

Starting at £22,369 - Grade 4

Growing With Us

Your first-hand industry experience with us is invaluable for future career progression and has led to several of our Fund Trainees returning to us as Graduates

Entry Requirements

Studying full time for an undergraduate degree which supports an industrial placement opportunity

Training and Development

Work in a professional environment to develop a range of transferrable skills from presentation to communication and time management

Examples of Available Placements

• Pensions Services
• Governance, Risk & Assurance
• People & Corporate Services
• Operations
• Finance
• Investments 

Testimonials from our Fund Trainees 

“I appreciate the development opportunities I have been granted at the Fund and I look forward to using the skills and wealth of knowledge I have gained to progress into my desired career path”

“I have enjoyed being a part of the team and am thankful for the opportunities during my time here. It is what I expected from a placement year and I look forward to using the skills I have developed”

“I appreciate the opportunities I have been given at the Fund to develop relevant working experience – thank you for all of your support and guidance”

“Working as a Fund Trainee has exposed me to vast opportunities, the skills and training I have received is something I will be able to use throughout my career. The welcoming culture has allowed me to settle in quite quickly and I am hopeful for a future career within the Fund”

Length of Placement

Up to 18 months

Salary Starting at

£18,328 Level 2 (over 18s)
£18,786 Level 3

Qualification Level Achieved

Level 2 or Level 3 Apprenticeships. Our apprenticeship scheme has a 100% completion rate, with opportunities to apply to permanent roles following these placements

Education Requirements

Educated to GCSE Level (Grade A-C)

Training and Development

80% on the job - 20% training

Examples of Available Placements

• Pensions Services
• Governance, Risk & Assurance
• People & Corporate Services
• Operations
• Finance
• Investments 

We offer Work Experience a couple times a year, please complete the application in the Downloads section and return to Wmpfrecruitment@wolverhampton.gov.uk 

Places are subject to availability.