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See your future at the heart of business? On this programme you can expect exceptional commercial exposure and business experience. You’ll build your skills in areas as diverse as supply chain and strategy, innovation, commercial and contracts. At Rolls-Royce, we believe in the transforming potential of technology to protect our planet, secure our world, and explore our universe. You’ll help us deliver our vision.
At Rolls-Royce, you’re not expected to follow a set path. Everyone is unique, so every Rolls-Royce journey is different too. We'll help you to find your way and discover your potential. Your unique personality, passion, and sense of purpose makes us who we are and a place where everyone belongs. And anything is possible. Be you. Be Rolls-Royce.
What you’ll do on the programme
This accelerated programme is all about giving our graduates the breadth of business experience that we know our future leaders will need. We'll provide the range of experiences and develop your skills and interests to become just that.
This could include working with customers or supply chain, procurement, strategy, innovation, government relationships, commercial and contracts. You could be involved in sales opportunities and contract negotiations. Or you could find yourself helping purchase the parts for a highly efficient jet engine, a building or IT system.
You could even support our commercial teams in Derby, home to the world’s largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed. Whatever your destination, you'll focus on building strong connections with our partners, suppliers, and customers.
Throughout, you’ll have the flexibility to curate your own experience and develop your understanding of the opportunities within our business before you choose an area of expertise in which to specialise.
You'll be aligned to one of our business areas, Civil Aerospace, Defence, Electrical, Group IT, Group Business Services or Submarines. The first year of the programme is designed to broadly develop your skills. You’ll choose rotational 'gigs', moving from team to team and project to project. We want to inspire you and give you as many options as possible at this early stage of your career. It’s all about growth, and how you we can help you find the best fit.
During your programme, you’ll gain invaluable insight into the scope and variety of the work we do. And, with a combination of digital learning and on-the-job training and development, you’ll see your ideas come to life with help and guidance from industry experts. People who are as invested in your success as you are. At the end of the programme, you will move into a 12-month substantive role where we will continue to give you the support and leadership learning that will set you up for future success.
You’ll be supported by your very own mentor, whose job it is to help you realise your full potential – not just on the programme, but beyond. You’ll feel included, developed, recognised, and motivated to succeed. At Rolls-Royce, we’re committed to a culture of continuous learning and we’ll draw up a framework based on your interests, aspirations, and goals.
What you’ll need to be successful
This programme is all about potential and we're open to degrees in any subject. What's most important to us is that you live and breathe our values (Trust, Integrity and Safety) and behaviours (Agile, Bold, Collaborative and Simple) and want to shape the future of our business
You’ll be as passionate as we are about the future of sustainable power and believe in changing the world for the better. You’ll need to be open-minded, curious, collaborative, and agile in your approach to solving problems and in developing the skills to bring the best out in the people around you.
It’s also important that you’re flexible about where you work and are willing to travel between locations if required. We'll also ask you to consider the area you would prefer to work in - Civil Aerospace, Defence, Electrical, Group IT, Group Business Services or Submarines, so think about how your degree or skills or interests could benefit one of those areas.
What you'll get in return
You’ll be a full-time employee, working on real projects and making a real difference from day one. That’s why we make sure you’re properly rewarded for the work you do.
- 33 days’ annual leave including bank holidays
- Bonus schemes
- A choice of voluntary benefits including employee discounts at nationwide stores, discounted health care, life assurance and more
- A competitive pension
- Tax-effective share plans
- An enhanced maternity scheme and family friendly policies
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Flexible work arrangements and career breaks
- An independent, 24-hour, confidential counselling service
Assessment Centres will be running from Mid-October 2022 onwards.
At Rolls-Royce, we recruit graduates based on merit, and regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, race/colour/nationality/ethnic or national origins, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation.
