About the Role

When you join our 18-month Graduate Development Programme as a Graduate Resource Analyst, you’ll ensure the effective and efficient deployment of resources (internal, business, and partners) across existing and emerging Product teams to ensure that they are able to meet their commitments in delivering Business Unit Product roadmaps.

This will involve detailed understanding of the resource requirements both from a functional and capacity perspective, developing appropriate resource plans and processes, including implementing and supporting hiring managers with the required recruitment strategy.

Key accountabilities include:

• Maintain Resource plans for Product teams and work in partnership with Product and cohort Leads to allocate resources based on business priorities, resource needs, skills, and capabilities
• Interface with demand processes to ensure the forward plan for resources is managed
• Managing conflicting resource requirements and priorities across multiple portfolios
• Develop and maintain processes and reporting for resource utilization and forecasting
• Build relationships with HR talent acquisition
• Support the development of a talent strategy, working with HR teams to attract digital talent
• Participate with team recruitment including supporting recruiting managers in the recruitment process such as liaison with HR, maintaining role profiles and application sifting
• Identify and assess external best practices to identify areas of competitive advantage for National Grid in Product resource

About You

As one of our Graduates, you’ll have the chance to start putting your studies into practice!

You’ll have a minimum 2.2 degree in any subject.

You’ll display gravitas and credibility in a complex environment and able to influence stakeholders effectively and can work to demanding targets and deadlines while maintaining a high degree of personal and team organisation and focus.

What You’ll Get

As a first step to your career in the energy industry, our Graduate Programmes are like no other! You’ll gain an insight into how we work at National Grid, understand what a career with us can offer, and receive some great rewards and benefits:

• £2,000 bonus, once joined and started on programme
• 25 days holiday
• £2,400 payment on successful completion of the programme
• Up to £200 per month accommodation allowance as you move around the business, and additional annual leave for when you move between placements plus assistance with moving personal belongings
• Cost of living allowance (inner London, Metropolitan and Outer Metropolitan areas)
• Other benefits include pension and share-option schemes, Flexible Benefits, close mentorship with regular feedback and volunteering opportunities.

National Grid is committed to the personal development of our staff. Joining us, you’ll be supported as you develop a wide range of leadership, business, and technical skills through structured training and on the-job experience. You’ll work closely with your line manager to establish and navigate through a Personal Development Plan that is tailored to your needs.

About Us

National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong. In the UK, National Grid don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.

The world of energy is changing beyond recognition as we focus on building a cleaner, greener future. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Our values and principles

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are happy to discuss

Further Information

The closing date for this role is 13th November 2022, however, we encourage you to apply as early as possible to ensure you obtain the place you want in the application process.

Assessment centres will be held from 5th December.