2026 Human Resources Apprenticeship Programme (within Greencoat)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Apprentice Department: Schroders Capital – Greencoat (Human Resources) Salary: £27,000 pa plus benefits Start date: 7th September 2026

Location: City of London, London

Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 HR Support

Programme Overview:

Schroders’ two-year apprenticeship programmes give school and college leavers a hands-on introduction to investment management and the opportunity to develop key skills, gain professional qualifications and build an industry network. We have a wide range of opportunities across our business.

Investment20/20

You will join as an apprentice as part of the Investment20/20 programme. You will have opportunities to meet and network with trainees and apprentices across the industry, as well as participate in behavioural and technical skills training, socials and insight events.

The department

Schroders Capital offers access to a broad range of private market investment opportunities, portfolio building blocks and customised private market strategies. Our diversified range of investment strategies includes real estate, private equity, secondaries, venture capital, infrastructure, securitised products and asset-based finance, insurance-linked securities and impact investing.

Schroders Capital Infrastructure is umbrella term for the infrastructure equity investment capabilities across the Schroders Group’s private markets business, which encompasses team members at Schroders Greencoat LLP

in the UK and other regulated entities throughout the Schroders Group internationally. Collectively, this comprises a team of over 130 staff with a presence in 8 countries across Europe, the United States and China and has invested over €16.5 billion into ca. 450 energy transition assets at various project stages, with an aggregate capacity of around 7.7GW.

The Team

The HR team is responsible for ensuring that Schroders Greencoat maximises the return on its investment in people and does this through the development and implementation of policies and practices that attract, reward, and retain high quality employees, to achieve business objectives in line with our values and strategic goals.

You will join a small team of experienced, committed, and supportive professionals who consistently produce high-quality work and deliver exceptional service to stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

HR Operations

You'll play an important role in making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. You’ll support the day-to-day processes that keep our people experience running efficiently – from onboarding new joiners to helping employees throughout their time at Schroders Greencoat.

You Will:

• Help coordinate the onboarding journey for new joiners, including preparing welcome emails and first-day checklists.
• Be the first point of contact for basic HR queries via our shared inbox, working closely with colleagues to find the right answers.
• Support employee lifecycle processes, such as transfers, exits, and internal moves, ensuring paperwork and systems are updated correctly.
• Assist in preparing standard HR documents, such as reference letters or confirmations of employment changes.
• Help with routine HR admin tasks, including managing digital employee files, logging absences, and updating checklists.
• Support the team during busy periods such as performance reviews, salary reviews, and benefit renewals.
• Work with the payroll team to track monthly changes, such as new joiners or salary adjustments.
• Keep our HR manuals and guides up to date so they’re accurate and easy to use.
• Take part in small projects to help improve how we do things and suggest ways to make processes more efficient.
  
  

Systems and Data

You’ll also get hands-on experience working with the HR systems and data that support our people and policies. This is a great opportunity to build your technical skills, learn how we use data to inform decisions, and understand the importance of accuracy and confidentiality.

You Will:

• Enter and update employee data in our HR system to keep records accurate and up to date.
• Run basic reports and summaries – for example, to check who’s joining, moving roles, or leaving the business.
• Help maintain our digital filing system to ensure documents are stored correctly and securely.
• Perform regular checks to make sure our data is complete, consistent, and error-free.
• Support requests for ad hoc data – for example, how many people are in a certain team, or tracking leave patterns.
• Learn how HR systems support things like payroll, benefits, performance, and wellbeing – and how they connect behind the scenes.
• Assist in user testing when new features or system updates are rolled out.
  
  

Business Partnering And Employee Experience

You will gain exposure to our leadership teams, building knowledge of how our business operates commercially, and our employees’ experience within it. Alongside the HR team, you’ll work with managers and leaders to drive performance, enable career development, and implement policy consistently.

• Provide administrative support for HR related activities such as employee communications and engagement initiatives, organisational design and people cost management.

Flexible approach and willingness to engage in various tasks and projects.

Attention to detail and accuracy good IT skills.

Numerate with a problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications Required:

• A-levels (or equivalent) in any subjects – no minimum UCAS points required.
• Level 2 in both English and Maths (GCSE grade A* to C or equivalent) for those undertaking a level 3 or higher apprenticeship.
  
  

Ultimately, we can teach what you need to know about the job we just need you to bring your drive, passion and enthusiasm to make the most of the opportunity to start building your career.

Recruitment process

• Online application form and CV
• Online assessments
• Online video interview
• Assessment centre
  
  

For more information about the Recruitment process and our programmes, please visit Trainee and Apprenticeship enquiries

Please note we recruit on a rolling basis so recommend you apply early.

Please only apply for one school leaver role (either an apprenticeship or trainee role). As you go through the recruitment process, you may be considered for similar roles.

We're Looking For The Best, Whoever They Are

Diversity is at the heart of our culture. We strive to ensure inclusion at every level, to ensure that our actions match our words, and that our culture of belonging defines how we do business. We are an equal opportunities employer. You're welcome here whatever your socio-economic background, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious belief, age or disability.

ABOUT US

We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.