HR Learning and Development Undergraduate Placement

Location: Milton Keynes

Closing Date: 30th September 2026

Salary: £23,915.49

Contract: 12-13months FTC Start dates are usually in June/July

Hybrid working: We want you to get the best out of your placement, so we operate a hybrid policy where undergraduates work in the office 3 days per week. There may be times where you will need to be in more frequently depending on the needs of the business.

To apply for our undergraduate placement scheme, you must be studying for an undergraduate degree that requires a placement year. Master’s students are not eligible for this placement.

Please consider before applying if you live more than 60 minutes away from post code MK15 8HG, that you would need to relocate to either Milton Keynes or be a commutable distance (within 60 minutes).

We’re looking for an undergraduate to join our HR Learning and Development team as an HR Learning and Development Undergraduate where you will support the delivery of learning activity, programmes, digital learning systems and development initiatives across VWFS. This placement is ideal if you are organised, people-focused and interested in how learning, induction, compliance education and development programmes help colleagues perform and grow. If you want a people development and HR coordination placement where your work contributes to real business outcomes, we want to hear from you!

What will you be doing?

• Support coordination of L&D activity, including the L&D inbox, intranet and KPI reporting.
• Act as a point of contact for L&D queries, escalating more complex issues where needed.
• Support the annual Compliance Education project and help manage the Learning Management System.
• Coordinate internal in-person and digital induction courses for new starters.

Provide administrative and coordination support for programmes such as Management & Leadership and Reciprocal Partnerships.

Support the development and design of the Undergraduate Life-skills programme.

Maintain evaluation data and produce monthly statistics for KPI reporting.

Coordinate Learning at Work Week activity and support process improvements.

What are we looking for?

• Studying towards an HR, Psychology or Business related degree.
• Intermediate or strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse data and produce KPIs.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisation skills and the ability to manage varied tasks in a busy environment.
• High accuracy and attention to detail, particularly with complex or confidential information.
• Able to use initiative to answer queries and find solutions.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work as part of a team.
  
  

Why apply for an undergraduate placement with VWFS?

Here at VWFS you'll be able to kick start your professional experience in the workplace. We take on 49 undergraduates each year which we find really helps our undergraduates as you all go through the programme, building your knowledge and networks together.

You’ll also benefit from:

• A focus on personal development with access to LinkedIn Learning via our ‘Degreed’ platform and a bespoke development programme throughout your placement year delivering personal management, technical and soft skills including building successful relationships, presentation skills, IT skills and data literacy.
• A supportive environment and network of colleagues to help you get your best out of the year - in a recent survey, 100% of our undergraduates said they felt valued and supported.
• The opportunity to work on real life business projects and deliver impact around topics like sustainability.

Subsidised onsite canteen and coffee shop

Subsidised onsite restaurant with a range of hot and cold breakfast and lunches.

Employee Resource Groups supporting an inclusive workplace

Social gatherings and team events & volunteering opportunities.

Physical and mental health support with our Onsite Wellbeing Centre

Discretionary benefits include:

Bonus: Discretionary bonus based on both personal and Group company performance (pro-rated)

Car schemes*: The opportunity to join our popular car scheme plus car insurance cover.

Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution. From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), will writing, retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults). Private medical insurance is available following successful completion of probation.

What our recruitment process looks like:

• Apply and upload your CV, covering letter and answer a few application questions.
• You’ll be invited to complete a Situational Judgement Test. This is a short multiple-choice question set to help us understand how you may approach situations.
• If you pass this stage, you will be invited to complete an online video interview where you will have the opportunity to tell us more about yourself.
• If successful, your last step in the journey is to attend an in-person Assessment Centre at our Milton Keynes office. You’ll also meet some of our managers and our current undergraduates to find out more about a placement year with us.
  
  

Please note: Our undergraduate placement roles do not meet the UKVI’s criteria for the skilled worker sponsorship route, therefore we are unable to accept candidates requiring sponsorship for this role.

• More information about car schemes
  
  

Our current car schemes are under review following changes in legislation from HMRC and so whilst we don’t have full details of our car scheme to share with you now, we will let you know what this looks like as soon as we are able.

Please do not apply for more than one placement role with us. This will ensure that you are considered for the placement that you are most interested in, and your skills are aligned to.