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Watford Community Housing - Graduate Business Trainee
Watford Community Housing ✓ Verified Employer

Graduate Business Trainee

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£21,260 - £25,000 / year
£1,772 - £2,083 / mo Apply Now →
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You’ve got your degree – now what? At Watford Community Housing, we work with our customers and communities to change lives, and...

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You’ve got your degree – now what? At Watford Community Housing, we work with our customers and communities to change lives, and we’re looking for the people who can grow to be the housing sector’s key decision makers and influencers.
What’s the role?
We are looking for a graduate to join us for a two-year graduate programme which will give you an exciting opportunity to work within our different directorates, covering a variety of functions. These include Housing, Partnerships, Development, Treasury, Finance, Technology Information Services, Incomes and Customer Relationships – giving you fantastic exposure to the sector.
We will provide you with the knowledge, skills and experience to make you a manager of the future. At the end of the programme you will be well placed to apply for roles that will help you achieve that goal.
Training and development
As part of our graduate programme, we recognise the importance of developing you to make you one of the future leaders of our business. Your development will be through on-the-job training, with further training offered as required. In addition, the successful candidate will complete a Level 5 Diploma in Housing
The individual:
We are looking for a recent graduate, with an interest in working in housing.
You will also be:

  • a strong leader
  • career-minded
  • someone who strives towards self-progression
  • ambitious and driven
  • personable
  • someone with excellent communications skills

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What can we offer you?*
We know that people are our most valuable assets, so we offer a range of benefits including 28 days’ annual leave, closure days at Christmas and bank holidays, an employer pension contribution of up to 11%, development opportunities and employee rewards such as shopping vouchers, duvet days and free massages.
How to apply
If this sounds like your next role, click ‘apply now’, tell us why you've got what it takes and send us a copy of your current CV.
Should we receive a large number of responses, we will shortlist via video interviews. If you are a shortlisted candidate, we will then invite you in for a ‘Graduate Day’ at the end of February.
The closing date is 17th February, (but please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a large response).

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £21,260.00-£25,000.00 per year

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Projected statutory deductions based on standard single-filer baseline tax regulations in the United Kingdom corridor.

Gross Annual Package £21,260 - £25,000
Est. Income Tax Band 20% Basic Rate Band
Statutory Insurance / FICA 8% Class 1 National Insurance (NI)
Estimated Monthly Net £1,417 - £1,625 / mo
Regional Economics

Cost of Living (Watford, East of England, England)

Bureau Data
Est. Rent (1-Bed)
£1,100 - £1,750
Monthly Utilities
£140 - £210
Cost Index
112.5
Disposable Tier
Top 15% Rank
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