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Meet - Unilever

A Better Business. A Better world. A Better you.

We are a global company with a global purpose – ‘to brighten everyday life for all’. With a history of over 100 years, and now as global business leaders, we are known for our great brands and our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. With over 400 brands found in 190 countries, it’s no surprise we are in 98% of UK households, go check, we might even be in yours!

Skills we look for

Adaptable
Ambitious
Business aware
Determined
Enthusiastic
Motivated
Resilient
Team player

What makes us a great employer

Benefits

We offer an array of rewards and benefits for our Apprenticeship Programmes, including:

  • A competitive salary of:

-Level 3 – £17,401

-Level 4 – £20,181

-Level 6 – £22,716

  • A pension scheme (Level 6 only)
  • A discounted staff shop
  • On site gyms
  • 25 days of holiday allowance

Health and Wellbeing

We are also committed to giving our employees a healthy work-life balance, so we offer a flexible working style where possible, including hybrid working, in order to ensure our employees remain happy and healthy. In addition to flexible working, we offer an array of mental health resources along with regular health checks as we believe that our mental health is just as important as our physical health!

Learning and Development

Together, we’ll help you to accelerate your learning and development through hands-on experience, mentoring, and support for further educational and professional qualifications if required

Culture and Values

Culture:

Here at Unilever, we acknowledge that everyone is unique in their own way, bringing their own set of personalised characteristics and traits to the job. We encourage all our employees to seek individuality, share their passions with others and bring the best version of themselves to work every day. At Unilever, we believe that to champion our business, we must champion an environment for our employees that strives for equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Values:

We expect everyone at Unilever to be champions of our ethical standards. We encourage our employees to not only display our values through their work – integrity, respect, responsibility, pioneering, but also be vigilant in identifying potential concerns and being confident to speak up, knowing they will be listened to. As a member of our future career’s population, this is no different; you will be encouraged to follow these principles and feel confident enough to let others know you think something is wrong. Your opinion matters, and we appreciate and acknowledge this for all in our business!

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At Unilever diversity is about championing inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We believe that every Unilever employee should feel able to bring their complete and authentic self to work every day, irrespective of ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, or gender.

We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

Sustainability

We have been driving a pioneering sustainability agenda for over two decades. Yet, in the face of ever-growing economic, environmental, and social issues, we are evolving our approach.

Ringing the alarm and setting long-term goals isn’t good enough anymore. Now is the time to focus on delivering impact by making sustainability progress integral to business performance.

We are set on facing this reality to deliver consistent and competitive performance while transforming our business to achieve our sustainability goals.

Apprenticeships Details

What Apprenticeships to we offer?

Here at Unilever, we offer a wide range of Apprenticeship Programmes!

Whether you are looking for a office based Business and Technology role or looking to get stuck into the world of Research & Development from a lab, we’ve got it all!

Our programmes range from Level 3 – 6 and cross a wide variety of functions including Finance, Sales, Marketing, HR, R&D, Supply Chain and Technology!

Business and Technology Programmes

See below the list of Business and Technology Apprenticeships that we offer:

Level 3:

  • Business and Data Administration
  • Multi-Channel Marketer

Level 4:

  • Project Management
  • Data Analyst
  • Professional Accountancy

Level 6 (Degree Apprenticeships):

  • Digital Marketing
  • Digital & Technology Solutions – Cyber
  • Digital & Technology Solutions – Technology Management
  • Chartered Management
  • B2B Sales
  • Data Science
Research and Development Programmes

See below the list of Research and Development Apprenticeships that we offer:

Level 6:

  • Data Science
  • Laboratory Science
  • Packaging Professional
  • Food Professional
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Applying for our Apprenticeships

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    Complete the online application form and tell us about your motivation for choosing Unilever and your selected programme. It is a simple and easy process!

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    Upon successful completion of your application form, you will be invited to complete a situational judgement test, which gives you realistic, hypothetical scenarios where you will be asked to identity the most appropriate response. There will also be a numerical and verbal reasoning test at this point.

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    You will be invited to spend a day in the life with us, immersing yourself in business challenges and an Interview at one of our offices.

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    Regardless of whether you are successful or not, a member of our team will contact you in the following weeks after your assessment centre to share outcomes and feedback on your performance!

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Need some extra support?

To find out more about Unilever, including more information about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here.

If you have any questions about your application or if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to complete any part of the application process, please contact the Future Careers Team, who will contact you to discuss the accessibility options available. E.g., if required, extending the time spent in any ‘timebound’ assessments/interviews.

We also provide accessibility options such as a magnifying glass, decreasing/increasing the font size, changing font & colour, screen ruler, and screen mask for everyone who would require support.

Phone: 020 3650 2304 or e-mail: [email protected].

 

What our apprentices do!

George

‘I chose the apprenticeship specifically because I have always been a hands on learner wanting to get stuck into things so the packaging apprenticeship seemed like a good fit!’

George
Packaging Apprentice
Level 6-7 (Degree)

Behind the Scenes

Information & Resources

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