Job Title: IT Degree Apprenticeship at Ageas Insurance LimitedLocation: #Smartworking EastleighStarting Salary:  £23,320Length of Course:  4 yearsAssociated University: University of Exeter

Are you searching for a kick-start to a career in IT? Are you the sort of person who relishes the opportunities that our digital world now provides?Be part of Ageas’ 250 year history and one of the UK’s Top Employer’s; register your interest in an opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in a real world environment, obtain a Digital & Technology Solutions degree, and to earn while you learn!

What are degree apprenticeships?Degree apprenticeships are a programme offered by some universities. Apprentices are employed full-time by their employer and can achieve a full bachelor’s degree whilst working.What does a Digital & Technology Solutions Professional do?A Digital & Technology Solutions Professional provides technology enabled solutions to internal and/or external customers, in a range of areas including software, business and systems analysis, cyber security and data analysis. They implement technology solutions that enable businesses to develop new products and services and to increase an organisations productivity using digital technologies. They are self-assured, knowledgeable, and self-supporting professionals able to operate in a range of technical roles.

Typical job titles:Software Developer, Software Engineer, Software Tester, Application Specialist, Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, Cyber Security Analyst, Database Specialist, Data Analyst, Systems Analyst.

• By the end of the course, you will have experience in the following and lots more besides:
• Technical: Able to put forward, demonstrate value of and gain commitment to a moderately complex technology-oriented solution, demonstrating understanding of business need, using open questions and summarising skills and basic negotiating skills.
• Building relationships: Is able to identify the preferences, motivations, strengths and limitations of other people and apply these insights to work more effectively with and to motivate others.
• Team Working: Demonstrates the ability to work as a part of a team supporting colleagues and fostering good working relationships internally and externally.
• Communication: Makes concise, engaging and well-structured verbal and written presentations.
• Results Focused: Have demonstrated that they have mastered basic business disciplines, ethics and courtesies, demonstrating timeliness and focus when faced with distractions and the ability to deliver successful outcomes to agreed timescales with high quality.
• Problem Solving: Applies critical thinking skills to Technology Solutions development and to systematically investigate and apply structured problem solving techniques to complex systems and situations.
•  Resilience: Able to overcome adversity, and effectively manage their time with the ability to prioritise tasks and ask for support when needed

What we need from you:

• 3 ‘A’ levels at BBB or equivalent (IB 30, BTEC DDM)
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Fantastic communication skills
• A keen eye to detail
• Curiosity and the ability to handle change.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy within the IT Degree Apprentice role based in Eastleigh:

At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.

 Flexible Working - Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares . We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.

 Supporting your Health – Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Yoga, Mindfulness.

 Supporting your Wealth – Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.

 Supporting you at Work - Well-being activities, yoga, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.

Supporting you and your Family – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks’ at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.

 Benefits for Them – Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover

 Getting Around – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover

 Get some Tech – Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.

 Supporting you back to work - Return to work programme after maternity leave

About Ageas:We’re one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.

As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. 

Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including fu