About the company
Verastar provides an environment full of opportunities for those who want to forge a career and gain experience that enables future progression.
Established in 1998, Verastar supplies essential services such as utilities, telecoms and financial services to the small business market. The Company’s customer base includes c. 10% of the UK’s small businesses. Verastar disrupts established market sectors by providing a wider range of services, a higher quality of customer care and a lower price than industry incumbents.
We have grown considerably since 2005 and currently serve over 100,000 micro SME’s with a diverse and expanding workforce of over 900 staff across 14 offices to support our customer base.
About the role
As a Business Graduate you will gain an unrivalled insight into the workings of Verastar and have an incredible opportunity to develop a wide range of skills including people management, teamwork, project management and stakeholder management.
Before settling into your permanent role, you’ll complete a structured 18-month development programme with the following rotations.
- Setting you up to succeed (6-months) – You’ll complete a strategic business rotation plan in our customer facing teams and gain first-hand knowledge of how we attract, support, and grow our customer base.
- Starting to specialise (12-months) – Once you’ve learnt how we do things you’ll begin specialising in up to two of the following business areas:
- Commercial
- Customer Care
- Data and Insights / Product
- Finance
- IT Development
- IT Operations
- Legal, Risk and Compliance
- Marketing
- Operations
- People – HR, Talent Acquisition & Learning and Development
- Project Management
- 3 business projects – working with our senior business leaders and other Graduates the projects will give you the opportunity to showcase your abilities and directly impact change within our Company.
Requirements
If you have a minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline (or 2:2 if you have a master’s degree or higher) we’d love to hear from you. In addition, you will need to show the following:
- Confidence, enthusiasm, and a drive to succeed in a business environment
- Commercial awareness that supports effective business decision making
- A well-rounded skillset and ability to adapt to different departments, processes, and roles
- A united approach to teamwork and ability to communicate at all levels, from front line staff to members of senior management, including Company Directors
- An open mind and a passion to learn the business from the bottom up
- Eligibility to live and work permanently in the UK
How to apply
Click here to apply (Ref ID: 26VBD).