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At Hertfordshire, there’s only one limiting factor: your ambition.
How much impact on society do you really want to make?


How far?

• Excellent career prospects into senior management positions
• For those with ambition and talent
• Rapid progression within the Authority
The Finance programme will involve participating in the budget setting and financial control processes for major areas of service. Working within our central or trading departments helping to develop business plans and providing financial support to major projects.
Placement rotation for Planners will be across Hertfordshire County Council and East Herts District Council – therefore learning about the differing planning roles of each organisation.


How fast?

Finance Programme
•Sponsored study towards CIPFA
•Variety of financial / accountancy roles throughout your 3 year training period
•Responsibility of giving financial support to managers

Planners Programme
• Sponsored to undertake an MA in Urban and Regional Planning or an MA Planning Policy and Practice during the two year traineeship


How fulfilling?

• Working for a Council with a national reputation for developing community involvement
Enlightened and progressive employer
• Exposure to senior managers and real business opportunities
• In conjunction with the further qualifications, the schemes rotate you through various relevant work experience placements building in responsibility and complexity of real business problems.
• Both schemes develop graduates with a view for readiness for management positions on completion of the graduate scheme.


Our Requirements

•At least three GCSEs grades A-C which must include Maths and English
•Two A levels, grades A-C, or equivalent
•A 2:1 honours degree or a Masters OR For Finance posts an appropriate accountancy qualification such as full membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians.

If you are in the final stages of study for any of the above, appointment would be conditional on completing the qualification by August 2008.

We will consider graduates from any discipline for either programmes. Although geography, environmental sciences, economics, surveying and those degrees with a social or environmental science are of obvious relevance for the Planning Programme.


Apply by the 4th June 2008 for Autumn start dates.

For further information and how to apply go to: www.hertsdirect.org/graduates


HCC is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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