HR Apprentice

Sony Music Publishing

London (N1C 4DJ)

Closes in 16 days (Thursday 16 April 2026)

Posted on 31 March 2026

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Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team. The Apprentice will gain a first taste of HR and learn what the HR function deals with on a day-to-day basis. Primarily, the Apprentice will provide administrative support for a team of 6 in all aspects of HR.

Wage

£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Salary is in line with National Minimum Wage 

Training course
HR support (level 3)
Hours
Monday-Friday, times to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Friday 1 May 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Talent Acquisition

  • Management of Recruitment Outlook Mailbox.
  • Update and publication of the weekly One Sony vacancy notice.
  • Open and Close adverts and manage communication with applicants using the LinkedIn Recruiter tool.
  • Support recruiting managers with the set-up of interviews if required.

Onboarding & Offboarding

  • Set up and maintenance of electronic employee files.
  • Prepare ‘Welcome Packs’ for new hires.
  • Maintenance of registration on various HR portals.
  • Setting up new joiners’ profiles and offboarding employees in the HR System in a timely manner.

Learning & Development

  • Organise logistics and resources for learning events (meeting room booking and set-up, organise catering, IT set-up).
  • Send out joining instructions.
  • Maintain an attendance tracker.
  • Send out and follow-up event Evaluations.
  • Monitoring and follow-up of outstanding online compliance modules.

General Administration

  • Publication of monthly team bulletin.
  • Update and maintain invoice tracker.
  • Management of HR Outlook mailbox.
  • Validation of data integrity on Workday using pre-populated reports.
  • Regular update of Org Charts for all teams using Visio.
  • Answering employee queries.

Project Work

  • Develop a Wellbeing Events Calendar.
  • Job Descriptions: following up internal stakeholders for missing JDs and reformatting where required.
  • Create and maintain a new shared team filing system.
  • Ad-hoc research as new projects come online. 

Where you'll work

4 Handyside Street, London,
London
N1C 4DJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

HRUC (HARROW, RICHMOND AND UXBRIDGE COLLEGES)

Training course

HR support (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Service Delivery: Delivers excellent customer service on a range of HR queries and requirements, providing solutions, advice and support primarily to managers. Builds managers’ expertise in HR matters, improving their ability to handle repeated situations themselves where appropriate. Uses agreed systems and processes to deliver service to customers. Takes the initiative to meet agreed individual and team KPIs in line with company policy, values, standards. Plans and organises their work, often without direct supervision, to meet commitments and KPIs.
  • Problem Solving: Uses sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes before developing HR solutions. Takes ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.
  • Communication & Interpersonal: Deals effectively with customers/colleagues, using sound interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media eg phone, face to face, email, internet. Adapts their style to their audience. Builds trust and sound relationships with customers. Handles conflict and sensitive HR situations professionally and confidentially.
  • Teamwork: Consistently supports colleagues /collaborates within the team and HR to achieve results. Builds/maintains strong working relationships with others in the team and across HR where necessary.
  • Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve HR performance and service; acts on them within the authority of their role. Supports implementation of HR changes/projects with the business.
  • Managing HR Information: Maintains required HR records as part of services delivered. Prepares reports and management information from HR data, with interpretation as required.
  • Personal Development: Keeps up to date with business changes and HR legal/policy/process changes relevant to their role. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance and overall capability.

Training schedule

Apprentices will be required to attend college at least 1 day per week at either Uxbridge, Harrow or Hayes Campus completing necessary mandatory training and units associated with the apprenticeship.

Our Account Manager, industry-trained assessor and Learning Advocate support apprentices to deliver our high-quality training programmes.

The apprentice will be required to complete:

  • Apprenticeship Standard.
  • End Point Assessment.
  • Functional Skills in English, Maths and ICT (if required).

Other training will be provided by the employer as required to enable the fulfilment of the job role.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • maths (grade 4-9)
  • English (grade 4-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

At Sony Music Publishing (“SMP”), we believe every voice matters. We are the #1 global music publisher, advancing the artistry of the world’s greatest songwriters and composers for over 25 years. We keep songwriters at the forefront of everything we do, and design our suite of services to amplify opportunities, build connections, and defend their rights. Our roster benefits from an international team committed to providing support at every career stage. From classic catalogues to contemporary hitmakers, history is always being written. We are a part of the Sony family of global companies.

https://www.sonymusicpub.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Provide the business with a structured entry point for developing future HR Professionals. Apprentice to build strong foundational knowledge in HR administration, employee lifecycle processes, compliance, and systems. Offering a Level 5 Apprenticeship will be considered at the end.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HRUC (HARROW, RICHMOND AND UXBRIDGE COLLEGES)

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023983.

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Closes in 16 days (Thursday 16 April 2026)

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