2023 

Software Engineering 

Apprenticeship Scheme

We’re excited to announce MONY Group  are taking on software developer apprentices in both our Manchester and London offices this year.

Working with Ada National College for Digital Skills, our apprentices will work towards a Foundation Degree in Digital Innovation to the Level 4 Software Developer Standard with an optional 3rd year of study to top up to a full BSc Degree Apprenticeship.

Why are we doing it?

It’s important we’re generating an internal talent pipeline. However - in an industry which is always struggling with a lack of talent – we also believe we need to play our part in investing in entry-level pathways for the next generation and providing alternative routes for those who may not have access to (or may not wish to pursue) the typical academic route of university education.

Because of this, we believe it also gives us more opportunity to build an engineering team that better represents and reflects our customers and users.

Why are we doing it now?

Over the last few years, we’ve invested heavily in our own internal talent. We’re proud to boast we have a high level of internal progression, with around a third of our engineers experiencing career progression in any 12 months.

Because of this, we’re now at a stage where we believe we’re able to support people starting their careers in software engineering.

Are you interested? What you need to know!

If you are (or know anyone) interested in taking their first step into a career in software engineering, and joining us helping households save money at MONY Group, here is everything you need to know:

The Apprenticeship

Working with Ada National College for Digital Skills, our apprentices will work towards a Foundation Degree in Digital Innovation to the Level 4 Software Developer Standard with an optional 3rd year of study to top up to a full BSc Degree Apprenticeship. You can find information on the course structure here: https://www.ada.ac.uk/apprenticeships/course-structure

This will be supplemented with on-the-job training and mentoring by colleagues at MONY Group as well as working as a software developer in our engineering team.

The apprenticeship will be based in either our Manchester or London offices:

• For London, colleagues will need to start with us on Monday 13th March 2023 for onboarding with the Ada College course starting on 20th March 2023. 

• For Manchester, colleagues need to start with us on Monday 10th April 2023 for onboarding. with the Ada College course starting on Monday 17th April 2023. 

Open day call

We’re putting on an open day call, where you’ll get to hear from Ada College as well as colleagues working at MONY Group on what it’s like to work here. It will also be an opportunity to ask any questions.

This will be taking place on Tuesday 31st January, 12:00-13:00. You can join the call at this time via this link: https://bit.ly/3wxqDlx

How to register

Once you have applied, you will receive an invitation to the call. We will also provide links on LinkedIn through our company account, so if you aren’t already, then please follow the MONY Group page to receive this update.

How to apply

Please apply directly through the links below:

London - https://ada.justapply.co.uk/apprenticeships/101044/junior_software_developer_level_4_apprenticeship_with_moneysupermarketcom_london.html

Manchester - https://ada.justapply.co.uk/apprenticeships/101043/junior_software_developer_level_4_apprenticeship_with_moneysupermarketcom_manchester.html

• For London, please apply no later than 31/1/2023

• For Manchester, please apply no later than 19/2/2023

The recruitment process

After applying, Ada College will be in contact to explain the course, answer questions, and outline what further information they need from you.

Shortlist

After the application period has closed, we’ll be shortlisting candidates and will let you know whether you’ve been successful in going forward to the next stage by no later than Friday 10th February (for our London cohort) and by Friday 10th March (for our Manchester cohort).

Assessment Day

If you’re shortlisted, you’ll be invited to our offices for an assessment day, which will include

• Introductions

• We’ll start the day by talking a bit about the company and the engineering team as well as introducing the members of our team who will be supporting the candidates on the assessment day.

• Short icebreaker

• To help us find out a bit about each other and make everyone comfortable as you’ll be working together on some of the exercises.

• Group exercise

• This will help us see how you work as part of a team, we’ll be observing how you communicate, collaborate, come up with ideas, and work together to solve a problem.

• Technical exercise

• We’d like to see how you approach a short exercise involving coding. It will be compatible with a variety of languages so doesn’t matter which one candidates have experience in / exposure to. One of our team will pair with the candidate. It’s not purely about how experienced you are at writing code or even about finishing the exercise, but about how you approach solving the problem, ask questions and suggest ideas. Candidates will do this on a laptop provided by us so they don’t need to use their own kit.

• Individual interview

• Candidates will undergo a 30 minute individual interview focused around our MoneySuperMarket behaviours of Innovate to Deliver, Grow and Develop, and Create Belonging. We’ll ask you to provide examples of your experience in scenarios, as well as what you might do in a certain situation.

After the assessment day we’ll gather our feedback and interview assessments together in order to make our final decision.

Assessment dates

• For London, the assessment day will be Tuesday 14th February

• For Manchester, the assessment day will be Tuesday 14th March

Offer stage

Once you have completed the assessment day, we will provide you with detailed feedback and an outcome decision. Feedback will provided before the end of the week in which you attend the assessment day.

If you are successful, you will join us on the 20th March (London) or 13th April (Manchester) for a week of onboarding before commencing your Ada course the following week.

Any questions?

We’d love to hear from you on the open evening call, so please come prepared with any questions that you have.

Should you need any support with the application process, or if there’s any information that we can provide then please contact Tom ([email protected]) who will be happy to help.

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We’re excited to announce MONY Group are taking on software developer apprentices in both our Manchester and London offices this year.

Working with Ada National College for Digital Skills, our apprentices will work towards a Foundation Degree in Digital Innovation to the Level 4 Software Developer Standard with an optional 3rd year of study to top up to a full BSc Degree Apprenticeship.

Why are we doing it?

It’s important we’re generating an internal talent pipeline. However - in an industry which is always struggling with a lack of talent – we also believe we need to play our part in investing in entry-level pathways for the next generation and providing alternative routes for those who may not have access to (or may not wish to pursue) the typical academic route of university education.

Because of this, we believe it also gives us more opportunity to build an engineering team that better represents and reflects our customers and users.

Why are we doing it now?

Over the last few years, we’ve invested heavily in our own internal talent. We’re proud to boast we have a high level of internal progression, with around a third of our engineers experiencing career progression in any 12 months.

Because of this, we’re now at a stage where we believe we’re able to support people starting their careers in software engineering.

Are you interested? What you need to know!

If you are (or know anyone) interested in taking their first step into a career in software engineering, and joining us helping households save money at MONY Group, here is everything you need to know:

The Apprenticeship

Working with Ada National College for Digital Skills, our apprentices will work towards a Foundation Degree in Digital Innovation to the Level 4 Software Developer Standard with an optional 3rd year of study to top up to a full BSc Degree Apprenticeship. You can find information on the course structure here: https://www.ada.ac.uk/apprenticeships/course-structure

This will be supplemented with on-the-job training and mentoring by colleagues at MONY Group as well as working as a software developer in our engineering team.

The apprenticeship will be based in either our Manchester or London offices:

• For London, colleagues will need to start with us on Monday 13th March 2023 for onboarding with the Ada College course starting on 20th March 2023. 

• For Manchester, colleagues need to start with us on Monday 10th April 2023 for onboarding. with the Ada College course starting on Monday 17th April 2023. 

Open day call

We’re putting on an open day call, where you’ll get to hear from Ada College as well as colleagues working at Mony Group on what it’s like to work here. It will also be an opportunity to ask any questions.

This will be taking place on Tuesday 31st January, 12:00-13:00. You can join the call at this time via this link: https://bit.ly/3wxqDlx

How to register

Once you have applied, you will receive an invitation to the call. We will also provide links on LinkedIn through our company account, so if you aren’t already, then please follow the MONY Group page to receive this update.

How to apply

Please apply directly through the links below:

London - https://ada.justapply.co.uk/apprenticeships/101044/junior_software_developer_level_4_apprenticeship_with_moneysupermarketcom_london.html

Manchester - https://ada.justapply.co.uk/apprenticeships/101043/junior_software_developer_level_4_apprenticeship_with_moneysupermarketcom_manchester.html

• For London, please apply no later than 31/1/2023
• For Manchester, please apply no later than 19/2/2023

The recruitment process

After applying, Ada College will be in contact to explain the course, answer questions, and outline what further information they need from you.

Shortlist

After the application period has closed, we’ll be shortlisting candidates and will let you know whether you’ve been successful in going forward to the next stage by no later than Friday 10th February (for our London cohort) and by Friday 10th March (for our Manchester cohort).

Assessment Day

If you’re shortlisted, you’ll be invited to our offices for an assessment day, which will include

• Introductions

• We’ll start the day by talking a bit about the company and the engineering team as well as introducing the members of our team who will be supporting the candidates on the assessment day.

• Short icebreaker

• To help us find out a bit about each other and make everyone comfortable as you’ll be working together on some of the exercises.

• Group exercise

• This will help us see how you work as part of a team, we’ll be observing how you communicate, collaborate, come up with ideas, and work together to solve a problem.

• Technical exercise

• We’d like to see how you approach a short exercise involving coding. It will be compatible with a variety of languages so doesn’t matter which one candidates have experience in / exposure to. One of our team will pair with the candidate. It’s not purely about how experienced you are at writing code or even about finishing the exercise, but about how you approach solving the problem, ask questions and suggest ideas. Candidates will do this on a laptop provided by us so they don’t need to use their own kit.

• Individual interview

• Candidates will undergo a 30 minute individual interview focused around our MoneySuperMarket behaviours of Innovate to Deliver, Grow and Develop, and Create Belonging. We’ll ask you to provide examples of your experience in scenarios, as well as what you might do in a certain situation.

After the assessment day we’ll gather our feedback and interview assessments together in order to make our final decision.

Assessment dates

• For London, the assessment day will be Tuesday 14th February
• For Manchester, the assessment day will be Tuesday 14th March

Offer stage

Once you have completed the assessment day, we will provide you with detailed feedback and an outcome decision. Feedback will provided before the end of the week in which you attend the assessment day.

If you are successful, you will join us on the 20th March (London) or 13th April (Manchester) for a week of onboarding before commencing your Ada course the following week.

Any questions?

We’d love to hear from you on the open evening call, so please come prepared with any questions that you have.

Should you need any support with the application process, or if there’s any information that we can provide then please contact Tom ([email protected]) who will be happy to help.