Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship

The Children's Trust; Cotswold District; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as an Associate Project Manager Apprentice with a leading charity dedicated to children with acquired brain injuries. This role involves collaborating with the Project Manager to ensure successful project delivery while developing essential skills in project management. You'll engage with various stakeholders, manage risks, and contribute to compliance efforts. Join a rewarding work environment that values diversity and offers a range of benefits, including flexible working options and career development opportunities. If you are passionate about making a difference, this apprenticeship could be your next step!

Benefits

Flexible benefits platform

On-site nursery

Free eye tests

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Free on-site parking

Subsidized cafeteria

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Collaborate with Project Manager to define project scope.
• Assist in planning and coordinating resources for effective delivery.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project delivery ensuring scope and benefits are achieved.
• Track project performance and assess outcomes using relevant tools.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Risk Management

Data Analysis

Education

Minimum age 18

Commitment to 18-month apprenticeship

Tools

Project Management Tools

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Project Manager Apprentice to join the Estates team. Your role is to contribute to the successful delivery of a number of projects and small works, ensuring the scope and benefits are achieved as planned.

This role is not open to sponsorship.

Minimum age 18 and commitment to complete an 18-month apprenticeship with studying and theory alongside work.

Role Requirements

1. Collaborate with the Project Manager to define project scope and objectives, eliciting technical requirements to formulate detailed specifications, cost assessments, and delivery schedules, while maintaining close coordination with stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals and key milestones.
2. Contribute to the development and presentation of key project documents for stakeholder approval and governance.
3. Assist the Project Manager in overseeing capital and operational projects and other minor works throughout the organization, taking ownership of the successful delivery of assigned projects and tasks throughout the project lifecycle, raising issues/risks, and reporting regularly.
4. Work within the agreed budget and available resources, reporting on forecast, spend, and raising any variations to the Project Manager.
5. Build and maintain good relationships with all project stakeholders using various communication methods.
6. Track and assess project performance and outcomes using relevant tools and methodologies to collate and analyze data for reporting.
7. Identify and monitor project risks and issues; plan and implement responses.
8. Assist in planning and coordinating human, financial, and material resources needed for effective project delivery, working with the Senior Engineer to advise on resources from the in-house Maintenance Team for upcoming projects.
9. Apply quality management systems and tools to ensure project outcomes meet legislative, regulatory, and local standards.
10. Participate in post-project evaluations to document lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement.
11. Assist in collating all Estates compliance certificates and service reports onto the compliance register.
12. Provide input to monthly compliance reports as required.
13. Update on remedial works as necessary.

Interview Date: TBC

Terms and Conditions

PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted for your application to be considered. Gaps in employment will be examined during shortlisting and discussed at interview.

Strictly no agencies, please.

Due to high application volumes, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national centre in Tadworth, and across the UK via our Brain Injury Community Service. Located on a 24-acre site in Surrey, near London, accessible via Junction 8, A217, and well-connected by rail from Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

We offer a rewarding work environment with an attractive salary and benefits including a flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, time off for menopause and gender reassignment, additional leave for long service, free on-site parking, staff shuttle service, subsidized cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), pension options, and career development opportunities.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and require an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will undergo this check, which discloses all unspent convictions and adult cautions, with some exceptions for retail roles which require a Basic DBS.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, reflecting the diverse UK population. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable adjustments for interview and work arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with safeguarding guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates by an independent person, focusing on professional platforms like LinkedIn. Concerns about suitability will be discussed during the interview.