Salary: 4.15 per hour - 153.55 per week - during first 12 months. (If 19 years old or over, after 12 months your salary will increase to minimum wage for your age)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Workbase: Cumbria County Council, Parkhouse Building, Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle, CA6 4SJ OR Cumbria County Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, CA1 1RD
Start Date: September 2020
Contract Details: 24 months Do you want to pursue a career in Project Management? Do you want to achieve a nationally recognised qualification and benefit from on the job work experience? Then an Associate Project Manager apprenticeship with Cumbria County Council could be for you!
As an Associate Project Manager Apprentice, you will be working with the Capital Programme Team or with the Health and Care Integration and Partnerships Team.
The Capital Programme Team constructs and maintains all the council’s highways and property infrastructure. Each year over £100m of projects are delivered by the team on the county’s roads, care homes, schools and council offices. You’ll be embedded in a high performing team, working with them to deliver some exciting projects, gaining practical experience that will perfectly compliment your project management studies.
The Health and Care Integration and Partnerships Team works with partners to develop ways in which we can work together to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Cumbria. This includes oversight of both children's and adults safeguarding boards, and working with Health Partners to develop integrated care.
Projects can be defined and delivered within different contexts, across diverse industry sectors and they can be large or small. Every project needs to be managed to ensure its success. An associate project manager knows what needs to be achieved, how it will be achieved, how long it will take and how much it will cost, and works with the project team to achieve the required outcomes. Associate project managers need good planning, organisation, leadership, management and communication skills.This is an excellent opportunity that offers a wide range of transferable skills.
This apprenticeship requires that learners are a minimum of 18 years old upon starting the apprenticeship.
Essential CriteriaPlease note that your application will be assessed against the Qualifications; Skills and Personal Qualities and Behaviours listed. In your application form you must therefore clearly demonstrate:
1. That you meet all qualification requirements, and 2. That you have or would develop, the skills, personal qualities and behaviours required of the role and provide examples where possible.
Aptitude Assessments and Eligibility Checks will take place between 9th and 27th March 2020. All applicants must be available to attend on the day specified in order to be considered for the next stage in the recruitment process.
Cumbria County Council will share some of the details you have included in your application form i.e. name; date of birth; home address; email address; telephone/mobile number and qualifications with its commissioned apprenticeship training providers for the purpose of the recruitment, training and management of the apprenticeship programme. Please ensure before you apply that you will be able to attend the next stages of the recruitment process.
Closing Date: 08/03/20Interview Date: Between Monday 20th April and Friday 8th May 2020
Training Provider: Gen 2
Further information is available on Cumbria County Council apprentices on our website:
cumbria.gov.uk/jobsandcareers/apprenticeshipsIf you have any questions or you would like an informal discussion regarding the opportunity please email the Apprenticeship Team at apprentice@cumbria.gov.uk or phone on 01228 221400
APPRENTICESHIP DESCRIPTION
APPRENTICESHIP STANDARD: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/associate-project-manager/
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