Project Manager Apprentice (L6)

Summary

On this apprenticeship, you will gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of project management theory and how to apply best practice in real working environments. Hands-on experience will enable you to continually develop your skills and give you the necessary experience to build a successful career in project management in the future.

Annual wage: £21,840 a year
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Training course: Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours: Days and times to be confirmed
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 9 September
Duration: 4 years
Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?

As a Project Manager apprentice, you will be introduced to the specialist subject of Project Management. You will gain real life Project Management experience working alongside experienced Project Management professionals across the BBC
You’ll get involved in a range of activities that could include learning about the inner workings of an organisation and how to manage people, projects, and operations for long term success; strategic decision making and leading a team
You may also contribute to live projects, within the BBC that have a real impact across the corporation and a range of departments
By supporting various business teams across the BBC and gaining hands-on experience, you will continually develop your business and project management skills, enhancing your understanding of key issues in business, technology, project and people management, allowing you to consider how issues within the workplace impact an organisation

Where you’ll work

Birmingham

B1 1AY

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Your training course

Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Governance Frameworks: Lead and take responsibility for the project management plan as required by the governance structure. Apply techniques and project management methodologies as appropriate, dependent upon project complexity and criticality to the organisational environment in which a project is being delivered. Maintain, review and communicate a project business case for approval through the stages of a typical project lifecycle ensuring continued value for money and continued alignment with organisational objectives.

The Business Environment: Identify and analyse the context, opportunities and challenges presented by projects in a range of organisational settings, appreciating the differences within both large and small organisations and in different industry sectors and the consequent need for tailoring. Identify the operating constraints that apply to projects including ethical, legal and regulatory considerations. This may include the green economy and the impacts of strategies for achieving net carbon zero by 2050.

Stakeholder and communications management: Lead and take responsibility for the identification and analysis of internal and external stakeholders and their impact on the project. Manage an effective project communication plan across stakeholders with different cultural and physical barriers. Analyse information and communicate with stakeholders incorporating elements of feedback to understand and measure the effectiveness of planned communications. Effectively listen and influence others through negotiation and persuasion.

Control of projects in terms of time, cost and quality: Manage the project within the constraints of time, cost and quality. Control expenditure and produce status reports as required, including control of costs against budgets, forecasting, and establishing performance indicators as required by funding sources. Measure progress and actual costs against plans to determine a full understanding of project performance. Identify, achieve and maintain quality standards appropriate to the context and specific requirements of project activities.

Risk Management: Ensure that project risks, opportunities and issues are addressed using quantitative and qualitative methods to categorise risks and their impacts. Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, ensuring that mitigation actions are incorporated into the project plan and are implemented should they develop into issues. Manage risk through the regular review of a risk management plan, adopting appropriate strategies to manage both threats and opportunities.

Commercial and Contract management: Maintain and evaluate different commercial contract and procurement types to select appropriate options for specific programmes and projects. Support effective contract management and the achievement of programme and project outcomes.

Project Change Control: Dependent upon the size and complexity of a project, define and apply a recognised process to manage change in projects. Make effective decisions in the interests of a range of stakeholders with regards to change requests. Handle change within different project management methodologies.

Schedule Management: Evaluate requirements and methods for data capture and analysis in a project environment. Evaluate project schedule integrity including identification and resolution of scheduling problems. Apply resource acquisition and management techniques to balance programme and project needs against resource demand. Negotiate the allocation and scheduling of internal and external resources to meet programme and project demands.

Your training plan

You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on the job at the BBC and off the job with our chosen education provider.

The academic study involves attending instructor-led workshops, tutorial sessions, practical and library-based research, presentations, group work and real-world simulated projects.

The overall programme is split into 3 levels of learning that you will work through during your apprenticeship, leading you to achieve the final level 6 qualification.

Level 4 - primary core modules including the Business Environment, Stakeholder Management, Project Planning and Control
Level 5 - primary core modules ranging from Project Management Professionalism and Professional Development
Level 6 - primary core modules ranging from Programme and Portfolio Management, Project Leadership and Governance, Change and Risk Management

The final stage and assessment will be an integrated End Point Assessment (EPA)

You will be working towards a BSc (Hons) Level 6 degree in Project Management which you will attain at the end of the course. You will also attain an industry-recognised APM Project Management qualification (APM PMQ)

In addition, on successful completion, you will be eligible to apply for full membership to APM (Association of Project Managers).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Pass or above)
Maths (grade Pass or above)
Any subject (grade Pass or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

We are a leading early careers employer and hire more than 250 apprentices each year. We are committed to skills and talent development both inside and outside the BBC and, as one of the world’s most creative and technologically-advanced organisations for the last 100 years, a career at the BBC means learning from the best. We want people who show potential to join us at the BBC. Don’t worry if you don’t have extensive experience, it’s your passion and values we are interested in.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to apply for job roles such as a Project Coordinator, Business Assistant or Business Coordinator, both inside and outside of the BBC

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

earlycareersrecruitment@bbc.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283999.

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Closes on Thursday 28 November

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