About Us and the Role

Warwickshire County Council is offering an exciting opportunity to join their Portfolio Management Office as a Systems & Project Co-Ordinator Apprentice. The apprenticeship is a great opportunity to work with experienced Project members and to earn a salary, whilst working towards a qualification and gaining a firm understanding of how projects are managed within local government.  The apprenticeship gives you hands on work experience, supplemented with a recognised study programme.

Working as part of a team including Programme and Project Managers, Business Analysts and Project Support Officers will enable you to develop organisational, managerial and communication skills through a variety of projects. Our projects range from small software implementations to widescale reviews of Council functions

The role covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the project’s objectives and ensure the projects follow the correct approval pathway.   As an Apprentice you will be assisting other members of the project team in the delivery of projects. 

The apprenticeship

Business Administration Level 3. The study component of the course runs for 12 to 18 months.  During this time you will be required to spend a minimum of 20% of your employment hours in off the job training.   You will be managed and supported throughout the training and assessment programme.

The apprenticeship will give you a foundation for pursuing a career within a Project Management Office.  The typical career progression for a Project Support Apprentice within WCC would be:

• Project Support Officer
• Project Co-Ordinator / Lead

An experienced Project Co-Ordinator has the skills to follow a career path as a project manager or business analyst

You must have

To be considered for this post you will need to have good standard of general education and excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database entry and reporting. You will also need excellent written and oral communications skills, with ability to be trained to create reports and presentations to a high standard with strong attention to detail.

• Five GCSE grades C - A* (4-9) or equivalent, including English and Maths

Skills needed

• Good organisational and planning skills
• Someone who can communicate and build effective relationships
• The ability to follow instructions
• Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems in order to write reports and emails, create presentations, record and analyse data
• Flexible and has an ability to multitask
• Be happy to work in a team as well as individually.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification please click the link here.  

HOET will be the main training provider. Please see the link below.

Link to course details

Additional Information

If you have any questions, please contact Jane Tarver Email: janetarver@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: Monday, 16^th August 2021

Interview date: 30th August and 6th September 2021

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so. 

 
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application. 

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. 

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. 

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.