Project Support Officer Apprentice

This role will sit in the Property and Asset Strategy Team and fall under the banner of the 'Speaker's Apprenticeship Academy'. Now in its second year, the 'Speaker's Apprenticeship Academy' aims to work to widen the House Service talent pool by providing additional support to early career starters. Apprentices will have the unique opportunity to learn and develop their skills in the UK Parliament, the home of British democracy. We're not looking for politics experts; we want to hear from candidates who might not have previously considered the House of Commons as a workplace option, and who are early in their careers and not in full-time education. You will need to be 18 or over by the end of the summer holidays to start the apprenticeship. If you're looking for an apprenticeship in an exciting workplace where no two days are the same, this could be the role for you.

Working at the UK Parliament offers a unique and rewarding career at the heart of the UK's democratic system. With a wide range of roles available, our impartial colleagues enable the day-to-day running of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Joint Departments. Together, we make Parliament happen.

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest-free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

The Property and Asset Strategy team lead the strategic development of an integrated property and asset management approach for the estate, managing the lifecycle of the buildings, day-to-day corporate property management and providing advice to the Project Delivery and Maintenance groups. Property and Asset Strategy has a core of expert in-house technical staff providing continuity, direction and support to colleagues, consultants, and contractors, and represents the estate with key external bodies.

As a Project Support Officer apprentice, you will be the key point of support for a project, with responsibility for drafting, collating and reporting detailed and often sensitive information and bringing the right team members together when necessary to achieve required project outcomes to time and to the quality expected. You will also be the glue that binds a team together to maintain project momentum and to ensure continued focus and achievement of targets and outputs. As part of this role, you will undertake an Associate Project Manager apprenticeship at level 4, which is equivalent to a Higher National Certificate (HNC) qualification. We will enrol you onto the apprenticeship shortly after you are appointed, and it will typically take 18 months to complete. Learners aged 18 must pass Level 2 Functional Skills exams in English and Maths to complete their apprenticeship if they do not already have a grade C/4 or above in these subjects. You will complete training for 20% of your time, including from an apprenticeship training provider. Once you have successfully completed the apprenticeship, you will attain a level 4 Associate Project Manager qualification.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Supporting the Project Leaders in the production of Project documentation
• Ensuring monthly financial forecasts are returned on time;
• Escalating issues, queries or concerns to the line manager as required;

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Ability to successfully work within and supporting a fast-moving team to ensure that the team objectives are met, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to identify, build and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Experience working independently and prioritising your workload effectively to produce high-quality work within tight deadlines, in a high-pressured environment.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office applications, e.g. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Visio, and other applications.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and verbal communication to clearly and concisely explain and present complex issues so that they are easy to understand by a range of stakeholders.

Please note, as this role is an apprenticeship, there is no requirement to have a degree qualification. If you have a degree in an unrelated subject to apprenticeship qualification then you are eligible to apply. If you have a degree or a qualification in a similar subject to the apprenticeship, please contact the Apprenticeships Team as you may be ineligible to apply.

Next Steps and Additional Information:

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 2-6 in the Job Description. More information on the application process can be found on the UK Parliament website. Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances. We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

There will be an information session for this role on 7th July at 11am via MS Teams. If you would like to attend, please sign up via Eventbrite. If you are an internal candidate, please email Georgia Pearse (Recruitment Advisor) to receive the link.