Sustainability Apprentice

West Suffolk College

Bury St. Edmunds (IP33 3RL)

Closes in 15 days (Friday 30 January 2026)

Posted on 14 January 2026

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Summary

West Suffolk College is one of the country’s leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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AP1 14527 Apprentice rate/Under 18 rate AP2 19240 Age 18-20 AP3 23493 Age 21 + over

Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 8:30am- 5pm Fridays 8:30am- 4:30pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Sustainability Support:

  • Assist the Group Head of Sustainability Curriculum in implementing the Group’s sustainability strategy
  • Carry out research on sustainability topics to support projects and campaigns, ensuring data gathered is accurate
  • Help build and maintain positive working relationships with Eastern Education Group staff and stakeholders
  • Support the planning and delivery of sustainability events, including preparation, organisation, delivery on the day and post-event follow-up

Project Management:

  • Support project planning activities by helping to define tasks, organise resources, update project schedules and maintain project documentation in line with recognised project management processes
  • Monitor and report on project progress by gathering data, identifying risks or delays and escalating issues appropriately to the Group Head of Sustainability to support effective decision‑making

Marketing and Communications:

  • Contribute to promoting sustainability courses and initiatives internally and externally
  • Support the creation of simple marketing materials such as posters, flyers and digital assets
  • Assist with managing social media activity by scheduling posts, sharing content and monitoring engagement
  • Capture photos or short videos at events for use in marketing and communications
  • Help update and maintain sustainability content on the Group’s Sustainabitliy website pages
  • Maintain and update databases of contacts, partner and event attendees
  • Collect and organise basic marketing metrics (e.g. social media engagement, event attendance) to feed into reports

The above job description is not exhaustive and the employee may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the general level of responsibility of the role.

Where you'll work

West Suffolk College, Out Risbygate
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 3RL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Training schedule

The learner will be studying the Associate Project Manager Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Creative
  • Attention to detail
  • Logical
  • IT skills

Other requirements

As we now operate as a collective Eastern Education Group you may be from time to time required to undertake any of the requirements of your role for any of our Group organisations. An understanding of Sustainability and experience using social media for communication is essential.

About this employer

West Suffolk College is a Further Education college in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The college delivers a range of courses, including vocational and technical courses, apprenticeships, and an array of higher-apprenticeships and bachelor degree courses accredited by the University of East Anglia.

After this apprenticeship

  • There will be career progression opportunities once the apprenticeship has been completed

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008563.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 30 January 2026)

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