Apprenticeship Level 4 Associate Project Manager - Workforce Team

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Staffordshire (ST4 1HH)

Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 28 April 2026)

Posted on 14 April 2026

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Summary

We’re looking for someone who is willing to develop strong project management abilities, can work accurately, is able to organise their workload, and can work both independently and as part of a team. 

• Wage:

  £15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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• Training course: Associate project manager (level 4)
• Hours: Monday- Friday Shifts to be confirmed

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 1 July 2026

• Duration:

  2 years

• 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

1. To provide administrative support to ensure successful delivery of workforce projects and learning and development activities. This may include scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and reports, taking minutes, circulating actions and organising training.

2. To support the workforce development team with delivery, communications and engagement. This may include scoping, planning and monitoring project progress, as well as drafting pieces for the directorate internal newsletter and email groups.

3. To prepare reports or updates as requested on workforce project delivery and training engagement. This may include identifying risks and issues.

4. To build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners to support our workforce development objectives.

5. To use the project management tools and processes set out by the corporate PMO and developed by the team.

6. To undertake a Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship.

7. Complete on and off the job training in line with your apprenticeship and attend apprenticeship training days (be able to travel to college/training provider location).

8. To complete all coursework by target dates and attend training activities as required.

9. To complete Functional Skills in numeracy and literacy if required as part of the apprenticeship unless exempt from this requirement.

10.To work with an assessor and work place mentor to create a work-based portfolio of evidence.

11. To undertake statutory and mandatory training as required.

12. To utilise the knowledge, skills and behaviours gained throughout the apprenticeship.  

 

Where you'll work

Civic Centre
Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 1HH

Training

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

Training provider

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working

About this employer

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

After this apprenticeship

Project Manager. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026282.

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Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 28 April 2026)

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