Skills and Employment Administrator Apprentice

Wokingham Borough Council

Berkshire (RG40 1BN)

Closes in 19 days (Monday 31 August 2026)

Posted on 11 August 2026

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Summary

The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience supporting and delivering projects while developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required of a professional project manager. Alongside practical workplace experience, you will work towards the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship, delivered by Realise Training. 

• Wage:

  £24,796 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
• Training course: Associate project manager (level 4)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 30 September 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

• Advising potential applicants and planners on when an Employment and Skills Plan (ESP) is required and what the targets should be
• Supporting developers in writing meaningful ESP’s that meet the needs of our borough
• Facilitate links to our care leavers, NEET’s and priority groups to ensure they are supported through ESP’s
• Undertake quarterly monitoring checks on all live developments ensuring they are working towards agreed targets
• Produce yearly outcome reports and sharing case studies and good new stories
• Support the Skills and Employment Service Manager with delivery of activities in the borough that promote skills and employment opportunities as and when required

Where you'll work

Shute End
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 1BN

Training

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

Training provider

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT 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 apprenticeship is delivered fully online via Realise Training with monthly sessions with a dedicated tutor

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4-9/A*-C)
• Maths (grade 4-9/A*-C)

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
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Driving for Work

About this employer

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

http://www.wokingham.gov.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• GP Helpline
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7
• Free Eye Tests and Flu Vaccines
• Free Onsite Gym
• Local and Lifestyle Discounts
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Employee Networks 

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

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

• Project Manager roles 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Wokingham Borough Council

Nicky Phillips

Nicky.Phillips@wokingham.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046411.

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Closes in 19 days (Monday 31 August 2026)

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