Project Manager, Apprenticeships

Milton Keynes

Hybrid available

18 month full time contract

Full time - 35 hours

£40,000

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This opportunity as a Project Manager (Apprenticeships) for an 18-month FTC in Milton Keynes focuses on driving projects that align with the ICAEW apprenticeship qualification programmes. If you're motivated to lead impactful projects within a supportive and inclusive environment, this could be the role for you.

If you're passionate about making a difference in education and thrive in a collaborative, goal-oriented setting, this is your chance to contribute to meaningful projects and grow your experience with us.

Role Profile

To ensure that projects are managed effectively, delivered on time, in budget, and in scope. To use project management techniques in accordance with approved ICAEW methods, introducing appropriate business change initiatives.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage delivery of projects and work streams to ensure that they remain in scope, on budget and are delivered on time. Plan and implement project activities in accordance with the ICAEW project lifecycle, creating the associated artefacts and checkpoints.

• Responsibility for appropriate levels of risk management, budget management and reporting processes.

• Manage relationships and communications with the project stakeholders such as the project team, suppliers, and delivery partners.

• Facilitate meetings and workshops for gathering requirements and generating solutions. Create and update project documentation and reports as required, including decision briefing papers for the Senior Management Team and other governance bodies.

• Use appropriate project management tools and methodologies to underpin successful delivery.

Candidate Profile

Requirements include:

• Qualified project manager with experience of managing complex projects, working with external suppliers and with budget management responsibility.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.
• Experience of working in the education/assessment sector (desirable)
• Understanding and appreciation of the professional qualifications marketplace (desirable)

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Why work for us?

We want you to enjoy your work and flourish in your role.

Our working environment is friendly and supportive, and we encourage everyone to understand personal differences and treat each other with respect.

We are a diverse organisation, employing skilled and motivated people from all backgrounds and helping them to reach their full potential, through training and development.

Sustainability is important to us, and we work hard to reduce our carbon footprint, whether that's in our buildings through lighting and heating, or encouraging staff to recycle and reduce paper consumption.

Our employee benefits include:

• A substantial suite of training and development
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous benefits package which includes gym discounts, pension plan, season ticket travel loans and health and dental plans

We are a disability confident employer.