Project Support Officer (Apprenticeship)
at House of Lords
London, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 26 Aug, 2024 | GBP 27500 Annual | 26 May, 2024 | N/A | Norway | No | No |
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Description:
JOB SUMMARY
We are looking for a Project Management Apprentice to join our Business Improvement and Change (BIC) Team at the House of Lords.
This is an opportunity where you will be able to get hands-on project support experience while studying towards a Level 4 Project Management apprenticeship, leading towards a recognised qualification. You will support the BIC team on a range of projects focused on business improvement, change management, culture change and insight/analysis.
This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis where you will be able to work a minimum of 2 days onsite at Parliament. This is an exciting position for someone who is keen to develop their skills and knowledge within project management, has a passion for working in Parliament and who enjoys working in a varied, fast-paced environment.
JOB DESCRIPTION
You’ll be accountable for –
- Project Planning: Supporting your BIC colleagues with project planning and monitoring progress against plans.
- Meeting and workshop facilitation: Assisting with the scheduling and facilitation of project-related meetings and workshops. Supporting project boards and other meetings, including formal minute-taking.
- Communication and stakeholder engagement: Acting as a point of contact for the BIC team, supporting and assisting with project communications.
- BIC information management: Creating and maintaining project documents and undertaking file/records management.
- Project tasks: providing support to projects, such as stakeholder mapping sessions, project start up workshops and lessons learnt sessions.
If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
What we’re looking for –
- Time Management - Organisational and time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
- Attention to detail - Strong attention to detail and able to undertake tasks required to a high level of accuracy.
- Effective Communication - Clear and accurate oral, written, and online communications skills with the ability to present information concisely and adapt style appropriately for different audiences.
- Building relationships - Experience of developing effective working relationships with a wide range of people.
- IT skills - Sound knowledge of appropriate IT and tools to assist in the project management process: MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Teamwork - Ability to work as part of a team, demonstrating reliability, a flexible approach to work, and a high level of initiative.
NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Responsibilities:
TYPE OF ROLE
Administration / Corporate Support
Analytical
Business Management and Improvement
You’ll be accountable for –
- Project Planning: Supporting your BIC colleagues with project planning and monitoring progress against plans.
- Meeting and workshop facilitation: Assisting with the scheduling and facilitation of project-related meetings and workshops. Supporting project boards and other meetings, including formal minute-taking.
- Communication and stakeholder engagement: Acting as a point of contact for the BIC team, supporting and assisting with project communications.
- BIC information management: Creating and maintaining project documents and undertaking file/records management.
- Project tasks: providing support to projects, such as stakeholder mapping sessions, project start up workshops and lessons learnt sessions
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
Site Engineering / Project Management
Other
Graduate
Proficient
1
London, United Kingdom