About The Service
You will earn £23,152 a year working full time (37 hour a week), or £12 per hour pro rata, as we are a Voluntary Living Wage employer. The Living Wage is reviewed each year and Cardiff Council reserves the right to make changes to, or remove, the Living Wage Supplement.
Our Major Projects Team is looking to employ a Corporate Apprentice (Level 3) Major Projects Support Officer based at County Hall, Atlantic Wharf CF104UW to contribute to our Service helping us to deliver regeneration and development projects that support the Council’s vision for the Capital’s regeneration and future development in line with the Wellbeing of Future Generations and the Council’s Greener, Fairer, Stronger City-Recovery and Renewal Strategy.
Our Major Projects Team is also looking to employ a Corporate Trainee Projects Support Officer via separate job advert.
Cardiff Council delivers over 700 different services to residents of Cardiff, visitors, and businesses across the city. As a local government organisation, our customers depend on us to deliver our essential services, every day. Whether employed in a customer facing, technical, trade or support role, our employees help us to make a difference to our communities. As it is important to us that our workforce better reflects the communities we serve, and that we support our residents to overcome barriers to employment, you must live within the boundaries of Cardiff to be eligible to apply for this Corporate Apprentice role. Check your postcode here: http://ishare.cardiff.gov.uk/mycardiff.aspx
This role will involve working online from home and a mix of home and office (hybrid) working
About the job
In this Corporate Apprentice (Level 3) role you will:
Be able to get involved in some of the most exciting regeneration projects and learn a range of Business Administration, Project Management and stakeholder engagement skills as well as developing an understanding of the governance requirements that support the delivery of Major Projects.
Gain a significant understanding of the Political and Officer led decision making processes for the Local Authority.
You will learn about programme and project management and how it is delivered in Cardiff Council. You will learn about each of our team roles and carry out a range of tasks that support the projects and analysis work required to deliver major projects.
Some of the tasks include:
- Scheduling and attending meetings and taking notes
- Updating records, databases and plans
- Undertaking basic research and analysis
- Develop project management documentation
- Providing general project support
As well as other general office administration and communicating with colleagues in the team and from other services over the telephone, Microsoft Teams or in face-to-face meetings.
This is an agile working position, so some tasks may be carried out at home or at other council locations.
The Major Projects team will help and encourage you to develop in the role and you will be encouraged to take on a variety of duties.
To support your development, you will also undertake a Welsh Government Apprenticeship Framework Qualification in Digital Skills for Business Level 3 in the role, and will receive on the job training and supervision to help you deliver an efficient and effective service in a positive and customer focussed manner. You will also be supported by a named mentor who will encourage you to develop a range of transferrable skills to support your career progression.
Many of our teams work online with a mix of home or hybrid (office) working. Where homeworking is required, you will be given the necessary equipment and training, however, you will need to arrange your own internet connectivity (support may be available to help with this).
The working week is Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
If after reading the job description, you have any questions about the role please contact Jophillips@cardiff.gov.uk
What We Are Looking For From You
Our customers depend on us to keep delivering services even in the most challenging of times. We are looking for individuals who are keen to learn in the role, are interested in our work and in helping us to make a difference to our customers by delivering exceptional public services in Cardiff.
As a Corporate Apprentice, you will gain valuable experience working for Cardiff – the largest Council in Wales. Although we cannot guarantee that you will go on to secure a further role at the end of the initial contract, you will be supported and encouraged to take advantage of the many opportunities available within our organisation to help progress your career.
To be eligible to apply for this role, you must live in Cardiff and not have already gained the apprenticeship qualification (or NVQ) offered in this role at the same Level or higher. Please check your address falls within the boundaries of Cardiff here: http://ishare.cardiff.gov.uk/mycardiff.aspx
Graduates living in Cardiff may be eligible to apply for our apprenticeship roles at Level 3 or above, provided the degree modules are different to the apprenticeship qualification content offered in the role.
If you are not eligible to apply for this role, you may be eligible for our other advertised roles. Please check our other vacancies at www.cardiff.gov.uk/jobs
Additional information
This post is not suitable for post share.
This post is temporary for 24 months if worked full time, or longer if worked part time. Most roles are based on a 37-hour week though many roles can be worked on a part time basis at a minimum of 16 hours per week for apprentice roles.
When completing your online application, you should tailor your application to the role by giving examples, in the Supporting Information section, of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification. You should also state how you meet any desirable criteria, as we may use these to shortlist should we receive a large volume of applicants meeting all the essential criteria. The Supporting Information section of the online application form is limited to 4,000 characters – you can upload additional Supporting Information but please do not submit a CV as this is unlikely to provide the information needed. Please read the guidance on how to apply. We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
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