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Apprentice Management Trainee - 37 hours

Torbay Council • Torquay, England, United Kingdom • £28.60k / year • 2d ago

Description

Job Description & Person Specification >

Kickstart your career as a trainee management apprentice - we are offering a new and exciting development opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career who is keen to learn and grow. We are looking to recruit an Apprentice Management Trainee which will be a great first step to earn whilst you learn on the job.

We particularly welcome applications from school or college leavers as they are currently under-represented in our workforce and support our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We also operate a priority interview scheme for people who are currently under the care of Torbay Council, for more details please see here.

This role will bring you to the heart of the Council working on a 24-month fixed term contract, where you will rotate through three different placements across our Directorates.

Each placement offers the chance to work on key projects and drive forward real change, supporting the Council’s strategic objectives within our Pride in Place and Adult and Community Service and Policy and Strategy Directorates, making a lasting difference to our local community.

You will combine hands on experience with support from a fully funded CMI level 5 Foundation Degree Apprenticeship giving you the best of both worlds to build your skills while gaining a recognised qualification.

Your first placement will see you working alongside experienced project managers to deliver capital projects. These are long term investments in our town centres, buildings and infrastructure ensuring every project supports our strategic priorities in regeneration and growth. Further placements in Adult and Community Services and Policy and Strategy will provide a guided opportunity to further develop and apply your new skills with continuous support from your team and mentors.

The support
You’ll be joining a vibrant community of passionate professionals where hard work is celebrated and rewarded with a generous annual leave allowance starting at 26 days, as well as a flexitime scheme and access to an excellent staff benefits and discounts platform. We can also offer hybrid working, a mix of working from home and the office to help you to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

You can expect to receive full support from South Devon College, our education partner, and time off to study towards your qualification. You will also have access to our coaching and mentoring scheme to help you to maximise this exciting opportunity and prepare for the next stage in your career.

The person
This will be a busy and varied role where you will be able to learn, develop and build on your existing skills and apply them in a professional work environment. We are therefore looking for someone who can:

Take on new challenges and manage multiple tasks and priorities.
Solve problems and come up with creative solutions
Build strong working relationships across teams and with external partners
Take on public facing roles, attending community engagement events and initiatives.
Prepare and deliver reports and presentations in a professional way.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for more information. Where we have a high number of applicants, we will screen applications to ensure that candidates demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Please review our recruitment pages within the careers site.

More information on Apprenticeships can be found here.

This position is for a fixed term of 24 months from the start date.

This post meets the requirements for an Enhanced Criminal Record Check. This will show spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions which have not been filtered in line with legislation, plus any information held by local Police that is considered relevant to the role.

If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/jobs/job-descriptions/apprentice-management-trainee/

For an informal chat please contact Jane Oldfield on 01803207395 or jane.oldfield@torbay.gov.uk.

Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 15th December 2025.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.

Skills

Essential:

Taking on new challenges, managing multiple tasks and attention to detail.
Ability to build positive relationships with a range of people, including colleagues and stakeholders in the local community.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Knowledge

Essential:

Effective organisational and time management skills, the ability to prioritise workload with conflicting deadlines.
Basic knowledge on how to prepare, deliver reports and presentations.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

Level 3 qualification (A-level, NVQ, BTEC, or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g. Project Management, Administration, Business Studies, Contract Management, Planning, Geography, Social.
Analysing information and presenting findings.

About Torbay Council

Please review the available pages within the careers site.
A list of employer benefits can be found here.

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