Project management is at the heart of our business. It makes our operations possible and means we can continue delivering more for our customers across the nation. On this 4-year programme, you’ll discover what goes on behind the scenes to make our operations possible. Gain exposure from a variety of our business units as you work towards gaining an Associate Project Management L6 Apprentice Standard, all while becoming a future leader of Royal Mail.
What you will be doing
As a Royal Mail Project Management Apprentice, you’ll gain a unique understanding of our business and its function. Crucially, you’ll find out how we improve the customer’s experience across a variety of departments.
As part of your role, you will
- Assist in developing project plans, including defining scope, objectives, timelines, and resource requirements.
- Support project managers in organising project activities, coordinating team members, and monitoring progress.
- Participate in risk assessments, identify potential issues, and assist in implementing risk mitigation strategies.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation, including meeting minutes, status reports, and project-related data.
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure project deliverables meet the required quality standards.
What we’re looking for
You don’t need to be an expert before you join us, but you need to be passionate about understanding how businesses work and becoming an exceptional project manager. We’re looking for self-motivated people with a good head for numbers, sharp eye for detail and strong organisational skills.
You'll also need to enjoy working in a team and be someone who prides themselves on doing a good job, as efficiently as possible. No matter what experience you have, we're always looking for people who have a strong work ethic, are easy to work with, want to make a difference and learn in a hands-on role.
You could be supporting projects throughout the UK, therefore you need to be flexible and be able to travel to UK locations, which may involve overnight stays, lates, nights and weekend shifts.
Your apprenticeship
On the programme, you'll learn the foundations of exceptional project management and work towards Associate Project Management L6 Apprenticeship Standard. That means working alongside senior colleagues to understand how different business areas work, how to improve them, planning projects of all sizes and learning how to make them happen. It's the ideal combination of mentoring, training and on-the-job learning that will give you the experience and skills to build the career you want.
The working week will consist of one day off the job learning for study days (virtual lectures, workshops and seminars) and time to complete assignments and four days ‘on the job’ training supporting various projects.
Your benefits
- Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates. Dependant on eligibility.
- RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer. Dependant on eligibility.
- Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay. Dependant on eligibility.
- Access to our Feeling First Class service, providing both mental and physical wellbeing support
- Lifestyle benefits - You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax*.
- Financial support - information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans*
- Your peace of mind with - Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partner
- Free & discounted RMG products - free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts
- Free stamps at Christmas
*Available only to perm employees
Starting Salary: £22,500
Duration: 4 years
Eligibility: 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or higher (including Maths and English) and you will be required to achieve 3 A-Levels (or equivalent) grade B or above in any subject
Royal Mail Group, delivered by people for people. We’re also an inclusive employer with equality, diversity and fairness at our heart. We welcome applications from individuals of all different backgrounds and are committed to promoting fair participation and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
The online assessments will be sent automatically on the successful completion of your application, and you will have 72 hours in which to complete from the date it was sent. If you have not received the email within 72 hours of submitting your application, please check your junk/spam emails or alternatively you can log into your Royal Mail account. No extensions will be granted unless there are exceptional circumstances, therefore If you are unable to complete your test within the 72 hours, we would advise you to refrain from submitting your application at this time. If you fail to complete the online assessments within 72 hours of receiving the email, you will be automatically removed from the process.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
For any queries please email: royalmailEC@pertemps.co.uk