Vacancy overview

Vacancy Project Manager Apprentice - Degree Level 6 Apprenticeship- X3
Employer Gate One
Vacancy type Apprenticeship
Reference number Pro9644
Form of employment Full Time
Salary / Rate £27,000
Hours 35.00
Published 02/05/2025
Closing date 22/06/2025

Description

Our Business:

Gate One is a digital and business transformation consultancy that is taking on the traditional approaches to transformational change consulting with entrepreneurialism, grit and humility. We care about meaningful and sustainable change: working shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients to transform the lives of their customers and their broader communities. We are a challenger consulting brand, competing with the large, well-known consulting models to offer our clients and our team a different way of working.

Gate One was established in the UK in 2013 and is currently a c£50m Group (all Gate One locations) with a c300 strong team. In recent years, Gate One has set up small teams in Dublin, New York and Bangalore and we are currently building the size of these teams whilst looking at other locations to support our international expansion. We joined the Havas Group in 2019 – one of the world’s largest digital, creative and entertainment networks. Together, Havas agencies can provide greater value and services to clients while delivering meaningful, societal impact.

Scope of role:

The Apprentice Project Manager role is designed for an individual embarking on the Gate One Project Management Apprenticeship Programme. The role will provide hands-on project management experience while aligning with the apprenticeship programme's knowledge, skills, and behaviours (KSBs) requirements.

The apprentice will support the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of projects while developing core project management capabilities through structured off-the-job learning and on-the-job experience.

Apprenticeship details:

2.5 year apprenticeship with Anglia Ruskin University. The role will begin around end of August or beginning of September with the degree beginning mid-late September 2025.

35 hours a week full-time working, with 3 days expected in the Havas King’s Cross offices.

6 hours of your working week will be dedicated to apprenticeship study + a total of 16 days per year on site at university

Duties

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project Support & Coordination: Assist in planning and scheduling project activities, tracking progress, and updating key stakeholders
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Support internal and external stakeholder engagement,ensuring clear and effective communication across project teams
  • Governance & Reporting: Assist in maintaining project documentation, reporting project performance, and adhering to governance structures
  • Risk & Issue Management: Identify and document project risks and issues, supporting mitigation planning
  • Business Case Development: Assist in drafting business cases, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and demonstrating project value
  • Change Management: Support change initiatives, including workshops and engagement activities to prepare teams for organisational transitions
  • Quality & Compliance: Contribute to quality assurance processes, ensuring project deliverables meet defined standards
  • Procurement & Contract Management: Support procurement activities, including supplier engagement and contract administration

Essential criteria

Skills & Competencies: 

  • Planning & Organisation: Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks effectively 
  • Problem-Solving & Analytical Thinking: Demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness in tackling challenges 
  • Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders 
  • Collaboration & Teamwork: Ability to build relationships and work effectively within teams 
  • Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy in documentation, reporting, and analysis · 
  • Adaptability & Resilience: Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment 
  • Digital & Data Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and ability to work with data to generate insights 

Knowledge Areas: 

  • Project governance, financial control, and reporting 
  • The business environment, including sector-specific considerations 
  • Stakeholder engagement and communications management 
  • Organisational change management principles 
  • Estimating, planning, and scheduling methodologies 
  • Risk management techniques  
  • Project justification and business case evaluation 
  • Quality management frameworks 
  • Procurement and contract management principles 

Behaviours: 

  • Demonstrates integrity, ethics, and professionalism in all interactions 
  • Takes ownership of tasks with a proactive and responsible approach 
  • Works collaboratively and builds positive relationships across teams 
  • Embraces inclusivity and values diverse perspectives 
  • Seeks continuous learning and development opportunities 
  • Demonstrates resilience and a solution-focused mindset

Essential Apprenticeship Entry Requirements

A minimum of 96 UCAS Tariff points, this is equivalent to:

  • 3 x A levels at CCC
  • BTEC National Diploma MMM
  • Access to HE Qualification
  • All appropriate and equivalent UK and international qualifications will be considered.  Please email melek.erdal@islington.gov.uk if you are unsure
  • level 2 qualifications in 4 subjects including Maths and English - grade C or above

Additional information


Join us for an online information session Thursday 29 May, 1pm with Lift, Gate One & Anglia Ruskin to find out more about:
  • the degree apprenticeship programme course content
  • how Gate One and Anglia Ruskin can support you whilst you work and study
  • and more about the application and recruitment process.

How to apply

Stage 1: Send in CV and a short cover letter by 22 June (click Apply button at top of this page)

  • Your CV should include the required qualifications
  • Your cover letter should answer the following questions (no more than 3 paragraphs):
  1. Why you wish to work and study
  2. Why a project management degree aligns with your future career aspirations
  3. Why working at Gate One (around your studies) appeals 

Stage 2 - 25 June - 8 July

Telephone interview with Head of Recruitment at Gate One- approx. 45 minutes exploring:

  • Your motivations as outlined in your cover letter
  • Review of your required qualifications
  • Project management and consulting as a future career
  • Your potential for working at Gate One
  • The recruitment process 

Stage 3 – Tuesday 15 July

Apprenticeship Insight Day (in person, invite only – pls save the date)

  • Meet Gate One consultants
  • Learn why project management skills are foundational to becoming a successful management consultant
  • Learn more about what consultants actually do
  • Understand what your future career pathway at Gate One looks like
  • Have a 1 on 1 interview


Online Information session on Thurs 29 May, 1pm with Lift Futures, Gate One & Anglia Ruskin

Sign up to find out more about the degree apprenticeship programme course content, how Gate One and Anglia Ruskin can support you whilst you work and study and more about the application and recruitment process.

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