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About the Role
This exciting apprenticeship with the Local Highway Operations department where you will be working across two teams focused on road safety and active travel, supporting Project Officers in delivering behavioural change projects.
Wage: £25,583 a year
Training course: Junior management consultant (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday. Flexible working options available, to be agreed with your manager. 37 hours a week
Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1
What you'll do at work
You will undertake and complete the various elements of the Junior Management Consultant Level 4 Apprenticeship, including the Functional Skills, Knowledge and Understanding, and Behaviours required of that apprenticeship. This will involve:
- Regular virtual learning sessions
- Working with an assessor to develop a work-based portfolio
- Undertaking work-based assessments
- Completing all assignments/projects relating to the Apprenticeship framework
- Presenting evidence portfolios for assessment within specified timeframes
As an apprentice you will experience getting involved in:
- Collecting, analysing and interpreting data
- Conducting research
- Communicating with colleagues, stakeholders, supply chain partners and customers
- Organising the logistics of projects
- Contributing to report writing
- Using statistical evidence to support recommendations and conclusions
- Supporting with consultations and engagement with external and internal stakeholders
Where you'll work
County Hall
West Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REWARDS TRAINING RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Training course
Junior management consultant (level 4)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- S1 Communication skills: Speak and write clearly, influence others, actively listen, question effectively and structure conversations. Support or run meetings and clearly present a point of view to audiences. Communicate appropriately through a variety of channels and platforms.
- S2 Team working skills: Work effectively within a group environment made up of different personality types. Be aware of one’s own and other people’s emotions and use this understanding to guide decisions.
- S3 Business analysis: Use a range of tools and methodologies to help analyse an organisation (such as SWOT analysis). Undertake qualitative and quantitative research.
- S4 Relationship building: Build rapport and trust, maintain relationships once they are built and be able to repair them when they are damaged.
- S5 Personal management: Manage time effectively and prioritise workloads. Take time to reflect on project successes and learn from failure. Maintain good health and energy through a work / life balance.
- S6 Project management: Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve set goals. Help create objectives at the start of a project, support the development and implementation of project plans and help monitor progress. Proactively identify risks and issues and help create action plans to address these.
- S7 IT technical capabilities: Be able to assist in the creation of reports, word processed documents, spreadsheets, slide decks for presentation and software for project management. These are the most prominent, though there are others depending on the consultancy.
- S8 Report writing: Help produce reports that clearly present recommendations for change using a range of qualitative information and numerical data.
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Training schedule
You will undertake and complete the various elements of the Junior Management Consultant Level 4 Apprenticeship, including the Functional Skills, Knowledge and Understanding, and Behaviours required of that apprenticeship. This will involve regular virtual learning sessions, working with an assessor to develop a work-based portfolio, undertaking work-based assessments, completing all assignments/projects relating to the apprenticeship framework, and presenting evidence portfolios for assessment within specified timeframes.
The apprenticeship will be delivered online with remote support from Rewards Training throughout the apprenticeship. The apprenticeship is typically completed within an 18-month period that includes the End Point Assessment (EPA).
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in: 5 x GCSEs (including English and Maths) (grade C/4)
- A Level in: Various (grade C)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Team working
Other requirements
- Ability to meet deadlines and use initiative to complete varied tasks.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team to provide a co-ordinated service to others.
About this employer
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. Our teams use their experience to enable and challenge the Council to deliver improved efficiency and effectiveness.
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- An excellent local government pension scheme
- A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Although there are no guarantees, completion of this apprenticeship would place the successful applicant in a strong position in any suitable recruitment that may take place, at the end of the programme.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REWARDS TRAINING RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044859.
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Closes in 13 days (Sunday 9 August 2026)
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