Norwich Business Improvement District Ltd is hiring a Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprentice

This is an excellent opportunity to kickstart your project management career and work closely with the team and business community while gaining hands-on experience.

Wage

• £15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
• Minimum wage rates

Training course

• Associate project manager (level 4)

Hours

• The core working hours will be 37.5 hours per week, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
• 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

• Monday 12 October 2026

Duration

• 1 year 6 months

Positions available

• 1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• To assist with all aspects of the planning and delivery of NBID projects, including Norwich Food Week, Wine Week and Cocktail Week, Norwich Christmas Lights and business events
• To support other key projects including events, festivals, street entertainment, VisitNorwich and other initiatives
• The apprentice will support the wider Norwich BID team in delivering the objectives of the BID Business Plan and creating positive outcomes for businesses, residents and visitors
• To assist with stakeholder engagement, including communicating with businesses, partners, suppliers, and community organisations to support successful project delivery
• To support project administration and coordination, including maintaining project plans, arranging meetings, preparing documentation, and tracking actions and deadlines
• To support with project monitoring and reporting including compiling reports, data, and evidence required by stakeholders, funders, and partner organisations
• Maintaining and updating our databases (CRMs), such as ALERT crime system and Vicinity business portal, to support the organisation

Where you'll work

• The Forum
• Millennium Plain
• Norwich
• NR2 1TF

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

• SWARM APPRENTICESHIPS C.I.C

Training course

• Associate project manager (level 4)
• Understanding apprenticeship levels

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
• Manage and engage with stakeholders.
• Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
• Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
• Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
• Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
• Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
• Monitor and analyse project budgets.
• Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
• Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
• Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
• Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
• Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
• Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
• Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
• Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
• Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
• Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
• Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
• Work within the approved project budget.
• Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
• Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
• Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
• Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
• Manages resources through the project lifecycle.