What is the job role?
Reporting to the Procurement Systems Manager as a P2P Apprentice, you will be supporting the team by:
1. Advising colleagues on best practice regarding:
Finance systems
Procurement cardsGovernance processes
2. Assisting with the development, implementation and improvement of electronic systems
3. Supporting with monitoring, control and compliance of procurement processes
4. Training and sharing of best practice throughout the authority to maximise corporate procurement effectiveness
5. Supporting with the preparation and analysis of reports for the Transparency, Management and Procurement Board and Panel
6. Monitoring and updating of information for the team’s intranet and the Council’s website pages
7. Resolving queries from internal and external customers
You will undertake the Level 3 Business Administrator Standard. Further information for this apprenticeship can be found .
This apprenticeship role is a fixed-term contract for 21 months in line with the length of the apprenticeship training.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for applicants who:
8. Are motivated and will enjoy collaborating and working in an engaged manner with a flexible and dedicated professional team.
9. Ideally, have some knowledge and understanding of the procurement cycle, but this is not essential, as full training will be given.
10. Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications
11. Possess strong numeric and IT skills
12. Have a desire to learn and an eye for detail
13. Have good communication skills
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
14. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
15. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
16. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
17. Pre-interviews and assessments take place 6th – 24th July
18. Role interviews 20th July – 7th August.
Induction
19. Apprentices w/c 7th September
* The pre-interview is a short session to give the candidates further details of the apprenticeship role and to help them understand what to expect from and how to prepare for the final interview.
You will also complete a short diagnostic assessment to check the level of Maths and English that you are currently working at and identify any support they may require.
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