Apprentice Asset Manager

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Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Prepare for an exciting and rewarding career in real estate and property development with this MRICS-accredited, industry-focussed degree apprenticeship.

Property valuation is at the heart of this apprenticeship which will prepare you for a rewarding career in this fast-paced sector with Leicester City Council's Estates and Building Services Division. Our Real Estate and Valuation Surveyors have an extensive understanding of the property industry, and confidently display their knowledge to clients.

Reporting to your line manager and professional mentor/lead tutor you'll build comprehensive professional skills and knowledge through this Level 6 Apprenticeship. This apprenticeship will be delivered on a part-time day release basis over a 55-month period where 20% of your job, one day per week, will be university-based off the job training and the remaining 80%, four days per week, will be office-based working with one of our experienced Senior Asset Manager.

You'll be available for an immediate start and meet the entry requirements and person specification. You'll be based at City Hall, Monday to Friday on a full-time basis. However, we do offer flexible working hours. Tuition costs are fully paid for through the Council's Apprenticeship Levy and are non-contributory.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at out benefits calculator.

Join us

We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the 'our approach to recruitment' page.

For a chat about the role, please feel free to contact joseph.martin@leicester.gov.uk