🟨 Apprentice Project Manager

Job title: Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship (Level 4)

Based at: Newmarket Racecourse

Contract type: Apprenticeship (24-month Fixed term)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week  

🟡 About the role

Join us as an Associate Project Manager Apprentice and play a vital role in planning, delivering, and improving projects that drive business success. Over 24 months, you’ll gain hands-on experience while studying towards a Level 4 qualification.

⚪️ About The Jockey Club

The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival & The Derby. Owning & operating 15 courses, millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food and entertainment on racedays and beyond.

As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. Our people are what makes this possible

At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.

🔵 The Associate Project Manager Apprentice will

• Support project planning, monitoring, and reporting activities
• Manage stakeholder relationships and communications
• Track budgets, analyse risks, and help maintain project scope
• Assist with resource, quality, and change management
• Apply project governance, legislation, and ethical standards
• Use digital tools for collaboration, scheduling, and reporting
• Work within a structured framework aligned with business goals

🟣 About you

• We’re looking for motivated individuals ready to build a career in project management and thrive in a dynamic, team-driven environment.
• A strong communicator with a problem-solving mindset
• Comfortable using digital tools and analysing information
• Adaptable, organised, and eager to learn
• Able to work collaboratively and manage your workload
• Professional, ethical, and detail-focused
• Interested in delivering real business impact
• Committed to continuous development and improvement
• English and Maths at GCSE grade 4/C or above,  or functional skills at level 2 or above
• Must have a full UK drivers licence and access to a vehicle

🟠 What we offer in return

• All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge – along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
• An award-winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution
• A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to a suite of Learning & Development training resources from renowned providers
• A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.

If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 23^rd June but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have many applications.

This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.