Digital Project Officer

CEMP; East Devon; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning project team in Norwich is seeking a Digital Project Officer to manage digital workstreams related to the Local Plan for Greater Norwich. Responsibilities include drafting strategies and leading the implementation of innovative digital tools. This role offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and various health and wellbeing services.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Capability to draft strategies and lead project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Draft strategies, plans, and project documentation.
• Lead onboarding and implementation of digital tools.

Skills

Interest in digital tools

Project management

Job description

Overview

Digital Project Officer | 8913 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £37,280 - £39,152 per annum | Scale I | Norwich

Were offering an exciting opportunity for someone looking to grow their career by joining an award-winning project team delivering a cutting-edge digital system that will transform how the Local Plan for Greater Norwich is produced.

In this fast-paced project management environment, youll manage competing priorities and tight deadlines while working closely with senior officers, elected members, and colleagues across partner organisations. Youll play a key role in fostering strong, collaborative relationshipssupporting and challenging teams to meet agreed delivery targets.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include drafting strategies, plans, and project documentation, as well as leading the onboarding and implementation of innovative digital toolsincluding AI, automation, and GIS mappingto streamline and accelerate the Local Plan process in line with government timelines.

As the central point of contact for all digital workstreams, youll provide training, technical support, and coordination across the four partner authorities to embed new digital ways of working. While an interest and aptitude for digital tools is essential, full training on specialist software will be provided.

The Greater Norwich Project Team works alongside Norfolk County Councils Infrastructure and Development team and supports the work of the Greater Norwich Development Partnership (GNDP), a partnership between Broadland District Council, Norwich City Council, South Norfolk Council, and Norfolk County Council.

We offer flexible hybrid working arrangements, but the team are required to meet in person multiple times a week across the partnership authority offices.

Qualifications

While an interest and aptitude for digital tools is essential, full training on specialist software will be provided.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working dependant on your job role and business need
• Financial benefits such as:
• Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job