Families First Project Coordinator (5-Month Contract)

Civic Recruitment Limited; Dudley Wood; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bi-weekly payments

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited is recruiting for a 5-month contract based in Dudley for the Families First Partnership Programme within Dudley Children's Services. The role supports delivery of the programme, coordinating workstreams, monitoring progress and maintaining governance documentation.

You will work with programme leads, managers and partners, organise workshops, track milestones, prepare reports for boards and engage with other agencies to drive improvements for children, families and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or managing projects, programmes or service improvement initiatives.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience coordinating meetings, workshops and project activities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• Experience maintaining project documentation and reporting processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and present information clearly.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of Families First Partnership Programme workstreams.
• Assist Programme Leads and Managers in implementing programme objectives and priorities.
• Manage allocated project tasks and work packages.
• Monitor project milestones, actions and timescales.
• Ensure projects remain on track and support delivery against agreed objectives.
• Maintain project plans, action logs and programme documentation.
• Track programme performance, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Produce project updates, reports and performance information.
• Prepare reports and briefings for programme boards, senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Analyse information and present findings clearly to support decision-making.
• Monitor progress and elevate concerns where necessary.
• Work collaboratively with Children’s Services, Health Partners, Police, Education Providers, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, and Other Multi-Agency Partners.
• Support stakeholder engagement activities and partnership meetings.
• Develop positive working relationships across the wider partnership network.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings and collaborative working sessions.
• Promote continuous improvement and best practice approaches.
• Support communication and engagement activities linked to service changes.
• Maintain project governance documentation.
• Support programme boards and governance arrangements.
• Coordinate meeting arrangements, agendas and action tracking.
• Ensure project records are accurate, organised and up to date.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Meeting coordination

Analytical thinking

Documentation & reporting

Education

Project management certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Civic Recruitment Limited is recruiting for a 5-month contract based in Dudley for the Families First Partnership Programme within Dudley Children's Services. The role supports delivery of the programme, coordinating workstreams, monitoring progress and maintaining governance documentation.

You will work with programme leads, managers and partners, organise workshops, track milestones, prepare reports for boards and engage with other agencies to drive improvements for children, families and