IT Project Officer

Test Valley Borough Council; Andover; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Generous holidays

Free on-site parking

Wellbeing events

Learning & development

Job summary

Test Valley Borough Council, in partnership with Winchester City Council, invites applications for an IT Project Officer to join the IT Shared Service. The role supports project governance, risk and issue management, planning, and stakeholder communication across a programme of IT modernisation.

The post is a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2028, full-time 37 hours per week, based in Andover and Winchester with flexible working options. Salary scale £32,155 to £35,026.92 per annum (Grade 6).

Qualifications

• Experience with PRINCE2 and project governance.
• Coordinate project reports, logs, and documentation.
• Deliver projects to time and budget within IT Shared Service.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management expertise across IT projects.
• Governance, risk and issue management across portfolio.
• Plan, report, and communicate with stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings and maintain project documentation.

Skills

Project management

PRINCE2

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Planning

Job description

Strategy and Innovation – Information Technology Department

FTC IT Project Officer

Salary Scale: £32,155 20 - £35,026 92 per annum (Grade 6)

Fixed Term Contract up to 31st March 2028

Test Valley and Winchester

We currently have an exciting new opportunity for an IT Project Officer to join our busy Shared IT Service between Test Valley Borough Council and Winchester City Council

As an experienced project professional, you will be joining our IT Business Support Team to provide project management expertise to the IT Shared Services in project governance, risk and issue management, planning, and stakeholder communication

This is a new officer role to support the delivery of the IT programme of work required to modernise the council’s IT infrastructure and support the transformation of IT service management

Role

• We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated and reliable IT Project Officer to join our IT Shared Service
• The successful candidate will be working alongside the IT Technical Project Manager, to support the successful delivery of the IT programme of works
• They will provide project management expertise, based on PRINCE2, across a wide range of projects, to time and budget
• They will co-ordinate project reports, logs, registers, and other documentation, as well as proactively organising and supporting project meetings and events
• They will be a good communicator and ensure that stakeholders are kept informed and involved as necessary, to ensure the delivery of project objectives
• The successful candidate will support the projects identified in the programme of work, while balancing the different requirements and culture of the two councils
• They will also provide general project support for the IT Shared Service in other areas of work such as process analysis and research
• It is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2028

Benefits

In return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a great place to work and great team to work with, where we actively promote a good work/life balance We also offer some of the best terms and conditions available in local government including:

• local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement
• free on-site parking
• discounted leisure facilities
• continuous learning and development
• programme of events designed to support employee wellbeing

For further information on what we can offer you, please visit the link below https://www testvalley gov uk/aboutyourcouncil/a-great-place-to-work/employee-benefits

The post is full time for 37 hours per week, but for the right candidate, we are open to discussing flexible working options to ensure a perfect fit for both parties The post will be based out of our Andover and Winchester offices, with home working opportunities where appropriate

Closing date:

22 September 2026

Interview date:

Week commencing 28 September 2026

The council is committed to Equal Opportunities