Programme Support Officer

East Midlands Combined County Authority; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

East Midlands Combined County Authority is seeking a Programme Support Officer in Chesterfield to support a major transport investment programme. You will coordinate data for monthly and quarterly reporting, manage action and risk registers, and assist with meetings, records and financial tracking.

Ideal candidates are highly organised, data-focused and able to work independently within a governance framework, with experience in Excel and public funds management.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting or coordinating multi-faceted projects.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Experience of collating and processing data for reporting purposes.

Responsibilities

• Collating and processing transport investment data to support monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Reviewing large volumes of data and identifying inaccuracies or issues; providing feedback to the team.
• Maintaining action and risk registers; coordinating meetings and events; preparing agendas and minutes.
• Maintaining project records and supporting financial administration and tracking.
• Drafting clear and professional communications for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring information and data is accurate and maintained to a high standard.

Skills

Organised

Data handling

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Independent working

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Degree or diploma in Business Administration / Project Management desirable

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Reports to: Programme Development Officer

Location: Chesterfield

Contract: Permanent

Help shape the future of transport across the East Midlands

We are looking for an organised, proactive and detail-focused Programme Support Officer to join our Transport Investment Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting a significant programme of transport investment across the East Midlands. You’ll provide essential project, programme and administrative support, helping the team to coordinate activity, manage information and ensure that projects progress effectively.

Working closely with the Programme Delivery Manager and wider project teams across EMCCA and the region’s Constituent Authorities, you’ll be at the heart of the programme bringing together information, keeping processes on track and making sure colleagues have the accurate data and documentation they need to make informed decisions.

About the role

As Programme Support Officer, you will provide day-to-day coordination and support across a varied and evolving transport investment programme.

A key part of the role will be collating, processing and reviewing data to support monthly and quarterly reporting. You’ll work with potentially large volumes of information, ensuring that data is accurate, reliable and presented clearly for programme and project teams.

You’ll also support the effective management of projects by maintaining action and risk registers, coordinating meetings and events, preparing agendas and minutes, maintaining project records and supporting financial administration and tracking.

This is a role where attention to detail really matters. You’ll be expected to identify inconsistencies, raise queries and elevate issues appropriately, using your own initiative while knowing when further investigation or management input is required.

You will also contribute to developing effective processes, procedures and documentation that allow the programme team to demonstrate progress and maintain a clear record of projects over time.

What you’ll be doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collating and processing transport investment data to support monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Reviewing large volumes of data, identifying inaccuracies, inconsistencies or emerging issues and providing clear feedback to the Programme Delivery Manager and wider team.
• Supporting project and programme management activity across transport investment schemes.
• Monitoring project timelines, deliverables, actions, risks and key milestones.
• Maintaining accurate project files, records, registers and programme documentation.
• Providing financial administration and supporting the tracking of project expenditure.
• Managing calendars, scheduling meetings and coordinating workshops, events and other programme activities.
• Drafting clear and professional communications for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring information and data is accurate, complete and maintained to a high standard.
• Working independently to manage priorities while escalating issues or queries when appropriate.
• Supporting the wider Programme Development team as priorities and requirements evolve.

About youWe’re looking for someone who is highly organised, analytical and comfortable working with data, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy programme environment. You’ll need to be confident working independently and taking ownership of your workload, while also being a collaborative team member who communicates effectively with colleagues and stakeholders. In particular, you will have:

• Experience of supporting or coordinating multi-faceted projects, whether in a formal project management role or another relevant capacity.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• The ability to review and interpret large volumes of information and identify issues or inconsistencies.
• Experience of collating and processing data for reporting purposes.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, or equivalent spreadsheet software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The confidence to work on your own initiative and make appropriate decisions within established processes.
• The judgement to recognise when an issue needs to be escalated to your line manager or another member of the programme team.
• A working knowledge of project management principles.
• Experience of working within governance structures and an understanding of the importance of appropriate use of public funds.
• The flexibility and agility to respond to changing demands within an evolving programme of work.

You will also need NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience. A degree or diploma in Business Administration, Project Management or a related subject would be desirable, but is not essential.

Why join us?

Our work is ambitious and focused on delivering tangible, sustainable and lasting change for communities across the East Midlands.

As part of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a major programme of transport investment and gain experience working across projects, data, governance, finance and stakeholder engagement.

We are a values-led organisation, and the way we work is just as important as what we deliver.

Lifting our region

We put wider outcomes ahead of personal or organisational gain and are passionate advocates for our place, policies and programmes.

Working together

We build strong relationships, welcome constructive challenge and bring people and organisations together to achieve shared goals.

Making an impact

We turn ideas into action, make the most of limited resources and focus on achieving meaningful improvements for our communities.

Being human

We value different perspectives, build genuine connections and bring an authentic and inclusive approach to our work.

Ready to make an impact? If you’re an organised and proactive professional who enjoys working with data, coordinating projects and making sure things happen, we’d love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to join a forward-looking team and play a key supporting role in delivering an ambitious transport investment programme for the East Midlands. Closing Date: 10/11/2026 Proposed Interview Date: week commencing 16th November

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Programme Support Officer

Company: East Midlands Combined County Authority

Salary: £31,015 to £32,578 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Chesterfield, S40 1SA

Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 28 Oct 2026

Closing date: 10 Nov 2026

Summary

Programme Support Officer

Salary: £31,015- £32,578 Grade: D12

Directorate: Place

Reports to: Programme Development Officer

Location: Chesterfield

Contract: Permanent

Help shape the future of transport across the East Midlands

We are looking for an organised, proactive and detail-focused Programme Support Officer to join our Transport Investment Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting a significant programme of transport investment across the East Midlands. You’ll provide essential project, programme and administrative support, helping the team to coordinate activity, manage information and ensure that projects progress effectively.

Working closely with the Programme Delivery Manager and wider project teams across EMCCA and the region’s Constituent Authorities, you’ll be at the heart of the programme bringing together information, keeping processes on track and making sure colleagues have the accurate data and documentation they need to make informed decisions.

About the role

As Programme Support Officer, you will provide day-to-day coordination and support across a varied and evolving transport investment programme.

A key part of the role will be collating, processing and reviewing data to support monthly and quarterly reporting. You’ll work with potentially large volumes of information, ensuring that data is accurate, reliable and presented clearly for programme and project teams.

You’ll also support the effective management of projects by maintaining action and risk registers, coordinating meetings and events, preparing agendas and minutes, maintaining project records and supporting financial administration and tracking.

This is a role where attention to detail really matters. You’ll be expected to identify inconsistencies, raise queries and escal...