Project Support & Governance Coordinator

Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

EV car benefit scheme

Healthcare plans

28 days paid annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking a meticulous Project Support Officer based in Birmingham to provide administration, governance and coordination across programmes. You’ll maintain records, support reporting, manage meetings and stakeholder updates, and ensure information is accurate and up to date.

You will work across Transport for West Midlands and with Local Authorities and funding bodies, helping projects progress without taking on leadership or budget responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administration, coordination or support within a project, programme, PMO or operational delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end project administration and coordination support across a range of programmes and initiatives.
• Maintaining project documentation including action logs, risk registers, project records and governance documentation.
• Coordinating meetings, workshops and events involving internal teams, Local Authorities and external stakeholders.
• Producing agendas, minutes and action trackers and ensuring actions are followed up.
• Supporting the production of reports, briefing papers, committee papers and stakeholder updates.
• Maintaining and quality‑checking project trackers, spreasheets and performance information, including RAG reporting, to ensure data is accurate and up to date.
• Managing SharePoint sites, Teams folders and project records to ensure information is accessible and up to date.
• Raising purchase orders and supporting financial administration processes.
• Supporting continuous improvement across project and programme management activities.

Skills

Coordination

Governance

Stakeholder management

Microsoft 365

IT systems & spreadsheets

Excel

Communication

Time management

Education

Business Administration L3

Tools

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking a meticulous Project Support Officer based in Birmingham to provide administration, governance and coordination across programmes. You’ll maintain records, support reporting, manage meetings and stakeholder updates, and ensure information is accurate and up to date.

You will work across Transport for West Midlands and with Local Authorities and funding bodies, helping projects progress without taking on leadership or budget responsibilities.