Project Support Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Project Support Officer to work within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Partnership across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. The role supports service change, coordinates project plans, action trackers and meetings, and gathers input from stakeholders to keep projects on track for deadlines and quality.

This is a new 12-month fixed-term part-time role, open to flexible or home working with some in-person meetings.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in administration and business support.
• Experience organising meetings and events, including training.
• Experience working within a project management approach.
• Experience in research and project work.
• Experience drafting, editing and producing complex reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain project plans, documents and action trackers.
• Set up meetings and establish priority tasks.
• Ensure accountability of operational colleagues.
• Collate information from stakeholders involved in change processes.
• Ensure projects meet deadlines and quality measures.
• Support service change and integration across the Partnership.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Meeting coordination

Reports & presentations

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Tools

Project support tools

Job description

This Project Support Officer post sits within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Partnership across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire, supporting service change and integration. The work centres on coordinating project plans, action trackers and meetings, gathering input from stakeholders in change processes, and keeping projects on track to agreed deadlines and quality standards. It is a new 12-month fixed-term role, part-time and open to flexible or home working with some in-person meetings. Candidates need senior-level experience in administration and business support, along with working within a project management approach.

What the job involves

• Coordinate and maintain project plans, associated documents and action trackers
• Set up relevant meetings and establish priority tasks
• Ensure robust accountability of operational colleagues
• Collate and present information from key stakeholders involved in change processes
• Ensure projects are delivered to deadlines and quality measures set by management
• Support service change and integration across the Partnership

What’s required

Experience

• Senior-level experience in administration and business support
• Experience of organising meetings and events, including training
• Experience of working within a project management approach
• Experience of research and project work
• Experience of drafting, editing and producing complex reports and presentations

Skills & knowledge

• Experience of using project support tools
• Organised and methodical, with a strong eye for detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage competing deadlines
• Ability to work with a level of autonomy
• Ability to engage with others to build effective relationships

Other

• Commitment to improving the lived experience and health of people using mental health services

Nice to have

• Experience of working in the voluntary sector
• Website updating experience

What’s offered

• Friendly team with direct support from the Senior Operations Manager and a Senior Project Support Officer
• In-depth induction to Second Step and the Partnership
• Hybrid working, with some in-person meeting attendance as required
• Monthly one-to-one sessions with line manager