Project Support Officer

West Sussex County Council; Crawley; Vor Ort; GBP 34.000 - 37.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Laptop and mobile provided

Generous annual leave + buy/provisions

West Sussex Choices discounts

Zusammenfassung

West Sussex County Council is seeking a Project Support Officer to join the Refugee, Resettlement, and Migration service (RRMS). Based in Crawley or Chichester, you will support governance, documentation and delivery of several small projects, with countywide travel as needed.

You will manage plan development, change control, and data analysis while coordinating events and meetings. A fixed-term, full-time role offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifikationen

• HNC/HND or equivalent practical experience in a relevant area.
• Knowledge of project management processes, procedures and policies.
• Experience as a competent project team member, capable of independent delivery.

Aufgaben

• Provide governance, documentation and delivery support across RRMS.
• Maintain and control project documents; plan and manage multiple small projects.
• Collect, coordinate and analyse management information as required.

Kenntnisse

Advanced analytics

Planning & targets

Communication & stakeholder management

Problem solving

IT skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Literacy & numeracy

Ausbildung

HNC/HND or equivalent practical experience

Project management knowledge

Experience in project support

Ability to work in changing environment

Experience in project planning/ multiple streams

Jobbeschreibung

About the role

We are seeking a Project Support Officer to serve as a key member of the Refugee, Resettlement, and Migration service (RRMS).

In this role you will be part of the RRMS Strategy and Delivery Team. The teams support individuals and families to independently sustain their tenancy and maintain safe and suitable accommodation. Support with accessing English language learning, work collaboratively with internal teams and partner organisations to provide access to education, employment, training opportunities, healthcare and local services for both adults and children and young people.

Salary: £33,673 to £36,582 per annum (plus Crawley Weighting allowance if based in Crawley)

Contract Type: 18-month Fixed Term Contract

Working Pattern: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Location: Your base location will be Chichester or Crawley with required countywide travel.

Please note that you will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes available.

Day to Day Role

Our work in Refugee, Resettlement and Migration Service and any given day can often feel quite different from the next!

In this role you will provide support across the Refugees, Resettlement and Migration service in all project governance, documentation and delivery. You will be responsible for maintaining and change control of project documents, for planning, managing and implementing several small projects, working to/within corporate project frameworks. You will collect, co-ordinate and analyse any management information required. You will plan and assist in the development and staging of a variety of events, including meetings, seminars, briefings etc.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

Please refer to the job description for the full list of key skills in your covering letter and detail how you demonstrate the skills/knowledge in your career to date, as this is how we shortlist our roles.

Key Skills:

• Advanced analytical skills in order to interpret and manipulate varied and complex project information.
• Ability to organise, plan and meet set targets e.g. for provision of urgent reports required by customer, or to manage progress against plans to achieve successful outcomes.
• Developed communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact effectively with a range of high-level clients/stakeholders and create and maintain effective working relationship and provide coaching to colleagues on process or documentation.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve issues independently, planning solutions and making sound pragmatic decisions.
• Advanced IT skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other web-based applications, for word processing, analysis and research of data, creating electronic presentations.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills in order to carry out financial analysis and reporting.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• HNC/HND in an appropriate area or equivalent practical experience/range of knowledge.
• Relevant knowledge of project management processes, procedures and policies associated with working within a demanding service.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a competent member of a project team, ideally in a project support role or equivalent, whilst confident to implement projects independently.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and within project management systems/practices, and to provide effective support.
• Experience of project planning and implementation. Planning and implementing more than one project or project work stream at any given time.

Key responsibilities for more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description link here.

Rewards and Benefits

We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

• A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from generous annual leave, plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent local government pension scheme.
• A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.
• For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is359.

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact [e-mail]

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.