Project Support Officer (Children)

Venn Group; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the UK seeks a Project Support Officer for children’s services, offering a hybrid role with a daily rate of £300. Responsibilities include organizing meetings, supporting data management, and drafting documentation. The ideal candidate has project support experience, excellent organizational and communication skills, and a capability to work collaboratively across teams. This is a contract role lasting until May 2026, starting February.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a project support or programme support role.
• Strong organisational skills with experience coordinating meetings.
• Confident in working with data and performance information.

Responsibilities

• Organise and coordinate project meetings and workshops.
• Support production of highlight reports and dashboards.
• Draft and format project documentation and guidance materials.

Skills

Project support experience

Organisational skills

Data management

Written and verbal communication

Collaboration

Job description

Project Support Officer (Children)

Rate: £300 per day (Inside IR35, umbrella)

Hybrid

Start Date: February

Duration: 3 months - until May 2026 initially

Key Responsibilities

Project Coordination and Governance

• Organise and coordinate project meetings, workshops and steering groups
• Prepare agendas, take accurate minutes, track actions and ensure timely follow‑up
• Support the production of highlight reports, dashboards and presentations for programme and project boards

Data and Analysis Support

• Collate, monitor and track data requests across multiple workstreams
• Work collaboratively with Finance and Analysis & Insight (A&I) teams to support benefit mapping and realisation
• Maintain and update live trackers covering placements, costs, milestones and key performance measures

Documentation and Communication

• Draft and format project documentation, guidance materials and presentations (e.g. PowerPoint, flowcharts and briefings)
• Support internal communications and stakeholder engagement across workstreams
• Produce concise summaries and updates from the Knowledge Hub and other relevant sources

Planning and Delivery Support

• Assist with process mapping and workshop delivery alongside Business Analysts and transformation colleagues
• Contribute to the maintenance of project plans and delivery trackers
• Support coordination and logistics of transformation activity across the wider programme

Team and Programme Support

• Provide flexible, proactive support across multiple children’s transformation projects as priorities evolve
• Work collaboratively to maintain pace, consistency and quality of delivery
• Uphold professional standards and a solution-focused approach within a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in a project support or programme support role, ideally within local authority or public sector
• Strong organisational skills with experience coordinating meetings, actions and reporting
• Confident working with data, trackers and performance information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience supporting transformation or change programmes (desirable)
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively across teams
• Experience within Children’s Services or related programmes (highly desirable)

If you have the relevant experience, please apply today!