Project Support Officer (Fixed Term Contract)

Slough Borough Council; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Slough Borough Council is seeking a Project Support Officer on a fixed-term contract until March 2026. This role involves providing support to the Transformation Team, assisting with project delivery and contributing to the Council's new operating model. The position offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment focused on employee growth and community engagement.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Generous pension scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Discounted car parking

Season loan ticket

Qualifications

• Entry-level position in project support.
• Comprehensive project and secretarial support required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Programme Director and Manager in project delivery.
• Assist in evidence-based decision-making for service improvement.

Job description

Project Support Officer (Fixed Term Contract)

Project Support Officer (Fixed Term Contract)

Slough Borough Council provided pay range

This range is provided by Slough Borough Council. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

• Salary: Starting from £35,378 (inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance)
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week
• Location: Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, SL1 2EL
• Working Arrangements: Hybrid
  
  

• Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2026
• Salary: Starting from £35,378 (inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance)
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week
• Location: Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, SL1 2EL
• Working Arrangements: Hybrid
  
  

The closing date for applications is midnight on 26th May 2025

The Transformation Team’s Project Support role is a pivotal role for the Council to be high-performing and resident focused. You will provide comprehensive project and secretarial support to the team’s Programme Director, Programme Manager and project teams on the practical delivery of the Council’s new operating model through its cross-functional service review, redesign and rollout workstreams.

Sitting within the Strategy, Change and Resident Engagement Directorate, Slough Borough Council’s newly formed Transformation Team acts as an internal change consultancy. Bringing together colleagues with cross-functional skills, knowledge and experience, the Transformation Team’s purpose is to help the Council in making evidence-based decisions and realise a transformative new way of working and operating model.

To achieve this, we intend to apply systems thinking principles and practices to improve the way the Council operates, using better insight to deliver operating models that facilitate more effective services for the residents of Slough and reduces costs. As Business Support, you will support the work of the team and help ensure that its work leads to impactful results, sustained delivery and an operating model that is fit for purpose.

Our Council:

People are proud to live and work in Slough where diversity is celebrated and where residents can enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives. Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment. All of our employees, whatever their job, contribute greatly to delivering services to local people - either directly, or by supporting colleagues.

What We Offer:

SBC is a fantastic place to work offering a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever and you will join a friendly and collaborative environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Alongside a competitive salary, there are a range of great benefits including:

• Generous holiday entitlement - 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years’ service and 33 days after 5 years’ service.
• Generous pension scheme
• Our commitment to equality and diversity through a range of employee networks
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Discounted car parking
• Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to & from work.
  
  

Interested?

We are a diverse workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We aim to foster an inclusive workplace where people are valued, and one which represents the local communities that we serve. We value diversity.

Slough Borough Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all applicants who have chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form and can evidence the minimum criteria for the role through their application.

We want our application process to be open and accessible. If you wish to make your application in an alternative format, please email [e-mail] quoting the job reference - our Accessibility Statement has more information.

How to Apply:

Please click on the apply button below to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a number of suitable applicants therefore, please submit your application as soon as possible.

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