Projects and Improvements Officer

Social Work England; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave rising to 30

Job summary

Social Work England is seeking a Projects and Improvement Officer to strengthen project delivery methods and ensure documentation is complete and accessible. You will support senior managers, boards and directors, driving portfolio performance and benefits realisation across projects in a collaborative, learning-oriented environment.

You will oversee governance, collate monthly reports, facilitate lessons learned and coordinate meetings while handling multiple large work streams with a strong

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of project methodology and Prince2 or equivalent.
• Ability to analyse information, identify risks and report on progress.
• Strong attention to detail and organised work style.
• Experience in facilitating meetings and lessons learned exercises.
• Ability to create detailed reports for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project management approach and improve documentation.
• Collate highlights and monthly portfolio reports for stakeholders.
• Support portfolio performance assessment and business plan delivery.
• Facilitate lessons learned and document findings.
• Prepare agendas, distribute documents and draft minutes for key meetings.
• Support delivery of large/complex projects and undertake own delivery when needed.
• Assist with benefits realisation reporting and evidence collection.
• Identify and manage issues, risks and dependencies across projects.
• Ensure projects comply with EDI and data protection requirements.
• Collaborate with change and improvement team on risk management planning.

Skills

Prince2 knowledge

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Facilitation

Report writing

Communication

Time management

Inclusion awareness

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Social Work England are the specialist regulator for social work in England, focused on enabling positive change in social work. Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. We are taking a new approach to regulating social workers in their vital roles. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate – to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people’s lives.

Our projects and improvement officer helps to maintain and strengthen our project delivery methodology ensuring that all necessary steps are being undertaken to deliver projects successfully. They work closely with the senior project delivery and improvement manager to report on and assess the performance of portfolio performance. They also play a central role in the implementation of our benefits management strategy ensuring that stakeholders are aware of and complying with its requirements.

The projects and improvement officer undertakes an important role supporting our project delivery and improvement managers in complying with our project management methodologies and ensuring that our projects documentation is completed and stored appropriately.

They work with colleagues at all levels, including senior management, executive directors and board members and contribute to the development of a young and learning organisation.

What you will do

• Oversee our project management approach and documentation making improvements where possible.
• Collate project highlight reports and summarise key information in a monthly portfolio report for project stakeholders.
• Support the senior project delivery and improvement manager in assessing portfolio performance and any implications on the achievement of our business plan and strategic objectives.
• Facilitate effective project lessons learned sessions and document the findings.
• Provide administrative support for key meetings including the production of agendas, distribution of documentation and production of minutes.
• Support the delivery of large and/or complex projects and undertake project delivery of your own when appropriate.
• Support the implementation of the benefits management strategy, ensuring appropriate benefits management is taking place at a project level. Collate benefits realisation evidence and support the drafting of a quarterly benefits realisation report
• Proactively identify and support the management of issues, risks and dependencies across our projectportfolio.
• Ensure that our projects are compliant with EDI and data protection requirements.
• Work with the rest of the change and improvement team to ensure our project and organisational risk management approaches are aligned. Support the rest of the change and improvement team planning and improvement as needed.

Your skills, knowledge and experience

• Demonstrable knowledge of project methodology (Prince2 or equivalent) combined with interest in pursuing a career in project management and contributing to the successful delivery of projects.
• The ability to take the initiative and proactively analyse information to understand progress and highlight any risks or issues.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• The ability to solve problems, redesign and make improvements to processes using creative thinking.
• Experience of facilitating meetings or workshops and an understanding of the value of lessons learnt exercises.
• The ability to independently manage several large pieces of work, prioritise and use initiative to design effective solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written including the ability to communicate complex ideas in a concise and easy to understand manner. Experience of producing detailed reports for senior stakeholders and the ability to understand their needs.
• An understanding of the purpose of benefits realisation and how it drives projects.
• An understanding of how risk management contributes to successful delivery of projects, plans and strategies.
• A demonstrable commitment to inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

In addition to your salary, we also offer:

• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave, rising with service to 30 days per annum, plus bank holidays.
• The option to purchase up to an additional 5 days of annual leave per annum.
• A TIDE award winning inclusive culture, made up of staff networks, social events and forums.
• A pension scheme, life insurance, an employee recognition scheme and cycle to work scheme.

Details

• Job type: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full time. We offer flexible working subject to business need.
• Salary:£34,085 per year, rising to £36,520 per year after successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.
• Location: Sheffield/Hybrid