SEND Reform Project Officer — Flexible Hours, Leave + Pension

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-time

Annual leave (up to 10 extra days)

Employee assistance programme

LG pension scheme

Staff discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Project Officer in Education Services to support the SEND reform programme. The role focuses on coordinating tasks, maintaining schedules, and assisting project leads to deliver improved outcomes for children with SEND.

You will work within a small team, engaging partners and stakeholders across public services, under a fixed-term contract up to 18 months and a 37-hour week. A degree and strong organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate the knowledge and experience to carry out the full range of duties.
• Experience of coordination of Local Government or other public sector initiatives is desirable.
• Experience of providing project or programme support within a structured project management environment.
• Experience of working in a multi-agency/partnership environment - dealing with a wide range of customers, partners and stakeholders at a senior level.
• The ability to manage and prioritise your own time and workload, in order to meet deadlines and respond to competing demands.
• Influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to agree targets and motivate peers, staff and external partners to meet common goals.
• Experience of setting up and maintaining management information systems and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide vital support to project leads and assist in development of new Experts at Hand offer.
• Coordinate project tasks and maintain schedules to ensure milestones are met.
• Assist in reporting and governance materials for the SEND reform programme.

Skills

Coordination

Project support

Multi-agency engagement

Stakeholder management

Time management

Negotiation

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Project Officer in Education Services to support the SEND reform programme. The role focuses on coordinating tasks, maintaining schedules, and assisting project leads to deliver improved outcomes for children with SEND.

You will work within a small team, engaging partners and stakeholders across public services, under a fixed-term contract up to 18 months and a 37-hour week. A degree and strong organisational skills are essential.