Project Management Officer
| Posting date: | 28 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 November 2024 |
| Location: | Bury, BL9 0SW |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75664506 |
Summary
A vacancy for a Project Officer has arisen to support the development of Family Hubs. This is a fixed term post for 1 year based within the Early Years Team.
The post is a full time vacancy working 37 hours per week.
Purpose and Objectives of the post:
- To effectively project manage and lead on key projects and work programmes across the Early Help Division.
- To support the delivery of Departmental priorities and strategies.
- To undertake specific projects, research, analysis and produce reports on behalf of the Assistant Director and Management Team.
- To support delivery of the Quality Assurance Framework (or assurance mechanisms) to enable progress on improvement to be evidenced
- To liaise with stakeholders within and outside of the Council to support the above
You will be part of a skilled, friendly and supportive team and work closely with a wide range of professionals.
The Project Officer is required to:
- Have an excellent understanding of The Family Hub Programme.
- Lead on the delivery of specific programmes linked to key priorities, including the scoping, planning, implementation and review of work programmes both within the Council and within GM.
- To review and report on the delivery of workstreams and projects to Senior Leadership
- To produce briefings, presentations and formal reports appropriate for the identified target audiences including JET, Scrutiny, Council and Lead Member briefings.
- To support relationships and co-production across the Partnerships and voluntary sector in Bury in respect of services provided to Children and Young People.
You must have;
- Graduate level qualification or equivalent substantial experience
- Project Management Qualification (or significant experience of project management and willingness to achieve a relevant agreed qualification)
- Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and develop joint objectives with stakeholders and senior decision makers, and collaboratively achieving these objectives through effective relationship management.
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of working in a programme / project management environment
- Experience of risk management and ensuring delivery against identified objectives and milestones.
- Experience of working in a high-pressured environment using initiative and managing and prioritising workloads within strict deadlines and timescales
- Relevant skills and experience including keyboard skills, accuracy and speed; IT skills and extensive use of all aspects of Microsoft Office
- Ability to design, write, summarise and produce excellent quality and accurate documents, eg letters, minutes, presentations and reports
- Emotionally resilient with proven ability to deal with sensitive and upsetting situations / people.
You will report directly to the Early Years Service Manager:
Collette Radcliffe
Dependent on service requirements, some evening and weekend work may occasionally be required.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
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We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Collette Radcliffe on 0161 253 7526.
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