Project Support Officer
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,699 to £38,220 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | Stafford, ST16 2DH |
| Company: | Staffordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | staffscc/TP/1038/3573 |
Summary
The Staffordshire Centre for Data Analytics (SCDA) is a partnership consisting of Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Police and Keele University.
Our vision is to lead the way in addressing public sector challenges through innovative research, data analytics and collaborative working.
The Project Support Officer will oversee the progress and delivery of our Research Projects, and in some cases take direct responsibility for projects, associated activities or tasks.
The role will follow a hybrid working arrangement from Monday-Friday, fixed term until March 2026 (with potential for extension).
Your main responsibilities will be:
- To report on the progress of agreed research projects against plans, internal processes and Key Performance Indicators.
- To establish quality control and appropriate project governance, analysing risks and maintaining risk registers.
- To ensure that any risks or issues within projects are identified and communicated to the relevant person for resolution.
- To support the development of Research Proposals, completing ad-hoc research and collating data and insight where required.
- To build positive working relationships with a range of people across Staffordshire who play an active role in the success of the Centre.
- To participate in structured and unstructured meetings, workshops and other events and facilitating where appropriate.
- To understand and apply information governance principles within the design and delivery of projects.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for you to:
- Want to make a real difference to public services
- Have an understanding of local government, the broader public sector and partnership working
- Be educated to A-Level standard or equivalent in experience
- Have a working knowledge and awareness of project management methodologies and techniques
- Have experience in aggregating, analysing and reporting on a range of information
- Have an excellent standard of written English and be able to interpret numerical data quickly and effectively
- Be able to build credible relationships and networks with people from varying professional backgrounds
- Be a team player with a positive can-do attitude and focus on delivery
Closing date is Tuesday 2nd September, however may close early if there are high volumes of applications. Interviews will be held during the week starting 8th September or the week starting 15th September 2025.
Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Nicola Ledoux, SCDA Programme Lead on nicola.ledoux@staffordshire.gov.uk or Rob Price, Lead Researcher on rob.price@staffordshire.gov.uk
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
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Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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