Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Project Support Officer for our client, a local government organisation based in Southampton.
The successful candidate will support the organisation in reducing third party spend and where possible seek to realise cost reductions within 2024/25 and 2025/26.
Cost reduction opportunities have been identified and further work is required to:
* Review previously identified cost reduction opportunities to establish the value of cost reduction opportunities that could be achieved.
* Determine the activity and resources required to deliver/implement cost reduction opportunities.
* Determine the timescale in which the cost reduction opportunities could be realised.
* Identify potential challenges that may prevent cost reduction opportunities from being partly or fully realised.
This is a 2-month starting contract with the possibility to extend. Work from home is available, but the candidate must have the ability to attend the office on occasion.
Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to):
* Identify and propose cost reduction opportunities.
* Review and ‘group’ cost reduction opportunities that have previously been identified.
* Propose the structure and approach to the implementation of cost reduction activity.
* Categorise expenditure into proposals to: Stop, consolidate expenditure by utilising existing contracts, and undertake new procurement projects to consolidate expenditure, improve commercial terms, and ensure that appropriate contracts are in place for expenditure.
* Estimate the amounts of savings that could be achieved.
* Prioritise savings based on maximising savings and achieving cashable savings as quickly as possible.
* Estimate the capacity and resource required to support the implementation phase.
* Propose the level of resource required based on the scale of the savings and opportunities to accelerate the work in order to achieve early savings.
Personal Requirements:
* Diploma level or equivalent experience of working at a similar level in a relevant setting.
* Experience in contract management, procurement, finance, or a commercial service delivery role.
* Project Management Qualification (desirable).
* Experience of implementing change and delivering projects.
* Experience of working in a constantly changing or politically sensitive environment.
* Experience in partnership working.
* Understanding of decision-making and financial processes in different public bodies (desirable).
Working Hours: 09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday - FridayPay: £25.67 p/hPlease note this role is within the scope of IR35. #J-18808-Ljbffr