Job Profile
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Job Details
Job Reference: REQ00000017711
Date Posted: 02/01/2025
Application Closing Date: 19/01/2025
Location: BARROW
Salary: £33,366 to £34,314
Contractual Hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Project Support Officer (Team Barrow) - WMF1639e
Salary: £33,366 to £34,314
Hours: 37 hours per week (part-time or condensed hours considered)
Location: Barrow (including agile working and working from home)
Contract: Permanent
About This Opportunity
‘Team Barrow’ is a trilateral partnership between Westmorland & Furness Council, central government and BAE Systems. Our objective is to enable Barrow to be a new powerhouse for the north, expanding BAE Systems' defence capability, supporting energy security, and revitalising Barrow and the Furness peninsula as a place where people choose to live, work, and thrive. We are working to secure investment and regeneration driven by workforce growth.
About The Role
This role will work with the Barrow Delivery Board to deliver a programme of works to benefit people, places, and businesses. As part of this role, you will:
* Provide administrative support on varying size projects.
* Work with colleagues across the organisation to develop and deliver project/programme objectives through planning, co-ordination, progress monitoring and support.
* Organise meetings and other events ensuring good administration and timely event planning for the successful delivery of each event and good coordination with attendees.
* Support the collation and management of a wide variety of programme delivery information including financial data, programme milestones, approvals and both internal and external reporting requirements.
To fulfil this role, we are looking for a passionate, self-motivated, and organised individual with experience of providing business support, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work in sensitive environments. You should have knowledge of change management and project management methodology. Abilities to work on your own initiative, collect and analyse data, and work with a range of software tools are key to this role. The successful candidate will have good organisational skills and be able to prioritise their workload as part of the wider team.
Would You Like More Information?
For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria, please view the attachments below.
* Post Specification
* Role Profile
For an informal discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Steph Oliphant, Programme Control Officer, on 07350 435939.
What Can We Offer You!
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site.
Application and Interview Information
Closing date: 19th January 2025
Interview date: W/C 3rd February 2025
We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for these specific positions. If you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss.
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Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
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