Project Support Officer Grade 4 - between £33,366 - £40,476. Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Permanent, Full-time, 36.5 hours per week. The role is hybrid however the post holder would be required to work from Birmingham City Council buildings as business needs dictate. About us Do you want to make a real difference for children, young people and families in Birmingham? Do you have a passion for collaborative strength based, relationship centred decision making, service design and provision? Outside of London, Birmingham is the UK’s most diverse city and has the largest number of young people in its city than any of its European counterparts. Birmingham is on a journey of significant change, ready to reset, reshape and restart. To do this well we recognise that we need to strengthen our permanent arrangements across fundamental functions by increasing internal expertise and capacity. Birmingham’s Children and Families Directorate are recruiting a series of posts to expand the Strategy, Governance and Planning service. This is truly an exciting opportunity to showcase your skills, knowledge, and experience to facilitate meaningful change for the children, young people, and families of Birmingham. Our team ethos is centred on appreciation for individuality and individual contribution and expertise and the value of this to the team’s collective success and ability to sustain positive outcomes. We strive to ensure that our working environment is inclusive, supportive, and empowering. In the Children and Families Directorate we are looking for a bold and ambitious Project Officers to join our new and expanding team. We are working across a large, diverse city through an exciting, yet challenging time of transformation and improvement. If you are looking for your next challenge and have the passion to secure the very best opportunities for children and young people, join our compassionate and dedicated team. About the role As a key member of the Strategy, Governance and Planning team, you will support the Project Managers in working across children and families to support and deliver a wide range of projects. You will organise and maintain information and data to support projects and programmes. You will work with a wide range of frontline managers and practitioners to help change the way we support children and families in Birmingham. You will be part of a supportive team who will deliver the full range of project management, support and change. About you More important to us than specific qualifications, is that you to have an eye for detail, be organised, a good communicator (both written and oral) with enthusiasm for improving services of people. We will need you to be able to multi-task and work flexibly to cover gaps where necessary. Whilst we will help you to prioritise, we would want you to be able to work independently and problem solve confidently. We’d like you to be a good collaborator who is able to listen and shape solutions with others. Putting children, young people and families across Birmingham first at all times is at the heart of everything you do, you will manage resources, operate within financial priorities to deliver value for money for the Council and our strategic partners while ensuring the best possible services and outcomes for children, young people and families. You will be an experienced, driven, creative and a passionate advocate for children and young people. You will work to instil a nurturing empathetic culture that values high-performance, and inclusivity, shaping and developing the skills of your team so that each and every person can get the most from their role, feeling encouraged to thrive. In return, we’ll match your commitment to us with opportunities to grow and develop your knowledge and experience as well as other rewarding career progression routes. We also offer competitive salaries and annual leave, membership of the local government pension scheme, and access to a variety of employee assistance programmes, to support the well-being of our workforce. For any informal enquires please contact: cfgovernanceandplanningbirmingham.gov.uk Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached. Therefore, whilst the role is hybrid, the post holder will be required to work from Birmingham City Council buildings as business needs dictate. Interviews for this post will take place in-person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information. Ref: BCC0002068 We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Job Description and Person Specification 2068 - Project Support Officer Gr4 JDPS.docx