Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an experienced Project Officer to join Barnsley Council's Children's Social Care Team. This is initially a 3-6 month temporary contract working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
The Role:
As Project Officer you will support both small and large projects across the Children’s Services Development Plan. Your project skills will enable you to support and maintain progress effectively, ensuring we deliver good quality, inclusive and collaborative projects on time.
You will need to bring with you your project skills and experience, so that you can hit the ground running; In this role, your talent for communication will be as important as your skills in organising and problem solving. You will need to prioritise your workload effectively, support key Workstreams and other meetings, and build effective working relationships with managers, internal colleagues and partners.
Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. We want people with a ‘can do attitude’ and a positive outlook, someone that will work independently, be part of our small but growing team, with supportive and empowering ethics.
Experience in children’s services will be helpful but not essential.
Responsibilities will include:
* Assist with project management, co-ordinating resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
* Ensure that projects are effectively planned and managed within a formal programme and project management framework.
* Provide advice and guidance in relation to projects, with consideration for the complex requirements of people-related issues, assisting in ensuring that key milestones and information are communicated to internal and external stakeholders.
* Support the maintenance of project risk registers and assist in resolving issues to ensure projects are delivered.
* Assist in performance management and data analysis, promoting quality practice and service delivery, ensuring continuous improvement.
* Assist in the identification, evaluation and implementation of processes, technology and systems to enhance project and service delivery.
* Establish and maintain a library of documents and information to enable the effective management of projects and programmes.
* Assist in the preparation of reports and presentations.
* Liaise, negotiate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including managers, employees, councillors and partnership agencies as required to ensure the effective delivery of projects.
* Keep abreast of local and national developments to enhance projects accordingly, to satisfy internal and external demands.
* Comply with all health and safety regulations, legal requirements, statutory requirements, standing orders and financial regulations of the Council.
* Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role as requested by management.
Education and Training
* Relevant level 2 qualification
* Relevant Project/Programme Management Training OR substantial demonstrable experience working in a project management environment*
Please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible if this role would be of interest to you