Job title: Project Officer Location: Hybrid working – a combination of remote working and office working in Market Harborough, Leicestershire Status: Permanent Hours: 37 per week – flexi scheme Grade: Career Grade 6 / 7 (£33,336 to £39,513) Car user: Casual Benefits Generous holiday entitlement, Local Government Pension Scheme and occupational sickness scheme Harborough District Council’s vision is to work with communities in a vibrant, safe and prosperous district and to bring the best opportunities to all. We are growing our transformation team and looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated Project Officer to join us. The successful candidate will join the team at an exciting time and will play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of our programme of major projects. In this role, you will support the management and delivery of major projects across the organisation and have an opportunity to get involved in a range of initiatives through the full project life cycle, influencing projects from the beginning and seeing their impacts delivered. You will need to be a team player with a ‘can – do’ approach; committed to meeting challenging targets and ensuring project management principles are applied. To succeed, you’ll ideally have experience of working on projects within a public sector setting. You will have strong organisational and communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with key stakeholders. You will need to be able to occasionally attend meetings and events out of normal office hours, notice of this will be given. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 22nd April 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 28 th April 2025. We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should we receive sufficient suitable applications. Desirable criteria from the person specification may be used for sifting purposes. Please click 'apply online' below where you can upload your CV and covering letter. Please ensure your CV is in Word or PDF format and the letter clearly demonstrate how you meet the person specification. Should you have any difficulties applying online please e-mail recruitmentharborough.gov.uk. Please include 2 referees, one if which must be your present or most recent employer. Please also provide your present or most recent annual gross salary and required notice period.