Project Support Officer - Witham, United Kingdom - Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
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Witham, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Project Support Officer - Innovation & Change

Working Hours:
up to 37 hours (we are open to discuss working hours and patterns)

Salary:
£30,151 - £32,909 per annum (Grade 6)

Location:
While the role will primarily be based flexibly from Service HQ (Kelvedon) and from home, there may be a requirement to travel around the county and attend Service premises


Are you a change professional looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy making a difference and adding new value? Do you want to play an essential role in making the county of Essex a safer place and the best Fire and Rescue Service in the country? If so, we want to hear from you.
We are excited to have formed a Portfolio of Change. This means we understand what we are investing in, and the benefits it will deliver for the Service.

We are now seeking to appoint a Project Officer to join our team, to assist us in managing projects to deliver the change successfully.


The right person

This role will be perfect for you if are inspired by the opportunity to use your organisational and interpersonal skills in delivering change and best value.


  • We are looking for team player who is energetic and highly organised and able to support delivery of projects, providing coordination and support to programme and project managers and project teams, and enabling effective delivery of projects and workstreams.
  • You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be methodical and extremely organised and be confident communicating at all levels.
  • Experience and knowledge of supporting a programme or project office and some understanding of methodologies, such as Prince2, AgilePM, MSP would be an advantage.

The role

As Project Officer, you will provide high quality project support, offering advice, support and tools to enable a high standard of planning and delivery, whilst ensuring best practice.


You will be responsible for generating reports to monitor progress of projects and programmes and will maintain and collect data to evaluate performance.


You will support the implementation of risk, issue, project planning and change control processes and documentation and support delivery as required.

Alongside this, you will be involved in facilitating workshops, project planning, risk and lessons learned.


This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Service that not only looks for people who will thrive in their environment, but for people who love working collaboratively and can demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, and responsible mind-set they aim to bring to every interaction.


Application

Queries

Our employee forums and partners include:

Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA), BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network), Christian Fellowship, Ethnic Minority Forum, Men's Forum, and our Women's Forum.

In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.


Our Culture and Benefits

Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.


Safeguarding

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.


It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.


You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.


The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying.


Salary:
£30,151.00-£32,909.00 per year


Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 07/07/2023


Reference ID:
PSO0623
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