Project Officer - Knowsley, United Kingdom - Knowsley Borough Council

Knowsley Borough Council

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Knowsley, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Fixed Term until December Maternity Cover
The Programmes and Projects Team provide support to the Council's key Programmes and Projects.

We are looking for an experienced Project Officer to work alongside services in ensuring that they meet the objectives and priorities of the Council.

Your role will include:

Monitoring and co-ordination of programmes/projects, supporting specific tasks and pieces of work, stakeholder engagement and consultation as well as the use of project management methodology.

Experience required includes:

Previous direct project management experience or extensive experience of working in a project or programme environment

Demonstrated responsibility for leading specific pieces of work.

Identifying key stakeholders and developing the appropriate plans.

Planning, scheduling and managing change.

Risk and issue management.

Monitoring performance

Working accurately and with mínimal or no supervision.

Prioritising competing demands and working under pressure

We will consider requests for flexible working.

For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible:
flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact ;

Interviews will be held week commencing 11th March 2024

Please note -

How to apply:

Your CV should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Please note if a CV does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.

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