Project Support Officer - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council
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Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Salary
£27,354 - £31,858


Reference number
BUC10522


Contract type
Fixed Term / Secondment


Working hours
Full Time


Level of DBS check required
No


Date posted
19 Nov 2023, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
3 Dec 2023


Overview:


Buckinghamshire Council is recruiting a Project Support Officer in Service Improvement, this is a secondment/fixed-term contract opportunity until 25 June 2024.

This is a great opportunity to join Buckinghamshire Council's Service Improvement team during a period of large-scale change.

The post holder will be part of a team supporting a variety of improvement activities for the Council, which is working to review Council services and redesign them using customer centric service design principles to ensure our services deliver good outcomes for residents.


About us:


Now in its third year, Buckinghamshire Council brings together the best of the previous five councils to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses.

We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey.

Not only will you be an integral part of the unique and exciting transition through the unitary process, you will also be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.


About the role:

This role is crucial to the effective running of high priority service improvement and transformational activity across Buckinghamshire Council.

As part of the Service Improvement team, this role will be responsible for undertaking necessary project support activities to enable improvement activity to progress effectively.

This will include supporting the development and maintenance of project documentation, admin tasks, diary management, paper and report compilation and circulation, supporting senior team members and general all-round effective project governance activity.

Please see the job summary attached for further details on the role.


Any-Desk:


As an 'any-desk' worker, you'll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required.

You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.


About you:


The successful applicant will:

  • Have excellent interpersonal skills and an eye for detail.
  • Experienced within improvement and change projects.
  • Have the ability to write reports and maintain project documentation, whilst being comfortable liaising with stakeholders.
  • Be relied upon to pick out key details, decisions and actions and share these with relevant stakeholders.
  • Be able to build trusting relationships with the team and wider stakeholders, identifying interdependencies and eradicating duplication.
  • Establishing good working relationships is essential to the post holder ensuring the effective and timely delivery of all the projects, it also ensures that the project / programme manager is provided with accurate and up to date information as and when required.
  • Interact with internal colleagues including senior management and external partners to build effective relationships.
  • Deal with people at all levels confidently, sensitively and diplomatically.
  • Experienced IT user.

Other information:

For further information on this role please see the attached job summary.

Closing date:
Sunday 3rd December 2023.

Interview date:
To be confirmed as soon as possible following the advert closing date.

Interview-type / process: In person at our Gateway Offices in Aylesbury

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro


Our values and culture:


We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.


By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensur
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