Associate - Funding Approver (Adoption and Special - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Associate - Funding Approver (Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund)

Country:
United Kingdom
Position Location:Cambridge, UK/ London, UK
Contract Type:Permanent
Work Pattern:Part Time
Sector:Advisory
Discipline:Education
Job Ref:3039
Recruiter Contact:Madeleine Phillips
Mott MacDonald

Position location: Cambridge or London
Recruiter contact: Madeleine Phillips
This is a parttime position and working hours will be discussed during the interview process.
We're a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values
:Progress,
Respect,
Integrity,
Drive,
Excellence.
About the business unit
The advisory and programme delivery division delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity from a few million pounds to £20bn through a range of technical disciplines including programme management, project management and education and healthcare management.
Our social infrastructure portfolio is primarily a UK based business working in key sectors of education, public health, and social care. Our work stretches from running training courses attended by individual teachers through to managing the £46m Adoption Support Fund on behalf of the government.
Overview of role
Interested in working on a major social infrastructure programme that delivers socially inclusive services and positive outcomes?
At Mott MacDonald, we are dedicated to tackling our clients' toughest portfolio, programme, and project challenges in order to achieve successful outcomes. We are excited to solve complex challenges that have a positive impact on the world, and we are always looking for likeminded people to join our team.
The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and Education, Health and Care.
The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management.
The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) is a programme we have been running for our client the Department for Education (DfE) since 2015 with ongoing success. Over £350 million has been spent to support more than 129,000 service recipients from adoptive and special guardianship order families across the country to provide access to therapeutic support until March 202
We are looking for an associate to complement our wider Programme Delivery team and support the Programme Manager to achieve the programme outcomes.
What you'll be doing
Establish effective communication across the programme delivery team
Attend meetings and share best practice with colleagues
Mentor more junior members of the team in the programme and provide sector expertise
Engage with the process of continuous improvement and support ways of increasing efficiency
Support the Programme Manager and other team members in solving programmewide problems
Contribute to the evaluation of the programme at all stages and reviews
Report progress of assigned tasks in a timely manner

To be successful in this role we would like to hear from individuals who have worked in the sector previously, is used to handling high volumes of data, and has a good attention to detail.- You will be confident in liaising with individuals over the phone both internal and external and have excellent organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and work in a pressurised environment.- In return you will join a friendly and energetic team who work closely to support each-others work and take pride in providing high quality administrative support services.

Essential Experience

Experience of working with Local Authorities or Central Government
Experience of working with a range of stakeholders both within the private and public sector
Ability to create an enjoyable and fulfilling work environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
AccessibilityAgile working*
Happy to talk Flexib