**Job Type: Full-time, Temporary. Hybrid working.
Location: Union Street SE1 0LL
The Greater London Authority are looking to recruit a Project Officer on an interim basis to join the Communities and Skills Directorate, specifically within the Skills and Employment Unit. This role is pivotal in promoting and delivering the Mayor's Skills for Londoners strategy and associated priorities. The successful candidate will manage the budget and performance of the Skills and Employment portfolio, ensuring programme governance, compliance, and successful delivery. This role will have a specific focus on assisting with a FileCloud Decommissioning Project.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Develop and maintain robust Programme governance in alignment with Mayoral approvals and guidelines.
- Monitor programme delivery, outputs, results, and expenditure, ensuring risks and issues are managed effectively.
- Produce high-quality programme reports and dashboards for various stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of programme tools, systems, templates, and processes, and provide training and support to Provider Managers.
- Supervise Project Support Officers, providing advice and guidance as needed.
- Support the development of data governance processes within the Unit.
- Promote equality of opportunities and address the diverse needs and aspirations of London's communities.
- Manage resources in accordance with the Authority's policies and ethical standards.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- A degree or professional qualification in portfolio, programme, or project management, or related subjects, preferably to post-graduate level.
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of project and programme management, including PMO functions such as project planning, financial and performance analysis, risk management, issue resolution, and evaluation.
- High-level knowledge and experience in MS Excel, and the ability to develop reports and dashboards. Knowledge of Power BI, SQL, or SPSS is highly desirable.
- Well-developed IT skills, experience in using financial and claims management systems, excellent report-writing skills, and a high level of numeracy.
- Experience in records management and an understanding of GDPR.
- Experience with the Adult Education Budget or Skills and Employment programme is highly desirable.
If this role of interest to you and you have the required skills and experience, then please click apply.