Job Title: Transformation & Improvement Project Officer
Location: Lambeth
Salary / Pay Rate: £200 Per Day (Umbrella)
Job Type: this role is for period July 2024 until September 2024 when we will consider recruitment on a permanent basis.
The Role
We are looking for someone to join a busy Transformation and Improvement team within the Children, Families and Education Directorate. This role offers a diverse array of responsibilities, including project management and delivery and essential support functions for Children, Families and Education governance and inspection management. You will.
- Carry out a wide range of project support functions including developing and maintaining project plans, risks registers, issue logs, change control records and reporting systems.
- Responsible for collecting, chasing and maintaining information, and developing a records library ensuring documentation is filed on shared networks such as SharePoint.
- Carry out research, benchmarking exercises, audits and data collection and analysis relevant to the project, to inform the decision-making process and assist with adopting best practice across the organisation.
- Advise and assist the project team on the use of project plans, documentation, and recording and reporting standards, monitoring compliance and advising on appropriate action as needed.
- To contribute to the preparation of reports for various governance boards, by liaising with key contacts and stakeholders to gather relevant information and statistics.
- Responsible for preparing documents, presentations, project reports, arranging meetings and events, taking minutes and monitoring and following up on actions, to ensure the smooth operation of the project.
- Implement agreed regular process-reporting mechanisms for all projects and thereby monitor the routine progress of projects and assist the programme/project manager in the preparation of relevant reports.
- Identify where cross-project dependencies exist and track/monitor these in support of the programme/project manager.
The Candidate
- Knowledge and understanding of project/programme management methodologies, tools and techniques
- Familiar with the project development life cycle
- Able to command the respect of colleagues and stakeholders through demonstrating a professional approach to work
- High degree of computer literacy, including intermediate knowledge of the MS Office Suite, experience of using project management software and the ability to learn new programs quickly
- Strong analytical skills with experience of carrying out research, producing reports and using findings to inform improvements
How to apply
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