Details:
- Salary: £200 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Lambeth London
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
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
Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly; spollitt or call me on; (phone number removed)