Project Officer

Project Officer

Wales (Hybrid)

The Organisation

Our client makes a difference to families and children throughout Wales by supporting welfare and early years learning.

They develop and regulate these sectors in Wales, ensuring the workforce, industry improvements, data and research are enabled and supported. Through their quality assurance work, they support those in both education and practice settings, ensuring the highest level of training for the next generation of workers.

They are now looking for a Project Officer to join them on a two-year fixed-term contract, working 36 hours per week. However, this role is offered with flexible working, and our client will also consider candidates as part of a job share. This hybrid role will be based in our client's office in North or South Wales, with remote working options.

The Benefits

- Salary of £35,785 - £37,836 per annum

- 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)

- Extra leave between Christmas and New Year

- Local government pension scheme

- Flexi work policy and family leave provisions

This is a fantastic opportunity for a project professional to join a supportive, forward-thinking organisation and assist with projects that will shape the future of healthcare in Wales.

You'll discover an environment that values collaboration, flexibility, and innovation, enabling you to work in a way that suits your style and aiding your career development at every stage.

What's more, with an excellent rewards and benefits package on offer, you'll have the chance to further enhance your project skills and take part in vital sector-wide improvement.

The Role

As a Project Officer, you will play a critical support role for projects, focused improving how our client regulates and supports practice in their industry.

Supporting the Project and Delivery Managers, you will ensure projects are completed successfully, adapting to changing delivery requirements to ensure projects achieve their goals.

You will cover a broad range of topics of varying complexity and will work on projects outside of your direct remit to provide support across the organisation.

Your role will involve:

- Planning, supporting and aiding the delivery of projects

- Monitoring milestones and performance

- Identifying risks and issues

- Developing relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders and suppliers

- Updating and maintaining records

- Organising meetings

- Supporting project scheduling activity

About You

To be considered as a Project Officer, you will need:

- Experience of supporting projects to deliver improvement

- Experience of project reporting and developing project documentation

- Experience of co-ordinating information from a number of sources and maintaining appropriate records

- Knowledge and experience of project management principles and techniques

- Evidence of ongoing continual professional development

- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

The Closing Date for this role is 29th May 2025.

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with our client's HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.

You must be based in the UK to apply for this role and be able to visit one of our client's offices when required.

Other organisations may call this role Programme Assistant, Junior Project Manager, Programme Administrator, Project Co-ordinator, or Assistant Project Manager.

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