Programme Officer

6 months ago


Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Full time

**Programme Officer (2 Posts)**
- **£34,834 - £36,648 pa**:

- **37 Hours per week**:

- **Permanent**:

- **Huntingdon**:

- **Hybrid Working** (Minimum 3 days per week office based - we offer a flexible, agile, hybrid working pattern where you can work from home, as well as from Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and other locations around Cambridgeshire, to meet the team and organisations’ needs)

**ABOUT THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE (CFRS)**

CFRS is one of the best fire and rescue services in the UK - but don’t take our word for it. Our recent His Majesty's Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) highlighted our positive culture, our dedication to developing our people and the things we do to promote inclusion across the service.

The Service is dedicated to delivering an outstanding service to the communities we are proud to serve. We are currently looking for **two** **Programme Officer**s to join our welcoming, forward-thinking fire and rescue service.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
Do you have project support knowledge and experience and are looking for something different? If you like every day being different and want to work with our dynamic front line colleagues, professional support teams and external partners then this role would be great for you

You will play a key role in the planning, management and delivery of our change programmes and projects within the Service. We will look to you to develop and provide training and coaching to those within the service, contributing towards the development of greater project management capacity throughout the organisation.

**ABOUT YOU**:
Everyone is welcome at CFRS and we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and professional support team. The experience required in this role includes:

- You’ll will be Prince 2 qualified or possess appropriate relevant experience
- With experience of working in a project environment where it has been used to successfully plan, manage and deliver projects to the desired outcomes and within quality, time and cost limits.
- You’ll have proven experience of scoping and planning project activities. Including how to breakdown the project into key milestones and subsequent detailed work packages to achieve these.
- You’ll possess experience of financial administration (invoice processing, maintenance of commitment records, reconciliation of commitment to spend)
- Office management experience
- You’ll have experience of servicing meetings, including preparation of agendas; recording of minutes and key actions; monitoring the implementation and achievement of key actions
- You’ll come with proven experience of using Microsoft365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, to intermediate level and willingness to use technology to its full capacity
- You’ll have demonstrable understanding of project management processes and associated documentation, including options appraisal, risk and issue management, and configuration management
- A clear understanding of Project management governance and controls
- You’ll have the ability to demonstrate financial and budgetary control in a project environment
- You’ll possess the ability to manage and/or supervise staff including the ability to effectively plan, delegate and co-ordinate the activities of others
- You’ll be able to communicate complex information, both orally and in writing, in a clear, concise and articulate way to a wide range of audiences including internal and external customers, partner organisations and third-party suppliers
- You’ll be able to chair and facilitate internal meetings, workshops and presentations.
- You’ll be able to effectively coach and support project managers and project team members to guide them in the project management tools and techniques.
- You’ll have the ability to fully exploit the potential of IT within a project environment. (Microsoft project experience)

**WORKING LIFE AT CAMBRIDGESHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE**:
You don't have to wear a firefighter's uniform and run into burning buildings to play an important role in the Service. A role in our support functions offers the chance to build a challenging, rewarding career and the opportunity to give something back to the community. We’re a modern and progressive place to work and promote the right values and welcoming culture by:

- Ensure transparency and fairness in everything we do.
- We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
- We provide health and wellbeing support for everyone in the service.
- We have inclusion ambassadors and established working groups for protected characteristics and menopause.

**ABOUT THE REWARDS/BENEFITS WE OFFER**:

- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Health Cash Plan
- A competitive pension scheme
- Access to Blue Light Discount at hundreds of stores and events
- Access to Health Shield Perks discounts
- Family friendly policies - including flexible working
- Great lea


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