Project Support Officer

4 weeks ago


Slough, United Kingdom CRA GROUP LIMITED Full time

3 months contract with a Berkshire based Local Authority_

**Job Summary**:

- This role is accountable for managing projects which deliver SBC’s strategic aims, including the delivery of the highly challenging Recovery Plan and Corporate Plan, and management of associated financial pressures.
- The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of projects to ensure project objectives are clearly defined and can be delivered within the agreed timelines.
- As an exemplar and experienced manager familiar with working in a complex project environment this role is key in ensuring a robust project infrastructure is in place underpinned by governance and assurance processes.
- Influencing and working with senior stakeholders to ensure agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.

**Key Duties/Accountabilities**:

- This role is focused on operating to ensure projects are being well defined then managed and completed effectively, and the activities and business rationale remain aligned to the Council’s objectives.
- It will enable high quality scrutiny as to the continued viability of projects to meet objectives and benefits as stated within the business cases.
- The role will use best practice whilst exploiting the use of the tools, techniques, and standards to maximise efficacy of delivery of Slough’s Recovery Plan and Corporate Plan.
- Accountable for the management of robust governance structures for the delivery of projects to ensure effective monitoring of controls.
- Provide leadership to project teams, ensuring effective delivery against stated aims.
- Responsible for overseeing risk and issue management, ensures mitigations are in place to address issues between elements of the project, resolving these through negotiated agreement or escalating.
- Accountable for maintaining the overall integrity and coherence of project & governance framework to support each project.
- Plan self-assurance activities and manage dependencies within the projects.
- Accountable for developing and delivering a resourcing plan, including management of project budgets to ensure delivery of outcomes.
- Working collaboratively across the council and thinking commercially to support the delivery of best possible outcomes for the resident and businesses of Slough on a financially sustainable basis.
- Accountable for leading teams of people, to build professionalism and expertise through development activities, and to deliver projects.
- Maintain and nurture collaborative relationships as part of the Transformation Team with internal partners and external organisations that support the delivery of project management expertise and Slough’s corporate plan.

**Essential Experience Required**:

- Strong knowledge of the issues facing local government and those relevant to service / functional responsibilities, together with the legal, financial, and political context of public sector management and the statutory responsibilities of this post.
- Ability to deploy relevant business and commercial knowledge and techniques including project and change management techniques, research methodologies, KPIs, standards.
- Wide understanding of project delivery approaches and the impacts they can have on successful service and project delivery.
- Experience of working collaboratively with Senior Management, politicians, and other key stakeholders, evidencing credibility and impact as a leader.
- Evidence of team leadership, able to inspire others to exceed expectations and champion innovation in a large organisation.
- Up-to-date working knowledge of the commercial approaches used within local government and awareness in developing business opportunities.

**Essential Qualifications Required**:

- Essential to be qualified in Project Management (such as APMP or Prince2 or P3O or MSP) or be able to evidence more than 3 years’ experience in complex organisation(s).

**Additional information to note**:

- You will need to attend the offices in Slough at least 2 days a week.
- The closing date for this position is Wednesday 17/04/2024._



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