Project Support Specialist

6 days ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Positive Employment Full time

Job Summary:

Positive Employment is seeking a highly skilled Project Support Specialist to join our team. As a Project Support Specialist, you will play a crucial role in supporting our client, a local government organization, in reducing third-party spend and identifying cost reduction opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify and propose cost reduction opportunities to maximize savings and achieve cashable savings as quickly as possible.
  • Review and group cost reduction opportunities to establish the value of potential savings.
  • Develop a structured approach to implementing cost reduction activities, including categorizing expenditure and estimating the amounts of savings that could be achieved.
  • Prioritize savings based on maximizing savings and achieving cashable savings as quickly as possible.
  • Estimate the capacity and resource required to support the implementation phase and propose the level of resource required based on the scale of the savings.

Requirements:

  • Diploma level or equivalent experience of working at a similar level in a relevant setting.
  • Experience in contract management, procurement, finance, or a commercial service delivery role.
  • Project Management Qualification (desirable).
  • Experience of implementing change and delivering projects.
  • Experience of working in a constantly changing or politically sensitive environment.
  • Experience in partnership working.
  • Understanding of decision-making and financial processes in different public bodies (desirable).

Working Hours: 09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday - Friday

Pay: £25.67 p/h

IR35 Status: This role is within the scope of IR35.



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