Programme Officer

About the role
You will be responsible for coordinating the management of multiple projects of varying complexity and priority and ensuring you are adopting the latest process and governance solutions to provide the best outcomes. You will be a big part of achieving our net zero target through innovative design.

**Overall purpose of this role**:
The development and delivery of new infrastructure is vital to the future economic wellbeing of Cambridgeshire. In order to achieve this, it is essential that projects are well managed and a comprehensive governance procedure is in place to assure the project process. The Project Delivery approach towards project management is currently under review the project framework and overarching governance is under challenge to ensure it is as robust and relevant as possible for today’s market.

The Programme Officer will be responsible for driving the change programme to ensure that project disciplines are properly embedded into the culture of the department. The role requires an enthusiastic and proactive person who understands the range of activities that a Programme Management Office (PMO) performs and to ensure that these are appropriately monitored. Project teams need to be fully supported in delivering their projects.

In addition, the role requires excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical ability to work with and interpret a range of data, networking skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholder groups developing strong partnerships to create effective working relationships.

To support the PMO Team Leader and other managers within Place & Sustainability in delivering the Council and Directorate’s objectives, through joined-up service planning, community engagement and the flexible use of resources.

For an informal chat please contact Roscoe Gibbs

To apply, please upload a document containing your CV and a covering letter, outlining how you meet the attached person specification. Ensure your covering letter to support your CV is no more than two pages.

About you
You will be capable of coordinating a range of projects of varying complexity. Your ability to influence a number of professionals will be essential in this role. You will be keen to support positive programme outcomes through effective risk, cost and quality management principles. Being motivated to make a visible difference to our communities and drive forward change to meet our net zero ambition is essential.

About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive **wellbeing package** to cover **all aspects of wellbeing**, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to **4 weeks additional annual leave** (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays **flexibly** to better suit **your personal circumstances**:

- Make **Additional Voluntary Contributions** (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to **development opportunities**, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support **your personal and professional growth**:

- **Paid volunteering hours** each year so you can make a **positive impact on our community** during your normal working day
- Access to **Peer Support Groups** through our IDEAL staff **equality, diversity and inclusion** network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive **Employee Recognition Awards**:

- An **Our Cambs Rewards** account, giving you access to in-store and online **discounts** as well as our **Car Lease** and **Cycle to Work** schemes+

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.