Programme and Governance Support Officer

**About the Job**

**Salary**: £31,586 to £34,314 per annum.

**Working pattern**: Full time, 37 hours per week

**Contract**: Permanent.

**Location**: Your base location is Durban House, Bognor Regis however, temporarily you will be based at County Hall, Chichester. You will have opportunity to work from home in alignment with the service needs.

**Employer Pension Contribution**: 18.70% this alters per annum on the 1 April each year.

**Annual leave**: 27 days holiday + Bank holidays = **35**days.

As Programme & Governance Officer, you will support the governance and use of Lane Rental Surplus Funds in liaison with the Lane Rental Surplus Fund (LRSF) Chair and supporting the Lane Rental Governance Group (LRGG).

You will provide detailed advice and guidance to a range of audiences in support of LRGG, including responding to queries and problems, and influencing and persuading individuals through the development of effective relationships.
**What we need from you**
- Literacy and numeracy skills.
- Capable of scoping work, coordinating across teams, managing time, planning, and meeting deadlines and priorities. Demonstrates emerging project and task management skills, with experience handling medium to large projects—such as delivering urgent client reports—under guidance.
- Ability to interpret complex information to produce a high-quality document with limited guidance.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong customer focus with the ability to work as a key contact and provide a professional service to meet public needs.
- Thorough knowledge of systems, procedures and policies related to the team function. Good understanding of issues, risks, needs and priorities and able to consider this within a wider County framework. Thorough knowledge of the client/customer base to support the delivery of services.
- Experience of working in a highways, transport or planning related field or equivalent area.
- Strong knowledge of project management processes, procedures, and policies within a demanding environment.
- Sound and accurate IT knowledge.

**For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.**
**Rewards and Benefits**

We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from **27** days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service (pro rata for part time) plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent **local government pension scheme**

A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our **Rewards and Benefits page.**

**Further Information**
The reference number for this role is **EIE01415**.

You may need to be able to travel independently to various meeting venues, and to undertake occasional walked site visits across the county. The role may occasionally require attending outdoor events, which may occur during inclement weather, as well as a requirement to wear appropriate personal protective equipment. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

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Job Reference: EIE01415