Project Support Officer

We are seeking a Project Support Officer to serve as a key member of the Refugee, Resettlement, and Migration service (RRMS).

About The Role

In this role you will be part of the RRMS Strategy and Delivery Team. The teams support individuals and families to independently sustain their tenancy and maintain safe and suitable accommodation. Support with accessing English language learning, work collaboratively with internal teams and partner organisations to provide access to education, employment, training opportunities, healthcare and local services for both adults and children and young people.

Salary:£33,673 to £36,582 per annum ( plus Crawley Weighting allowance if based in Crawley)

Contract Type: 18-month Fixed Term Contract

Working Pattern: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Location: Your base location will be Chichester or Crawley with required countywide travel.

Please note that you will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes available.

Day to Day Role

Our work in Refugee, Resettlement and Migration Service and any given day can often feel quite different from the next!

In this role you will provide support across the Refugees, Resettlement and Migration service in all project governance, documentation and delivery. You will be responsible for maintaining and change control of project documents, for planning, managing and implementing several small projects, working to/within corporate project frameworks. You will collect, co-ordinate and analyse any management information required. You will plan and assist in the development and staging of a variety of events, including meetings, seminars, briefings etc.

Required Qualifications And Skills

Please refer to the job description for the full list of key skills in your covering letter and detail how you demonstrate the skills/knowledge in your career to date, as this is how we shortlist our roles.

Key Skills: (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

• Advanced analytical skills in order to interpret and manipulate varied and complex project information.
• Ability to organise, plan and meet set targets e.g. for provision of urgent reports required by customer, or to manage progress against plans to achieve successful outcomes.
• Developed communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact effectively with a range of high-level clients/stakeholders and create and maintain effective working relationship and provide coaching to colleagues on process or documentation.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve issues independently, planning solutions and making sound pragmatic decisions.
• Advanced IT skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other web-based applications, for word processing, analysis and research of data, creating electronic presentations.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills in order to carry out financial analysis and reporting.

Qualifications And/or Experience

• HNC/HND in an appropriate area or equivalent practical experience/range of knowledge.
• Relevant knowledge of project management processes, procedures and policies associated with working within a demanding service.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a competent member of a project team, ideally in a project support role or equivalent, whilst confident to implement projects independently.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and within project management systems/practices, and to provide effective support.
• Experience of project planning and implementation. Planning and implementing more than one project or project work stream at any given time.

Key responsibilities for more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description link here.

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 generous annual leave, 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 359.

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk

How to Apply

Upload your CV, and complete the application form, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description and experience you can bring to the role. Please ensure all that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.