Project Support Officer

Location Cheltenham
Job Type Contract
Salary Negotiable
Reference PSO1_1674564581
Duration 6-12 months

Experience

Post-qualification experience or in-the-job experience that is necessary to be able to complete the role fully.

· Proven track record of providing support to projects

· Experienced in applying appropriate and differing methodologies/techniques to aid projects and maximise delivery

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Job Purpose & Key Responsibilities

This should be a short generalist statement which identifies the general purpose of the role and key responsibilities.

General Category of project - I.e. Business Change in People/ Tech/ Operations/ Culture.

Identifies how the job and function purpose aligns with company values.

· Facilitate the creation and update of project plans

· Identify and track progress against project milestones

· Facilitation of project workshops

· Scheduling of project meetings including checkpoint and board meetings

· Ensuring all documentation and communication is distributed as established in the project plans

· Implementing project improvements as and when identified

· Managing and updating of key project reports including:

× Monthly highlight reports

× Risk and issues log

× Finance forecasting spreadsheets

× Action logs

· Ensuring all project activity meets with the organisations compliance standards

· Producing ad-hoc reports as requested by the project manager

Skills, Behavioural & Technical Competencies

Essential

Desirable

Skills

Skills

· General administrative skills including the use of MS packages

· Good communication and listening skills and the ability to deal with key project stakeholders

· Excellent organisational and administration skills

Behavioural

Behavioural

· Good interpersonal traits, able to work with all levels within the programme team and multiple stakeholders with competing priorities

Technical

Technical

· Experience of using project tools (i.e. MS Projects, Primavera)

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