Project Support Co-Ordinator

CONTRACT: Project Support Officer - 3 and 9-month contract in Peterborough: fascinating, high-profile work

JOB TITLE: Project Support Officer
JOB LOCATION: Peterborough
JOB TYPE: Contract
JOB DURATION: 1 role will be for 3 months, the other will be for 9 months with future potential for extension or even permanent.
JOB SALARY: £28000 to £32000 depending on your previous experience
JOB HOURS: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
WORKING FROM HOME? Limited but possible on the odd occasion

Your new company
You'll be joining an organisation that provides a wide range of essential services across Peterborough as they go through a significant period of change.Teams across the business describe it as a friendly, knowledgeable and supportive place to work, with a collaborative culture and strong sense of purpose. Recent employee feedback highlights great teamwork, a positive working environment, and approachable colleagues who value good communication and shared goals.If you're looking for an employer committed to community impact, service quality, and continuous improvement, this is an excellent environment to build and grow your project support career.
Your new role
As the Project Support Officer, you'll play a key role in co ordinating a substantial project as the business re-shapes, designed to support the organisation's future success. Working closely with the Project Manager, you'll ensure project activities are tracked, documented and delivered effectively.You will maintain core project documentation including Gantt charts, action and change logs and the risk register.
You'll also help contribute to embedding consistent project management methodologies across the organisation.You'll work with stakeholders across multiple teams, ensuring everyone has clarity on timelines, deliverables and progress.
At times, you might need to deputise for the Project Manager in meetings and you'll play a key part in promoting a strong project culture throughout the business.
PLEASE NOTE - this is NOT a technology or IT focussed project, this is change management.

What you'll need to succeed
You'll bring a strong background in project support or project coordination and a genuine commitment to delivering high quality outcomes. To be successful in this role, your CV should demonstrate:

• Proven experience delivering projects on time, on quality and on budget - even better if you've worked on several projects at once.
• Experience working as part of a project team and understanding project management methodologies
• Consistent achievement of performance targets
• Experience working collaboratively to implement business change
• Ability to manage deadlines and drive projects to completion
• Your own vehicle to be able to travel between sites (all in Peterborough)

PRINCE2 or PRINCE2 Agile Foundation qualification is preferred, will be highly regarded and will fast track your application.

What you'll get in return
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to strengthen their project management experience within a meaningful, community focused organisation.Alongside joining a supportive and collaborative team environment, employee feedback highlights a friendly workplace culture, knowledgeable colleagues and a positive day to day atmosphere. This role offers the chance to add real value, shape future service delivery, and contribute to projects that directly benefit residents, businesses and communities across Peterborough.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call me now.

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