Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator

Location: 70 Redcliff Street, BS1 6AL
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3+ Months
Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: £ 17.32  per hour 
Job Ref: (phone number removed)
Job Responsibilities

• Operate as the Project Co-ordinator within the Skills Bootcamps team.

• Contribute to, and support, the development of The Combined Authority’s approach to Skills Bootcamps.

• Provide support and co-ordination to the project team’s Provider Management and Quality Assurance function.

• Provide support and co-ordination to the team’s Project Management functions, including project planning and dissemination, risk identification, and management.

• Ensure that regular monitoring and reporting for management and governance purposes is co-ordinated efficiently with reports and information compiled and disseminated in an accurate and timely fashion.

• Work with the Combined Authority’s Communications Team to ensure that the Skills Bootcamp pages of the website are kept up to date and communications messages/stories are identified and relayed through relevant communication channels.

• Provide administrative support across the programme as required.

• Provide co-ordination, including minute taking, to the projects team’s key internal and external meetings.

• Support continuous service improvement by providing research capacity where required.

Person Specifications
Essential (Must Have)

• Educated to either HNC or degree level in a relevant academic subject such as Business and Management, Business Studies/Administration or Project Management, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.

• Knowledge of programme or project management disciplines and their practical application.

• The role would suit an experienced project administrator.

• Experience of co-ordinating meetings, setting agendas, and managing forward plans.

• Experience of using a suite of IT packages, including MS project or similar, to coordinate projects and programmes.

• Experience of applying project/programme management discipline to the coordination of a work programme.

• Experience of working with staff at all levels of an organisation to complete tasks.

• Highly proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, with strong attention to detail.

• Excellent information management skills and ability to interpret complex regulations/legislation.

• Very organised, with an ability to work autonomously and prioritise tasks.

• Self-motivated, capable of planning own workload to meet deadlines and to work with a minimum of supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

• Flexible and agile with the ability to respond at pace to competing demands.

• Ability to build relationships with colleagues in partner organisations, with a focus on excellent customer service.

• Appreciation of the importance of discretion and confidentiality.

Desirable

• Some experience of working in the public sector.

• Some experience of working in an education/skills environment.

• Experience of local and UK government policies, practices, and procedures.

• Experience of providing a range of support in an innovative and fast-paced project environment.

 
 
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