- Pay Rate:
£23.07 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
- SOUTHWARK, LONDON,
SE1 0LL
Interim Senior Policy & Programme Officer
Job Ref: 0006 0B1E / 1
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Future Neighbourhoods 2030 programme by providing project management assistance, working closely with the policy, strategy and communications lead for the programme and a project management apprentice. The post holder will be responsible for project planning, documentation, implementation, and evaluation. This includes budget management, monitoring and reporting, risk management, contract management, claims management, procurement, and project evaluation. The post holder will provide the day-to-day contact with the Future Neighbourhoods 2030 project delivery partners and external stakeholders. They will also assist with the project management of FN2030 grant requests
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide project management support for the Future Neighbourhoods 2030 programme.
- Support the management of a portfolio of environment work and on certain, agreed, Mayoral projects and programmes.
- Assist in the management of projects that are carried out either internally and externally, either for the Authority or by the Authority on behalf of other organisations, including procuring and managing consultants and contractors.
- Assist in the establishment and maintenance of communications on technical and policy matters with international organisations, Government departments, the London Boroughs, and other organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
- Help build new and maintain existing partnerships to assist in delivery of initiatives to implement the Mayor’s policies and programmes including negotiating funding.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships within and outside the Authority and with the Functional Bodies in order to ensure that opportunities for integration and inter-disciplinary working are realised.
- Contribute to the provision of advice, written and oral, to the Mayor and his staff, senior managers, Members of the Assembly, and Functional Bodies, staff, government departments, London-based and national organisations on environmental matters.
- Prepare responses to questions and correspondence to the Mayor and from Assembly members, Government departments and other organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
- Build and maintain an up-to-date awareness of legislative, technical and policy changes in the environment field.
- Gather and assist to analyse effectively of relevant data and evidence to ensure that strategy, policy, projects and programmes are developed with a solid evidence base and are capable of evaluation.
- Carry out all roles allocated to the job in accordance with the Authority’s policies and Code of Ethics and Standards
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- Good understanding of contract management
- Project management experience
- Experience of managing projects on time, to agreed quality standards and within budget
- Ability to manage external stakeholders to deliver agreed milestones
- Ability to work as part of a team
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- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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