Job title: Business & Project Support Officer Location: Boucher Road, Belfast Type: Temporary Role - Immediate Start- Up to 6 months with the possibility of extension Rate: £19.59 per hour Structure: The post holder will be an integral part of the Service Support Centre Team. Delivering at all times to a high standard, they will provide expert advice and guidance to management and wider NIFRS project teams on the development and delivery of Asset & Services projects. This will include the management of all business cases from initiation to approval, including drafting; supporting project implementation through all stages; and ensuring completion of post project evaluations in line with best practice and corporate timescales. Key Details * £19.59 * Belfast * 36.25hrs per week Responsibilities * Deliver a structured approach to prioritising and planning of all Asset and Services projects to be delivered within each Financial Year and across multi-year cycles e.g. 5 years/10 years, working with key stakeholders and senior management to ensure alignment with the NIFRS Corporate and Financial Plans. * Liaise with the NIFRS Economic Advisor to ensure strategic alignment of business cases with those from across other parts of the Organisation. * Deliver business case project priorities aligned to the agreed prioritisation and planning based on available budget and corporate outcomes. * Ensure all relevant internal and external stakeholders are kept updated on priority projects being delivered within the Financial Year; working with the relevant Departments and stakeholders to develop and scope projects. * Assign and manage resource and stakeholders for the projects to be delivered within each Financial Year including all scheduling for projects to be delivered using project management methodologies such as creating and maintaining action logs, project risk and issue logs when applicable. Requirements * Possess a degree or equivalent qualification* in a relevant discipline e.g. business management, improvement, business studies, finance AND Have a minimum 2 years relevant experience of the development of business cases through their lifecycle, within or supporting a large organisation. * OR, Possess at least a HND or equivalent qualification* in a relevant discipline e.g. business management, improvement, business studies, finance AND Have a minimum 3 years relevant experience of the development of business cases through their lifecycle, within or supporting a large organisation. * You can demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills with ability to work under pressure to achieve desired outcomes. * The ability to develop and maintain productive, collaborative working relationships that enables the ability to advise and influence senior management. * Excellent communication skills (both oral and written); and the ability to provide timely and accurate information * IT literate specifically in the use of the Microsoft * Office suite (including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Outlook) and Management Information Systems. * Applicants must have a valid driving licence and a car available for official business use, or access to a form of personal transport that will enable you to meet the requirements of the post in full. Please apply with your CV today. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people. Skills: Project Management Relationship building Governance