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Job Title: SfYP Project Officer (South & West)
Starting Salary: £33,366 progressing to £36,124 per annum (pro rata for part time) – pay award pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Hemel Hempstead
The postholder will travel between various locations in Hertfordshire such as: Dacorum, St Albans, Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere.
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services
About The Team
Are you interested in supporting the delivery of quality work with young people?
Do you have good organisational, communication, numerical and analytical skills?
Do you have an eye for detail?
The role will cover five districts, and you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
About The Role
Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People (HCC SfYP) is recruiting a Project Officer to work closely with the Area Service Managers in the planning and delivery of high-quality work and support for young people across the south and west of the county.
We highly value strong organisational and administrative skills with good attention to detail.
Additionally, excellent interpersonal skills will be essential to this role to build positive and productive relationships with colleagues across our teams, the wider Children’s Services department, as well as with stakeholders and partners. A proactive and responsive approach to queries and requests will be greatly appreciated
Good ICT skills are essential including a working knowledge of social media. This role will suit organised individuals who enjoy a diverse workload, working to deadlines and taking on new challenges.
The postholder have the ability to produce well-structured reports and presentations, highlighting issues and recommendations as directed. The ability to manage and oversee the allocation of funds relating to identified projects and report on spend against budget is important.
The postholder will also research, analyse and present information to provide input into wider project objectives. You will analyse, interpret and report on data to support and improve the delivery of services to young people.
About You
Essential:
* Legal rights to work in the UK.
* Driving licence and access to a vehicle.
* Excellent organisation and administrative skills with good attention to detail.
* Interpersonal skills.
* Ability to produce well-structured reports and presentations, highlighting issues and recommendations.
* Able to research, analyse and present information.
* Able to interpret and report on data.
Desirable:
* Managing project priorities as to the needs of the team and the wider service.
For information regarding the work of (SfYP) please visit www.servicesforyoungpeople.org
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Programme and Project, level PRO9 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles: Project & programme
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Karen Haswell (Karen.Haswell@hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Interview Date: 29th July 2025
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How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving Required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
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