Grade: E scp11 £28,142 to scp17 £31,022
Contract: 12 months Fixed Term 15.91 hours per week
Role specifics: Must hold full UK driving licence. Be competent in the use of Microsoft Applications and ideally have experience with design tools such as Canva.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.
Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application
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The Role
Apply by submitting your cv and a covering letter of up to 500 words demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria of the Job Description Person Specification.
Secondment opportunity: You will need to discuss and have agreement from your manager if you wish to apply for this post as a secondment.
Be Part Of Something Big Join Us as a Project Support Officer!
The Greater Manchester Social Work Academy (GMSWA), hosted by Bolton Council, is looking for a proactive and highly organised Project Support Officer to join our team. This is your chance to play a key role in shaping the future of social work education and practice across Greater Manchester and beyond.
In this role, you’ll be at the centre of a dynamic partnership, coordinating projects and supporting initiatives that make a real impact regionally and nationally. You’ll work closely with the Project Manager and our network of local authorities and universities, providing exceptional business and project support that ensures our priorities are delivered on time and to the highest standard. Your contribution will help strengthen the Academy’s reputation and drive meaningful change in the sector.
About You
We’re looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Project Support Officer with strong technical and creative skills. You’ll be confident using Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, and Teams, and ideally have experience with design tools such as Canva etc to create professional materials.
In this role, you’ll manage a variety of reporting tasks, so being comfortable working with financial information and presenting data in clear, accurate formats is essential. You’ll provide efficient business support across the Academy, helping to track progress and keep projects on schedule.
You’ll also play a key role in supporting our Practice Learning Group, coordinating panel submissions and managing reviews to ensure smooth processes and high standards. In addition, you will play a key role in the development and planning our training and engagement events, such as organising venues, managing bookings, arranging travel and catering, and ensuring everything runs seamlessly from start to finish.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.
Ready to apply?
Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.
Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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