On behalf of EANI, we are looking for a Project Support Officer - PAYE for a 6 Month contract based Hybrid - Remote & 1/2 days p/week in Belfast, Antrim, Dundonald, Armagh or Omagh as required. EA was established on 1 April 2015 under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014. EA is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of Education (DE) and the Department for the Economy (DfE), responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective primary and secondary education and educational services are available to meet the needs of children andyoungpeople, and for ensuring the provision of efficient and effective youth services. As a Project Support Officer, your main responsibilities will be: Project Coordination & Governance: Support ProjectManagerwith documentation, scheduling, risk/issue tracking, and ensuring compliance with project frameworks and governance standards. Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with internal teams and external suppliers to support effective project delivery and communication. Tools & Process Support: Assist in the use andmanagementof Project and PortfolioManagement(PPM) tools, templates, and best practices. Continuous Improvement & Reporting: Track improvements, gather lessons learned, and compile reports and statistics for seniormanagement. Communication & Documentation: Create and distribute project communications, document requirements, and support transition to business-as-usual (BAU). Administrative & Financial Support: Provide high-quality administrative support,manageproject budgets and orders, and coordinate meetings and correspondence. You'll have: Demonstrable Project Support experience - ability to work across multiple projects with competing priorities. Excellent organisational skills. Strongstakeholdermanagementskills - internal & external. Technology project environment experience - desirable. MS Office proficiency. Access to a car as some travel will be required. Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas. DE&I Commitment EANI guarantees to interview allcandidateswho have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume ofcandidateswho have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the bestcandidatesfrom within that group. This scheme encouragescandidateswith a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. Inexceptionalcircumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holdingactivesecurity clearance. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".