Job Description
4 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
• Slough Borough Council is seeking a highly organised and proactive Project Support Officer to assist the Recovery and Transformation PMO in the delivery of key projects aligned with the Council’s Recovery Plan and Corporate Plan.
• Working closely with programme managers, stakeholders and senior leaders, this role will support project governance, engagement planning and communications coordination to ensure successful project delivery and alignment across the organisation.
• The successful candidate will play a critical role in stakeholder mapping, maintaining project documentation, identifying cross-cutting engagement requirements, and helping shape a cohesive communications approach across all projects.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
• Provide day-to-day project support across multiple programmes within the Recovery and Transformation PMO.
• Lead and maintain robust stakeholder and engagement mapping across all projects.
• Collate and maintain a high-level communications plan aligned to project activities.
• Support Programme Managers by identifying cross-cutting engagement requirements and associated risks.
• Monitor project timelines, deliverables, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Contribute to effective governance by maintaining accurate project records, documentation and reporting.
• Facilitate and support meetings, workshops and project reviews as required.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to drive project alignment.
• Promote and role model positive behaviours and values in line with Slough Borough Council’s corporate culture.
Skills/Experience:
• Proven experience in project support or project coordination within a complex or public sector organisation.
• Understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, P3O).
• Experience with stakeholder mapping and engagement planning.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong communication skills, with experience creating or supporting communications plans.
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel, PowerPoint and Project), and ideally with experience in project management tools/software.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise competing demands.
• Commitment to diversity, equality, and public service values.
Additional Information:
• The closing date: 22/10/2025 @12:00.
• This is a hybrid role, with 2–3 days per week required in the office (Observatory House, Slough).
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:30).
Requirements
• Proven experience in project support or project coordination within a complex or public sector organisation. • Understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, P3O). • Experience with stakeholder mapping and engagement planning. • Excellent organisational and time-management skills. • Strong communication skills, with experience creating or supporting communications plans. • Good analytical and problem-solving abilities. • Ability to work effectively in a hybrid, collaborative, and fast-paced environment. • Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel, PowerPoint and Project), and ideally with experience in project management tools/software. • Ability to work autonomously and prioritise competing demands. • Commitment to diversity, equality, and public service values.