Project Coordinator
Location: 70 Redcliff Street, BS1 6AL
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3+ Months
Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: £ 17.32 per hour
Job Ref: (phone number removed)
Job Responsibilities
Operate as the Project Co-ordinator within the Skills Bootcamps team.
Contribute to, and support, the development of The Combined Authority’s approach to Skills Bootcamps.
Provide support and co-ordination to the project team’s Provider Management and Quality Assurance function.
Provide support and co-ordination to the team’s Project Management functions, including project planning and dissemination, risk identification, and management.
Ensure that regular monitoring and reporting for management and governance purposes is co-ordinated efficiently with reports and information compiled and disseminated in an accurate and timely fashion.
Work with the Combined Authority’s Communications Team to ensure that the Skills Bootcamp pages of the website are kept up to date and communications messages/stories are identified and relayed through relevant communication channels.
Provide administrative support across the programme as required.
Provide co-ordination, including minute taking, to the projects team’s key internal and external meetings.
Support continuous service improvement by providing research capacity where required.
Person Specifications
Essential (Must Have)
Educated to either HNC or degree level in a relevant academic subject such as Business and Management, Business Studies/Administration or Project Management, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
Knowledge of programme or project management disciplines and their practical application.
The role would suit an experienced project administrator.
Experience of co-ordinating meetings, setting agendas, and managing forward plans.
Experience of using a suite of IT packages, including MS project or similar, to coordinate projects and programmes.
Experience of applying project/programme management discipline to the coordination of a work programme.
Experience of working with staff at all levels of an organisation to complete tasks.
Highly proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, with strong attention to detail.
Excellent information management skills and ability to interpret complex regulations/legislation.
Very organised, with an ability to work autonomously and prioritise tasks.
Self-motivated, capable of planning own workload to meet deadlines and to work with a minimum of supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Flexible and agile with the ability to respond at pace to competing demands.
Ability to build relationships with colleagues in partner organisations, with a focus on excellent customer service.
Appreciation of the importance of discretion and confidentiality.
Desirable
Some experience of working in the public sector.
Some experience of working in an education/skills environment.
Experience of local and UK government policies, practices, and procedures.
Experience of providing a range of support in an innovative and fast-paced project environment.
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