Honeycomb Jobs is delighted to assist our Public Sector client to recruit a fulltime temporary (approx. 6 months) Staff Officer Grade - Programme Officer based Belfast. The Client - The organisation's objective is to help facilitate the positive impact of large funding programmes across the wider community in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland. The Role - To manage the monitoring and closure of projects under funding schemes to which the organisation is responsible. Act as point of liaison with projects. Draft reports and prepare returns. Duties will include but will not be limited to: Monitor and report on the progress of the implementation and closure of programmes. Assist in the implementation of the closure processes and procedures. Ensure robust monitoring of project implementation including progress and verification of project outputs. Attend meetings, events and seminars to represent the organisation as requested. Develop a network of contacts within key stakeholders. Assist in activities associated with the closure of the legacy programmes. Research and draft submissions, papers and reports on themes/areas of discussion based on closure and evaluation reports, as directed. Prepare governance papers and reports for presentation. Monitor projects via an electronic management system. Liaise with the public and key community and business figures as necessary. Provide general advice to the public, community and business figures, and Government departments in both jurisdictions as required. The Person As the successful candidate you will have the following background and experience: Essential: Have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grades A-C which must include English and Maths or equivalent OR a minimum of Leaving Certificate (Standard/Ordinary level) - 5 grades A-C (including English Language and Maths) or equivalent. Experience in drafting reports. Experience in working with, understanding, and interpreting financial data. Experience in review of non-financial information (reports etc) and follow-up action as required. Good technical skills with previous experience in IT financial systems such as spreadsheets and databases. Experience in Project Management, including establishing, monitoring and verification of outputs. Experience of gathering, analysing and reporting on project activity, outputs and results. Desired: A third level qualification. Experience in the operation of databases. Experience in programme or project management to include verification of outputs, reporting writing, reviewing evaluation reports and project closure. Experience of grant funding. To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact David McClure, Principal Recruitment Consultant at Honeycomb on. If you have a disability which means you require assistance at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us directly to discuss. Honeycomb is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all. Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit Honeycomb to view a wide selection of our current jobs Please note, we are receiving an exceptionally high number of applications and present and will be unable to shortlist candidates who are not meeting the specific requirements for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, we may be unable to provide individual feedback. We thank you in advance for your understanding. Skills: Projects Programmes Public Sector Staff Officer Project