Project Officer
Salary: £34,434 - £39,152 per annum
Type of vacancy: Permanent
Work pattern: Full Time
Hours per week: 37
Work Base: County Hall, West Bridgford, NG2 7QP
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
Competency Framework: Tier 7b
Number of posts: 2
Interview date: w/c 20/04/2026
Closing Date: 18 April 2026 23:55
We are looking for someone with experience in project delivery to join our friendly and supportive team. If you have formal project management qualifications that's great, but if not we will provide you with structured development that will prepare and enable you to manage project delivery at Nottinghamshire County Council.
An opportunity has arisen for two permanent Project Officer roles to support the delivery of a range of complex cross‑council, cross‑organisational and departmental transformation projects.
Project Officers play a key role within the corporate Transformation and Change Group, working with corporate sponsors, service leads and internal/external senior stakeholders. The focus of our strategic projects includes social care provision, services for residents and operational transformation, and you will be expected to have an understanding of this context at interview.
You Will Be Expected To
* Support the delivery of projects that deliver cross‑Council and departmental change to the appropriate levels of quality, time, budget and performance
* Lead on smaller projects and workstreams
* Support the establishment of business cases, project plans, risk registers and other key project documentation
* Deputise for the Project Manager when required
* Manage stakeholder relationships effectively
You will need to provide extensive and demonstrable project experience as set out in the attached job description and person specification.
Contact
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Alex Chalkley‑Weir (alexander.chalkley-weir@nottscc.gov.uk; 0115 9773101)
Equalities and Diversity
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation. Under the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme) we would like to ensure applicants with disabilities are offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. Please let us know if this is something you would like to be considered for.
A job share scheme is available for all full‑time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strongly encourages applications from all candidates from different walks of life, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.
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