Job description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our High Street Futures Project Team within the Local Area Committees. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting the delivery of innovative high street and community initiatives that bring people together and help local businesses and communities thrive.
About the Role
As Assistant Project Officer, you will work closely with the Project Manager for Future High Streets, supporting the successful delivery of economic development strategies, plans, and projects. You'll help coordinate consultation activities, build relationships with council teams, businesses, elected Members, and other key stakeholders, and ensure regular communication with all participants and partners. You'll also support the integration of high street work into the day-to-day activities of Local Area Committees, strengthening links between LACs and the local business economy.
Your responsibilities will include supporting the delivery and coordination of projects, assisting with specific work streams, and helping implement project plans. Your role involves servicing meetings, maintaining effective communication, liaising with staff, community members, businesses, and partners, as well as managing and reporting on project data. You'll organise events and site visits, produce clear reports and presentations, monitor project budgets, and undertake other duties as required.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the community and delivering the best to Sheffielders, with a positive attitude and an understanding of our diverse communities. You will have excellent communication and IT skills, be a people person with the ability to build relationships and to work with others to gain the best solutions and outcomes. If you are passionate about making a difference to people's lives and communities, this would be the role for you. You will also be required to have all the relevant information skills, abilities and experience as described in the person specification.
The post would require the ability to work flexibly across the city using hybrid working with the ability to work in council offices and from home. In addition to visiting businesses and carrying out site visits to various shopping areas.
For informal enquiries, please message Joy Arnott or email
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ people; so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. Sheffield City Council are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
Job details
Job reference
REQ003755
Date posted
24/09/2025
Application closing date
08/10/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
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Package
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Contractual hours
37
Basis
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Job category/type
Youth and Communities