Project & Support Officer

Full-time Position

You will support the Council Management Team across several areas including project management, dealing with complaints and casework, co-ordinating reports, analysing data, performance management and carrying out research.

Job Description

You will support the Council Management Team across several areas including project management, dealing with complaints and casework, co-ordinating reports, analysing data, performance management and carrying out research.

Day to day

Working from both home and Councils head office, within a team of Project and Support Officers, supporting the Corporate Management Team with tasks which contribute to the achievement of Corporate and service objectives. This job links across multiple disciplines, and service areas. A good understanding of local authority and working knowledge of performance management systems would be helpful.

Help contribute and influence the development of the Council’s Performance Management Framework, as well as Project support to the many projects happening across The Council.

About you

Experience of Project management and the ability to build and maintain good working relationships with internal / external organisations is essential.

Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.

This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

For more information about this role please contact Louise Hickey on 01473 432916 or via email louise.hickey@ipswich.gov.uk

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role:

Job Description and Person Specification

The selection process will be an interview. Interviews will be held w/c 20th March.

The assessment interview process will be carried out remotely via Skype for Business, Microsoft teams or in person.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Location

Grafton House, Ipswich

Salary

£32,020 – £33,820

Application closing date

1 March 2023

Job type

Full-time 37 Hours 

Fixed Term Contract

Job reference

REQ00611

Office

Ipswich Borough Council

Grafton House
15-17 Russell Road
Ipswich,
IP1 2DE

Contact Us

  • 01473 432000