Project Support Officer - Transformation

As part of the Transformation Programme Management Office (PMO) you'll play a key role in driving forward projects and programmes that will help shape the future of West Northamptonshire Council.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to:

• Be part of our supportive and collaborative team
• Develop valuable new skills in a fast-paced, change-driven environment
• Contribute to meaningful work that will make a real difference across the organisation and for our residents.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

As a Project Support Officer you’ll help deliver transformative projects that make a real impact across West Northamptonshire Council. Working within a fast-paced Programme Management Office (PMO), you’ll collaborate with teams across the organisation, support project delivery, and grow your professional skills by:

• Supporting project and programme managers in delivering successful outcomes.
• Working closely with senior leaders, including senior managers and directors.
• Building strong relationships with partner organisations.
• Contributing to governance and assurance activities across programmes.
• Advising on project standards, tools, and processes.
• Exploring and implementing new ways of working to improve delivery.

Are you confident, organised, and adaptable? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and embrace new challenges with enthusiasm? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.

A self-starter with initiative and confidence in your abilities, you’re always looking for opportunities to improve processes and outcomes. You bring flexibility, drive, and a collaborative spirit to everything you do while consistently delivering meaningful results.

Whether you’re already delivering high-quality work aligned with best practices or have experience in a project-based setting, you understand what it takes to support successful teams.

You're skilled at managing multiple tasks, tight deadlines, and competing priorities - demonstrating excellent time management and a keen eye for detail.

You communicate clearly across various platforms and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels. With your strong IT skills—especially in MS365 tools like SharePoint—you’re ready to take on new challenges.

Tell us how you meet the essential criteria in the Job Description by sharing examples that highlight your skills, experience, and impact. We’re excited to hear how you could contribute — if this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, don’t hesitate to apply!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what its like to work at West Northants Council.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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