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Project Support Officer - All Together Smokefree
Wirral, Mallory, 2 Alice Ker Square, Hybrid Working (Remote)
Temporary, Flexible hours, Full time
No DBS check required
£27,711 - £30,060
36 hours
There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.
Project Support Officer - All Together Smokefree
Fixed term to 31st March 2027
About the role:
The Champs Public Health Collaborative is looking to recruit a dynamic and proactive Project Support Officer to provide high quality administrative support to the Cheshire and Merseyside All Together Smokefree programme of work.
This post will be part of the Champs support team which leads, facilitates, and enables delivery of key programmes of work on behalf of the nine Directors of Public Health and the Director of Population Health for the Integrated Care Board. The Champs support team is hosted by Wirral Council.
About the candidate:
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisational abilities and exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, who has significant experience of using computer software packages (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), together with the ability to prioritise a very diverse workload within tight deadlines.
The post holder will have good analytical skills along with the capability to work in detail with a high degree of accuracy. The role requires the ability to work as part of a wider team as well as having the ability to work independently when required, using initiative, being able to respond positively to changing work requirements, and an ability to work flexibly.
The Champs Support Team supports and delivers programme of work across the Cheshire and Merseyside region, as such, the ability to travel to venues across the region is required.
For an informal discussion, please contact Helen Cartwright (helencartwright@wirral.gov.uk) or Cheryl Yeardsley (cherylyeardsley@wirral.gov.uk)
If your skills, knowledge or experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you - as subject to the skills, knowledge or experience levels within the candidate pool we may explore a traineeship for this role.
If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.
If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk
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We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.
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It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.
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