Programme Support Officer's

Positions offered

4 x permanent roles - full time (35 hours/week)

1 x job share role – 15 or 17.5 hours per week, Wednesday, pm through Friday or Thursday/Friday. Note the salary for this role would be pro rata.

**Candidates must say whether they wish to be considered for the full time or part time job share role on their application**

About the role 

We are offering opportunities for Programme Support Officers to work across our range of social care programmes which help councils and local systems support their local communities. These include whole population health and wellbeing, high quality, sustainable and personalised care, adult safeguarding, learning disabilities and autism, leadership, finance, public health and prevention, digital care technology and service innovation, implementation of social care reform proposals, vaccines deployment, social care workforce planning. 

About you 

The roles require individuals who can: work independently across multiple projects at any one time, routinely keep project information and records up to date, update and analyse spreadsheets, produce reports, chase external stakeholders for information, plan and prepare meetings and workshops, organise and host in person events and virtual webinars, take minutes and follow up on actions all to corporate guidelines and standards.

Strong candidates will demonstrate experience of:

•           developing plans, maintaining milestone progress, reporting on deliverables

•           running procurements, issuing and overseeing supplier contracts

•           raising purchase orders and invoices, monitoring budgets

Successful applicants will need to be:

•           team players who are flexible and capable of working with minimal supervision

•           well organised with the ability to plan and deliver a varied workload

•           highly capable and well-motivated

•           excellent communicators

•           have strong interpersonal skills; and

•           excellent attention to detail.​​​​​​​

You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage. 

To apply

If you would like to be considered for any of these roles, please click apply to be redirected to our website, providing a supporting statement clearly showing how you meet the criteria outlined and upload your CV. Please indicate clear if your are applying for the full time or part time job share position. 

If you have any queries regarding these roles please contact Debra Cartledge debra.cartledge@local.gov.uk  or marie.coffey@local.gov.uk

We use anonymous recruitment, which is the practice of hiding candidates’ identities. This process involves removing any identifying information from candidates’ applications which includes names. We are unable to remove candidate’s names from their CV’s. If you wish to remain anonymous, we ask that you take your name off your CV before submitting.

Closing Date:         5pm,12 June 2023 
Interview Date:    Weeks commencing 26 June & 3 July 2023, interviews will be held virtually

At the LGA we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open competition, with appointment on merit. The LGA are proud to be awarded a “Disability Confident Leader”.  If you are require  an reasonable adjustment, which is a change to the format or conditions of the recruitment process to accommodate any disability-related needs you may have. Please contact us via HRandPayroll@local.gov.uk