Project Officer for Children’s Services

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Full time
Location: Barnsley
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Job offered by: Pick for Britain
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What's involved with this role: Ref number: Barnsley 0009 AFCE / 1 Hybrid Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, listed below: You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK. For office based and hybrid roles, your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour. This is a temporary role. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position. Enhanced DBS disclosure required. Skills & Experience: Relevant Project/Programme Management Training OR substantial demonstrable experience working in a project management environment. Relevant level 2 qualification. Knowledge of working in a children's services environment relating to transformation. Knowledge of the pressures facing children's social care or related services. Substantial experience of supporting delivery of projects to fruition. Experience of working in a project management environment. Experience of utilising formal project management methodologies. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work with officers at all levels and provide advice and guidance on a range of issues. What's involved with this role:

You will assist in the management of projects in relation to the children’s services including training, practice improvement, performance, quality, strategy and service development aimed at improving the welfare or wellbeing of children and families, ensuring successful gathering and delivery of all requirements. Someone with highly developed organisational skills, you will assist with project management, coordinating resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget and will ensure that projects are effectively planned and managed within a formal programme and project management framework. Key Responsibilities: Assist with project management, coordinating resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Ensure that projects are effectively planned and managed within a formal programme and project management framework. Provide advice and guidance in relation to projects, with consideration for the complex requirements of people-related issues, assisting in ensuring that key milestones and information are communicated to internal and external stakeholders. Support the maintenance of project risk registers and assist in resolving issues to ensure projects are delivered. Assist in performance management and data analysis, promoting quality practice and service delivery, ensuring continuous improvement. Assist in the identification, evaluation and implementation of processes, technology and systems to enhance project and service delivery. Establish and maintain a library of documents and information to enable the effective management of projects and programmes. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Job Ref: Barnsley 0009 AFCE / 1 Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates. We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

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