Project Officer in Nottingham

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an experienced Project Officer to join Nottingham City Council on an initial 3-6 month temporary contract. This role is working as part of the Children\’s Services Department.

Key Duties:

• Provide administrative and coordination support across all Families First Programme workstreams.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including action logs, risk registers, and decision records.
• Assist with scheduling and organising meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Prepare reports and presentations for governance boards and programme updates.
• Monitor progress against milestones and update project plans in collaboration with the Project Manager.
• Support recruitment processes for programme roles, including drafting adverts and tracking approvals.
• Coordinate data submissions with the project manager (e.g., DfE reporting) and ensure compliance with deadlines.
• Facilitate communication between internal teams and external partners to ensure timely information flow.
• Track and escalate issues or risks to the Project Manager for resolution.
• Assist in developing dashboards / HR reports and performance reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) for programme monitoring.

Requirements:

• Project Officer or Project Management experience within a Children\’s Services Department
• Strong people and communication skills
• AI skills and comfortable with data management

Working Arrangements – Hybrid (2 days on site).

Please apply with an up to date CV ASAP if this role would be of interest to you.