Project Support Officer

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Job details

Job reference VAC008839 Date posted 23/09/2026 Application closing date 07/10/2026 Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR Salary BG10: £36,581 - £40,444 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Project Management Attachments Job Description.pdf Person Specification.pdf

We are looking for a highly organised Project Support Officer to support the development and delivery of strategic programmes across Early Help and Prevention services.

This role will support the Best Start in Life Programme, the development of Young Futures Hubs, and a range of wider Early Help priorities aimed at improving outcomes for children, young people and families across Bristol. As services continue to evolve, you will support the coordination of projects that strengthen prevention, early intervention, family support, youth provision and community-based services.

You will provide professional project and programme support, coordinating governance, reporting, planning and stakeholder engagement activities. This will include supporting governance meetings, producing reports, coordinating workshops, undertaking research, monitoring actions and maintaining programme documentation.

The role offers the opportunity to work with senior leaders and partners across health, education, children's services and the voluntary and community sector, helping to shape and deliver services that make a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people and families.

We are seeking someone with strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. In return, you will gain experience working across a number of high-profile strategic programmes at a time of significant opportunity and transformation across Early Help and Prevention services.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact sara.goodfellow@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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