At a Glance
- Tasks: Support exciting regeneration projects and improve Croydon's town centre.
- Company: Join Croydon Council's dynamic Commercial Delivery team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and fantastic benefits.
- Other info: Inclusive employer with opportunities for career growth and hybrid working.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and strong organisational skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40182 - 42060 £ per year.
Salary range: Grade 8 £40,182 – £42,060 p.a. plus fantastic benefits.
Contract: Fixed Term / Secondment.
Hours: 36 hours per week.
Location: Croydon.
This is a 2‑year fixed‑term contract for internal applicants only; a secondment opportunity is available for 1 year with the potential to extend after the first year.
This is an exciting time to join the Commercial Delivery team at Croydon Council, working across a programme of Transformation initiatives including corporate priorities, as well as supporting the Croydon Town Centre Regeneration Programme. These workstreams will deliver a range of commercial projects across the borough, and also a diverse range of regeneration projects delivering improvements in the public realm, highways and community activation to deliver social and economic impact.
About The Role
We are recruiting a Programme Support Officer who will report into the Commercial Development and Delivery Services Programme Director and support the Town Centre Regeneration Programme Manager and the wider programme teams. The role holder will work with Project and Regeneration Managers, Heads of Service and wider Council departments (e.g., Finance, service teams) as well as suppliers and funders. The role supports the governance required to deliver the programme and there will be some opportunities to implement incremental improvements in governance processes.
Key day‑to‑day activities include:
- Secretariat support
- Project reporting (Verto)
- Actions tracking
- Maintaining risk and issue registers
- Document management
What We Are Looking For
- Strong experience of working in projects/programmes
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Experienced in governance/secretariat, including organising boards and other governance meetings, recording minutes and actions, action tracking
- The ability to work independently to manage competing deadlines
- A proactive, problem‑solving approach with attention to detail
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work with senior stakeholders
Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role. Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
