Project Support Officer – Aspiring Pathways
Grade: D13
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months
Reports to: Programmes Lead – Careers
Directorate: Strategy and Inclusive Growth
Proposed interview date: week commencing 16th November
The successful candidate will normally be appointed at the minimum point of the salary band, unless exceptional circumstances apply.
About EMCCA
East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) brings partners together to help make the East Midlands more prosperous, sustainable and fairer. We are an evolving organisation, moving our focus towards delivery against our Corporate Plan and building the people, systems and capability needed to turn our ambitions into results.
This makes it an exciting time to join us. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a developing organisation, shape how we work and help deliver meaningful outcomes for our region.
About the role
As Project Support Officer – Aspiring Pathways you will provide high-quality project data and administrative support across our Skills and Employment programmes, helping to ensure they are delivered effectively and remain compliant with funding and contract requirements.
You will support a range of activity including provider claims, performance reporting, data collection, audit and assurance, programme documentation and contract management. You will also support the delivery of careers-related activity, including work involving alternative provision settings, providers and partners.
Working with colleagues across EMCCA and a range of external partners, you will help keep programmes organised, maintain accurate information and identify emerging risks or issues. You will need strong attention to detail, good Excel and data skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
This is a varied opportunity to develop your experience across skills, employment and careers programmes while contributing to work that supports people and communities across the East Midlands.
What you'll be doing
- Provide project and programme support across Skills and Employment activity, helping to monitor timelines, deliverables, actions and risks.
- Support careers-related activity, including engagement with alternative provision settings and the delivery of workshops and programme activities.
- Support commissioning and contract management activity, including provider claims, contract documentation and monitoring performance against requirements.
- Collect, maintain and analyse programme data using Excel and other reporting systems, producing clear information on performance, finance, outcomes and risks.
- Review provider information and evidence against relevant funding requirements, maintaining accurate and auditable records and escalating issues where appropriate.
- Coordinate programme documentation, meetings, workshops and events, including preparing agendas, minutes, reports, guidance and presentations.
- Support the preparation of contract variations, governance documentation and reports for partners, EMCCA leadership and governance boards.
- Build effective working relationships with internal teams and external partners to support effective programme delivery and continuous improvement.
- This role will require travel across the region
What you'll bring
- An understanding of alternative provision settings and the challenges faced by young people within them.
- Experience of commissioning, contract, programme or project support, ideally within skills, employment, careers or a related field.
- Experience or knowledge of careers-related activity and supporting the delivery of programmes, workshops or events.
- Strong data collection, management and reporting skills, including confident use of Excel, such as pivot tables, lookups and working with large datasets.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with experience of building effective relationships with internal colleagues, providers and external stakeholders.
- A Level 3 qualification or an equivalent level of relevant experience.
- Experience within the public sector, employability, skills, health or a related field would be useful but is not essential.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
Our values
Our values shape our culture and how we work with each other, our partners and the communities we serve.
Lifting our region
We always put the long-term prosperity of the East Midlands region and its people first when carrying our roles and achieving strategic outcomes.
Working together
We always challenge each other to be exceptional, embracing collaboration and acting to lift rather than win, working as one team.
Making an impact
We always make decisions that are evidence led and which strengthen our region systemically. We hold ourselves to account for our actions.
Being human
We always take pride in who we are and the diversity we bring, communicating authentically and showing genuine interest in one another.
Proposed interviews: week commencing 16th November
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Project Support Officer- Aspiring Pathways in Chesterfield employer: East Midlands Combined County Authority
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