Project & Programme Support Officer, Fixed Term

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

Job Location: Shire Hall, Gloucester

Salary: 30,024 - 32,597 per annum

Hours per Week: 37.00

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Duration: 18 months

Closing Date: 05/07/2026

This post is not open to job share.

About The Team & Role

We are looking to appoint a project and programme support officer who is enthusiastic and self-motivated to support one or more of our transformation programmes.

Although not immune to the financial pressures faced by other councils, as a financially stable council we can afford to take a more positive approach to tackling them. Part of this approach is continuing our commitment to always seeking ways to do things better. As such, we have identified additional income, savings, and efficiencies that will help us to remain financially stable at the same time as investing in a better future for Gloucestershire.

As a council, we have a renewed focus on transformation and change right across the council and ambitious plans in place that will enable us to continue this approach. So, we need some additional transformation resource to support these programmes to ensure that the anticipated benefits can be realised.

Working closely with colleagues across the council, you will assist the programme team in ensuring that corporate standards for programme governance are met and the objectives of the programme are successfully delivered.

You will be joining a supportive team of programme, project and change management professionals within the Transformation team, who drive transformation and change across the council.

If you are a GCC member of staff and interested in this role on a secondment basis, please speak with your line manager before submitting an application.

About You

To be successful, you will need experience of applying project and programme management tools and techniques, including producing reports and project plans. You'll also need to bring your flexibility and creative problem-solving skills to support delivery of objectives and resolution of issues within tight timescales.

You will need to use your excellent ability to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders at different levels to ensure a collaborative approach to delivery, whilst also regularly working to your own initiative to focus on the task in hand.

About Us

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please express an interest in this position by submitting a CV and a personal statement today by clicking the Apply Now Button.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Charlotte Salt or Sinead Barker.

Applications may close before the advertised deadline if a suitable number of applications are received.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 20th July 2026.

This position is 18 months initially, with potential for permanent status or extension.

Additional Information

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a customer facing role must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.