Project Support Officer

Adecco are recruiting for a Project Support Officer to join Thames Valley Police at their Kidlington HQ South.

• This is a full-time role working Monday - Friday, office hours
• This position is fully office based
• This would initially be a temporary role.
• The rate is £17.53 per hour.
• You may be required to travel around the force area; therefore, a Full UK Drivers Licence is required.

The overall purpose of this role is to provide day to day support to the projects within programmes and other projects as directed, including monitoring of Project/Programme plans, to ensure effective delivery and benefits realisation.

The Force is looking for somebody with excellent communication skills and the ability to use their initiative, and to work collaboratively across a number of teams. As well as someone who can prioritise effectively with excellent attention to detail.

The key result areas in the role are as follows:

• Support projects using appropriate recognised techniques, for the gathering, recording and analysis of data for use in problem solving, in order to provide effective delivery of project objectives and recommendations to improve end to end systems in Thames Valley.
• Assist Programme & Project Managers in the production and maintenance of required project management documents throughout the lifecycle of the agreed projects.
• Provide the Programme Managers with support in managing the projects within a specified programme, to ensure the successful delivery of the Programme and the overall Force Strategy.
• Support the management of project risks and issues, including the identification of potential issues, risks and tolerances and the development of contingency plans as required. Ensure that risks and issues are escalated as appropriate in order to secure the successful delivery of the project.
• Provide advice and work in conjunction with project managers, Local Implementation teams and other stakeholders (internal & external) to ensure regular monitoring takes place to ensure projects are coordinated and managed effectively within the requirements of the project framework.

Criteria:

• Relevant project/management qualification equivalent (e.g. PRINCE 2), preferably in a relevant discipline.
• Experience of working in a large organisation (in particular change management processes).
• Relevant project/management experience or ability to gain appropriate skills.
• Proven ability to make decisions and establish priorities under conflicting demands.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with ability to work to deadlines on own initiative and high level of attention to detail.
• Recent experience of communicating and influencing successfully at all levels with internal/external customers and suppliers. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form effective relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to analyse and assess risk and to devise appropriate mitigation/contingency measures.
• Ability to gather and assess information from a range of sources and to produce concise briefing documents including recommendations for future action.
• The ability to understand, analyse and generate statistical and financial information in relation to projects and programmes.
• No previous H&S / fire safety knowledge is needed but would be a bonus if you do have it.

Please note, due to Police Criteria you must have lived in the UK for at least the last 5 years to apply for this position.

If you have the skills and experience required for this role, please apply - if your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch to discuss the role with you further and look at submitting your full application to Thames Valley Police.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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