Project and Programme Support Officer

Job Description

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high quality services to our communities, residents and businesses and this means we need to employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people. Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-PeterboroughGrowth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking Local Authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision making.There has never been a better time to join Huntingdonshire District Council and were on the search for an experienced Project and Programme Support Officer to work across the Council. This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented and ambitious individualwho is experienced in providing technical support to teams who are delivering a range of both simple and complex projects and programmes.In this busy and varied role, no two days will be the same. As well as devising and delivering monthly performance reports, youll also collate, verify and record information on project programme performance to help ensure projects are progressed and delivered.You will be at the heart of the councils agenda to deliver improved outcomes for our residents and businesses, working with new and emerging ideas and initiatives through to full delivery.As an excellent communicator, this is an opportunity for you to use your previous project management experience to build effective and productive working relationships, both internally and externally, with a diverse range of senior stakeholders includingin a political environment and support us to provide high quality services to our communities, residents and businesses.Creative and innovative in your approach to problem solving, you will be self-motivated and able to work independently with the ability to analyse complex information and communicate it in a straightforward way to a diverse audience. Collaborative workingwill be essential so this role will appeal to someone with fantastic interpersonal skills who is able to engage and motivate others to achieve a shared vision.Does this sound like the role for you If so, wed love to hear from you!We want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising) all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.TO APPLY A full job description along with details of how to apply can be downloaded from our website, search for Current Vacancies at Huntingdonshire District Council.Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact our Recruitment team using the contact information available on our website.Closing date for completed applications is 28th October and interviews will be held w/c 10th October.Please note that the official closing date is as above and will be the correct date. Some third party websites may have different dates so please always refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.For many of our roles (and where it is possible) we are currently working remotely and anticipate in the future returning to a hybrid office model on a flexible basis. This will still include work from home and flexi-time opportunities in order to providea good work life balance whilst still ensuring that teams benefit from in person interaction. Candidates should therefore be within commutable distance of our offices in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire or able to attend meetings as required if further afield.As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity on a full-time, part-timeor condensed hours basis. We will consider any flexible arrangements and are a supportive employer, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applicationsfrom all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work life balance.Our benefits include:

• A highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme Pension
• An array of services, networks and training to support your health and wellbeing such as Mental Health First Aiders and access to our Employee Assistance Programme which includes financial guidance, wellbeing support and family counselling, amongst otherservices.
• Generous holiday entitlement dependent upon length of service
• Heavily discounted gym membership at our One Leisure Centres and Training Shed One Leisure
• Tailored learning and development on an individual basis including access to Bookboon which has over 1500 resources dedicated to development
• Career progression opportunities including apprenticeships of all levels
• Enhanced policies in many areas
• Flexi time & hybrid working (role permitting)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Occupational Health Programme
• Digital Parking Permit
• Long Service Award