Project Officer – Grade E

Job Description

Job Category :Admin & Clerical
Location : Ballard House, West Hoe Road , Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £13.41

key activities

Estimate and forecasting of project deliverables at outset of, medium/low
risk, projects. (10%)
Develop outline and full business case and other necessary documentation
for multiple, medium/low risk projects. (25%)
Report progress of projects as agreed within governance arrangement and at
required intervals in line with standards set out by the Portfolio Office.
(10%)
Use the required systems and tools to undertake effective project

Within their allocated projects, manages risk, issues, dependencies,
resources, budgets, benefits, lessons learned, stakeholders and other
relevant areas. (15 %)
Perform process design, requirements capture/analysis and/or other non-
specialist business analysis (15%)
Monitor budgets (up to £250k) and resources allocated to projects,
monitoring the expenditures and costs against delivered and realised benefits
as the project progresses. (15%)
Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade of the post including the
provision of guidance and support to others in the team.

Essential qualifications/knowledge:

GCSE A*- C (9-4) English and Maths.

Knowledge of budget management.
Prince 2 Foundation.
Change Management qualification.
Knowledge and experience of using the following procedures or similar
Microsoft Project Server (or similar) Align, SharePoint, Microsoft Project and
other systems used in project management.
Understanding stakeholder requirements.
Delivering customer needs effectively.
Can plan, schedule and prioritise activities for self and others.
Managing change
Using Prince 2 methodology in project management.
Excellent communication skills required.
Planning and organisational skills.
Use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.