Project Support (Local Government) 19.66ph

VANRATH are recruiting a temporary Project Support for a role will run initially for 3 months. This role will need an experienced candidate who has a demonstrable track record of providing project management support and carrying out general project admin duties.

There is also a customer facing aspect to this role ensuring effective partnerships are developed and maintained, which lead to collaborative planning and implementation using innovative approaches to policing and community safety issues.

Reporting into a Project Co-ordinator this role is full time and requires someone on site in Mossley 5 days per week. You will also be required to have a full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the delivery of Action Plan by providing support to the Co Ordinator including the maintenance of programme files, verification of expenditure, processing of payments and monitoring of projects.
• Assist in ensuring that the administration and programme budgets allocated are appropriately managed within the agreed budget limits and timescales.
• To maintain the project monitoring system in tandem with a continual updating of the centralised database and manual file records.
• To liaise with relevant officers, internal and external to the Council, to ensure that there is a joined up approach to the delivery of projects linked to Community Safety and with an emphasis on Good Relations, Community Planning, Community Development and Economic Development.
• Assist the Co-Ordinator in co-ordinating Partnership and Interagency working with appropriate sub-groups and working groups including facilitation of meetings, preparation of papers, financial and progress reports and presentations where necessary.
• Ensure that accurate records of all expenditure and claims are maintained both in manual and computerised format and provide regular and relevant reports.
• Co-ordinate and undertake both pre-arranged and on the spot site visits to project promoters to ensure that the funding allocated is being utilised for the purpose for which the contract was awarded.
• To foster contacts with relevant bodies involved in the delivery of Community Safety including the Joint Committee (Department of Justice and Northern Ireland Policing Board), relevant government departments and other bodies as appropriate.
• Assist the Co-Ordinator in publicising and promoting all aspects of the programme through project launches, events and seminars and to ensure the full implementation of the Communication Plan, to include Social Media creation and updating website content.
• Act as a point of contact for the public dealing with enquiries regarding funding, events and general information on the section's work, and provide a high level of internal and external customer service including taking ownership of customer queries and following issues through to completion.

The Ideal Person:

• A third level qualification in a relevant discipline (Consideration may be given to applicants who do not hold a third level qualification but who can demonstrate a minimum of 4 years relevant experience)
• At least 2 years post qualification experience in a support role to include:

1. Managing individual projects, monitoring finances and progress against agreed outcomes. Contract management, procurement compliance, letters of offers.
2. Vouching financial claims and managing payments.
3. Proven experience of effective partnership working.
4. Collating and analysing monitoring data. Producing reports and minute taking.

• Hold a qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. Criminology, Social Science, Project Management, Business Studies
• Experience in the use of computerised payment and monitoring systems
• Experience working in a range of community, voluntary, public sector and private sectors.
• Public speaking

Remuneration:

£19.66ph, plus holiday pay, pension.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Project Manager job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Ross Stevenson in the strictest confidence.

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