Senior Project Officer

Greater London Authority, one of our largest public sector clients based in London are looking to recruit Senior Project Officer to join their team on an initial 3-month contract (with possibilities of further extensions). The role is full time, Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week with 1 day a week in their London office, based near London Bridge.

Pay rate:  £29.52 per hour PAYE or £37.83 per hour Umbrella

Job Purpose:

The post holder will lead on the development and delivery of projects and programmes managed by the Programme Delivery Team to achieve desired outputs and outcomes within agreed timeframes, within budget, to specification and operational standards. Projects and programmes will focus on delivering skills and employability support to Londoners and London’s SMEs, including delivering the Adult Education Budget (AEB), Skills Bootcamps and other Mayoral Manifesto Commitments. 

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and delivery of a portfolio of skills and employment projects and programmes (including the AEB) from business case, through contracting and delivery, to completion, evaluation and closure, using the GLA’s project management methodology in conjunction with any relevant funding requirements.
• Develop funding applications and business cases based on robust data, research and analysis; and secure all necessary and relevant support and approvals for new initiatives in accordance with GLA procedures and guidelines.
• Source, select and appoint delivery partners, consultants and contractors to carry out relevant work; manage negotiations with delivery partners, consultants and contractors; manage the preparation and issuing of accurate and compliant contracts and grant agreements; all in accordance with relevant public and GLA procurement procedures and specific funders’ requirements including AEB.
• For all projects and programmes in own portfolio, undertake ongoing and proactive management, monitoring, verification, recording, analysis and reporting of:
  
  • Financial, outputs and outcomes performance, to ensure achievement of target outputs and outcomes and programme objectives within budget and while maintaining overall value for money;
  • Quality assurance and compliance, including through regular monitoring and audit of the activities and supporting evidence of delivery partners and their sub-contractors;
  • The validity, accuracy and eligibility of claims, including ensuring external funding bodies’ management information and monitoring requirements are met;
  • Progress against milestones, and financial and outputs and outcome targets, ensuring delivery and quality concerns are raised and tackled promptly;
  • Risks and issues, to ensure awareness and understanding of these and implementation of appropriate and timely mitigations.

Due to the nature of the role, applicants need to have led large projects in a fast-paced environment to be able to carry out the role. If you have the required experience and skill set apply now by forwarding your CV across in a MS Word format.