Project Support Officer – Skills and Employment
Project Support Officer – Skills and Employment
Salary: £32,061 – £33,699 | Grade D13 | Strategy and Inclusive Growth Directorate | Full-time
Help us deliver better skills and employment opportunities across the East Midlands.
We are looking for an organised, proactive and detail-focused Project Support Officer – Skills and Employment to join our Strategy and Inclusive Growth Directorate.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong project support, data and administration skills who wants to play a key role in supporting programmes that help people develop their skills, access employment and improve their future opportunities.
Reporting to the Programmes Lead – Careers, you will provide high-quality project, programme, data and administrative support across the Skills and Employment Directorate. You will help ensure programmes are well organised, accurately monitored and delivered in line with funding, contract and audit requirements.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting the timely and accurate processing of provider claims, ensuring they meet programme and funding requirements.
- Maintaining accurate records, project documentation and evidence trails so that programmes remain audit-ready.
- Monitoring project timelines, deliverables, actions and risks, ensuring key deadlines are met.
- Using Excel to manage and analyse data, including pivot tables, lookups, filters, formulas and large datasets.
- Supporting contract and programme management, including monitoring finances, performance, targets, subcontractors and risks.
- Assisting with the review of provider evidence against funding rules and escalating issues where appropriate.
- Preparing reports covering spend, outputs, outcomes, finance, performance and risk for partners, senior leaders and governance boards.
- Supporting contract variations and governance documentation, ensuring information and approvals are coordinated and submitted on time.
- Maintaining action and risk registers, project files and programme documentation.
- Coordinating meetings, calendars, workshops and team events, ensuring activities run smoothly.
- Drafting and distributing clear communications, reports, presentations, guidance and project documentation.
- Collecting, compiling and analysing data to support effective performance management and decision-making.
- Carrying out research and analysis to support the development of performance indicators and management information.
- Building positive working relationships with internal teams including Finance, Audit, Legal and Procurement, as well as external partners such as providers, councils, ICBs and DWP.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of systems, processes and procedures to improve efficiency, compliance and programme delivery.
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Company: East Midlands Combined County Authority
Salary: £32,061 – £33,699
Hours: Full-time
Location: Chesterfield, S40 1SA
Working pattern: Hybrid – 3 days remote
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 14 Aug 2026
Closing date: 28 Aug 2026
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