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Project Officer, West of England Combined Authority

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Job Summary

The West of England Combined Authority is seeking to appoint a Project Officer to join the Creative team within the Economy and Skills Directorate. This new role will play a key part in managing the successful delivery of a new transformational 2 year programme across our region.

Job Description

The West of England Combined Authority is seeking to appoint a Project Officer to join the Creative team within the Economy and Skills directorate. This is a really exciting time to join our friendly and ambitious team who are committed to building a fit for the future creative and cultural sector and improving people's lives through creativity. We have just been successful in securing significant funding from Arts Council England; matched with Combined Authority investment, to support a step change in our region for both communities and the creative and cultural sector. This new role will play a key part in managing the successful delivery of a 2 year programme and delivering on the priorities in the Combined Authority's Cultural Plan launched in February 2022. This is a fixed term role until end of January 2026, full time on 37 hours a week and a salary depending on experience between £35745 - £39186. Deadline for applications is the 6 December 2023.

Job Requirements

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following:

  • Experience of working in or with the Creative and Cultural sector in the West of England region
  • Providing project management for a wide range of projects and programmes and working on projects with competing demands, often to tight and varying timescales
  • Experience of financial management of projects, such as ensuring budgetary thresholds are not breached and cashflow is accurately profiled
  • Significant experience of communicating (oral and written) with a wide range of people, including external stakeholders, and of explaining technical/complex information in an easy-to-understand manner and able to convey processes to a range of audiences.

Job Responsibilities

Reporting into the Creative and Cultural Programme Lead, the Project Officer will assist in the successful management of public funding and programmes which deliver on the priorities in the Combined Authorities Cultural Plan launched in February 2022. The postholder will use their knowledge, experience, skills and technical competencies to ensure projects and programmes are successfully developed, managed, monitored, evaluated and closed. With an excellent understanding of project management processes, practices, norms, and a willingness to seek, identify and adopt best practice, the postholder will work on a range of projects at various stages from early development and fundraising, pilot, research and development projects to leading on large scale, multi partner regional programmes, and discharge a variety of related tasks/work packages to advance them. The post holder will be able to work with limited supervision, self - initiate and demonstrate creative independence.

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How to Apply

To apply please go to https://careersearch.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/jobs/job/Project-Officer/458
and apply via our online portal.

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