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Growth Deal Project Officer

£28,226 - £30,095 a year | Temporary (see job advertisement)

Reference:: 22-23321
Job title:: Growth Deal Project Officer
Directorate:: Ambition North Wales
Closing date:: 07/11/2022 10:00
Job type/Hours:: Temporary (see job advertisement) | 37 Hour
Salary:: £28,226 - £30,095 a year
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Person Specification

Criteria	Essential	Desirable
Education / Professional Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience	x
Project / Programme Management Qualification (e.g PRINCE 2 or equivalent)		x
Evidence of continued professional development	x
Knowledge and Skills
Effective interpersonal and communication skills	x
Understanding of project management methods, tools and techniques	x
Ability to produce and maintain accurate records and reports	x
Understanding of financial management practice		x
ICT literate, at ease with Word, PowerPoint, Excel and relevant databases and social media	x
Knowledge of the agri-food, tourism and/or manufacturing sectors		x
Knowledge of relevant UK and Welsh Government policy		x
Understanding of bid writing / business case development process		x
Experience
Experience of managing projects or supporting project delivery	x
Experience of creating project documentation and reports	x
Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders	x
Previous experience of contract management		x
Experience of working with Elected Members and dealing with politically sensitive issues		x
Experience of applying for external funding and / or business case development		x
Previous experience within the agri-food, tourism and/or manufacturing sectors		x
Personal attributes
Trustworthy	x
Confident communicator and strong emotional intelligence	x
Innovative thinker	x
Flexible with regard to areas of responsibility, differing priorities and adaptable to change	x
Excellent organisational skills	x
Ability to work under own initiative as well as a team player	x
Ability to work under pressure and have coping strategies to work in a fast paced environment	x
Proven ability to meet deadlines and targets	x
Ability to motivate and inspire others to take action	x
Language Requirements
Listening and Speaking Able to deal with all aspects of the job verbally in a confident manner in both English and Welsh.		x
Reading and Understanding Able to use and interpret correctly any information in both English and Welsh from a wide variety of sources in order to deal with all aspects of the post.		x
Writing Able to present written information in both English and Welsh with complete confidence using the most appropriate language and style to meet the needs of the reader.		x
*This post is part funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Support the development and project management of Growth Deal projects
Delivery of assigned projects within a programme environment
Development of business cases for assigned projects
Contribute to delivery of individual project objectives and programme outcomes and targets
Co-ordination of project activity and inter-dependancies across the Growth Deal portfolio.

Responsibility for functions (e.g. staff, budgets, equipment)

Support the programme manager in managing project budgets, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised project outputs and wider programme benefits.
Be responsible for relevant equipment including laptops and mobile phones

Duties and Responsibilities

Programme

support the development and delivery of projects within the Agrifood and Tourism programme and the Innovation in High Value Manufacturing programme
progress applications for projectrelated funding opportunities
support the development of Full Business Cases for Growth Deal projects
provide updates and reports to relevant Growth Deal Project / Programme Boards as required
work with key regional and national stakeholders, partners and governments to ensure successful delivery of Growth Deal projects
Undertake research as required to inform project development and support the work of the wider Portfolio Management Office

Project Management

assist project and programme managers in project design and business case completion
manage identified workstreams within projects
assist the Portfolio Office and other Programmes where necessary to deliver wider project activity

Programme and Contracts Governance

assist and where necessary lead procurement of specialist support
contract management of technical advisors

Resource Management

maximise the effective use of resources in the delivery of projects
achievement of any set commercial and income targets

Performance Management

performance management of project output levels
risk management at project output levels

Reporting and Accountability

reporting on project and resource planning as required
quality assurance of all data and performance reports
acting as a trusted advisor within the Portfolio Office

Ambassadorial

acting as an advocate for the Growth Vision and the region
development and management of effective external relationships at all levels
support of external project communications and public relations

Compliance and Conduct

working to all set policies and procedures and law e.g. financial, equalities, health and safety
demonstrating the highest standards of professional behaviours and values

*This post is part funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government.

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