Project Support Officer

Contract Type   Fixed Term Contract / Secondment Contract length   12 months Working Pattern   Full time - flexible working may be considered Working Hours   35 hours per week Salary   £32,174.40 in annum Location Options   Hybrid - home based and Birmingham Function Type   Corporate Functions (HR, Finance, Project Management, IT, Risk and Audit)  

Are you passionate about project management and helping deliver organisational change? Do you have experience of working in a delivery environment? We are recruiting for 12 months fixed term contract Project Support Officer to join our Change Management team.

The role

In the role of Project Support Officer, using your experience and understanding of project management methodology, you will provide highly skilled administration, co-ordination, and support functions to assist programme and project managers in the efficient and successful delivery of programmes and projects throughout the project lifecycle. You will be supporting projects that help deliver the organisation’s strategy.

You will establish, maintain, and continually improves effective project controls using industry standard best practice, methodologies, and processes.

Maintaining good oversight of the projects in your portfolio you will answer queries and assist with the matrix management of the project. You will be supported by Project Managers but will be expected to handle matters independently when required.

You will ensure the accuracy of data captured to facilitate the timely and consistent flow of information, effective communication, and proactive risk mitigation. 

 

What’s in it for you

• Work in a collaborative and supportive work environment
• Build on your experience in project management
• Gain exposure to wide areas of the SRA on a variety of projects

 

What we are looking for

• Experience of working in a project delivery environment
• Proven experience of the development and implementation of processes and documentation
• Highly developed planning, organisation, and co-ordination skills.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Team player who can use initiative and work well under pressure
• Able to liaise and manage internal and external suppliers and other third-party service providers in a confident manner.

Additional Information

There is a full role profile attached to the bottom of this advert on our website.

This is a full-time hybrid role and will be based in our Birmingham office 1 to 2 days a week, and from home the rest of the week.

If you have any questions that aren’t answered in this advert or on our website, please contact us via: recruitment@sra.org.uk

 

To apply

Please click ‘apply’ and submit a CV and Cover Letter. Please ensure that both documents clearly demonstrate how you meet the knowledge, skills, and experience requirements of the role.

To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs page.

Closing date for applications is 18 November 2024 at 9:00am . We expect interviews and assessment to take place from the week of 25 November 2024 .

We may choose to close this vacancy at a date earlier if we receive a large volume of applications. If you are interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards. We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation. Attached Role Profile   PSO Role Profile Nov 2024 .docx – 541KB Opens in a new window
Converted File PSO Role Profile Nov 2024 .docx.pdf – 102KB Opens in a new window Supporting Documents   A day in the life of a Project Support Officer May 2024.pdf – 61KB Opens in a new window Vacancy closing date: 18/11/2024, 09:00

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

 We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

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