Project Officer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Project Officer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Undertake such additional or other duties as the Company may reasonably require from time to time;
- Proactively manage stakeholder requirements and expectations using influencing and negotiation skills when required;
- Help to develop and improve project methods and data collection tools as required;
- Manage all data in line with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation;
- Carry out office administration that supports the work of the projects (e.g. travel bookings, printing, stationery orders, mail outs etc.);
- Process financial paperwork, such as expense claims, invoices and payments from member services, liaising with the finance department as required;
- Undertake any other duties related to the job purpose and/or that support the development of the Centre for Quality Improvement as required;
- Work closely with the Head of Integration to help deliver change projects associated with the integration programme across the Group;
- Ensure that all projects adhere to Group standards and that progress is recorded accurately and reported clearly to stakeholders;
- Help to develop and improve a marketing and recruitment strategy as required, to encourage mental health services to take part in projects;
- Help design, produce and disseminate publicity materials;
- Enter qualitative and quantitative data onto data management systems;
- Attend visits to mental health services, managing a team of reviewers and facilitating group discussions with clinicians, service users and carers;
- Co-ordinate on complex IT projects and change initiatives, including engaging workstream leads and stakeholders;
- Maintain cost tracking for projects to ensure costs are in line with expected budgets and escalate overspend to project leads as required.
Requirements:
- Proven ability to work to unsupervised, to high standards and within pressured timescales;
- Report writing experience;
- Demonstrable experience of a high level of analytical and statistical skills to drive and improve the effectiveness of a project;
- Experience of financial administration. (Desirable);
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Proven ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, showing the ability to negotiate and influence with stakeholders;
- Experience of events management. (Desirable);
- Well-organised with excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise;
- Well-presented with a confident and professional manner;
- A keen interest in health or social care and, in particular, mental health;
- High standard of written and spoken English;
- Fully competent and experienced in Microsoft Office applications;
- Experience of working as part of a team within a large organisation or across different organisational boundaries;
- Experience of working with people who have mental health problems. (Desirable);
- Excellent skills in MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Office365) and internet use.