Project Support Officer (Children) - Project

About the Role: Our Local Government client, Nottinghamshire, is recruiting a Project Support Officer (Children) - Project. We are looking for someone with an organised, inquisitive, and critical mind, and an eye for detail. You'll be passionate about keeping people who use our services at the heart of everything we do. You will understand local government and be knowledgeable about the project management cycle, as well as project management tools and methodologies. Able to understand, interpret, summarise, and present a variety of information and data using different applications, and you will have good attention to detail. You'll be working across several different workstreams and projects at any one time, with monitoring conducted efficiently and effectively. You'll also help ensure that progress updates are reported accurately and promptly.

Qualification Essential

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• Educated to degree level standard or equivalent, or demonstrable suitable experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Social Media and CRM.

Please note: Only candidates who fully meet these strict requirements will be considered.

• Provide administrative and coordination support across all Families First Programme workstreams.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including action logs, risk registers, and decision records.
• Assist with scheduling and organising meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Prepare reports and presentations for governance boards and programme updates.
• Monitor progress against milestones and update project plans in collaboration with the Project Manager.
• Support recruitment processes for programme roles, including drafting adverts and tracking approvals.
• Coordinate data submissions with the project manager (e.g., DfE reporting) and ensure compliance with deadlines.
• Facilitate communication between internal teams and external partners to ensure timely information flow.
• Track and escalate issues or risks to the Project Manager for resolution.
• Assist in developing dashboards / HR reports and performance reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) for programme monitoring.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• 3 Years References
• Enhanced DBS check Summary
• Willing to engage in the mandatory pre-screening application process.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading public-sector provider, is acting as the employment agency for this vacancy. Our organisation is deeply committed to fostering an environment of equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace.