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As an Assistant Project Manager, you will be working on one or more of our exciting projects contributing to the delivery of the Children’s Commissioning Strategy.
You will be working with a team of experienced Strategic Commissioners and project management professionals from varying backgrounds coming together to deliver key change projects for the Swindon Borough Councils Children’s Commissioning Service.
This is an exciting environment where you will be encouraged to work independently and develop your skills and experience.
About you
The post holder requires knowledge, understanding and experience of project management, procurement and contract management. In addition, the post holder requires excellent communications skills and the ability to facilitate a range of diverse stakeholder groups. You will have:
- Proven experience supporting projects, ideally with a project management qualification.
- Motivation and dedication, and are able to fit with our collaborative culture and become part of our team
- Good communication and planning skills and a track record of building authentic, trust-based relationships within a team environment
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, having a positive can-do attitude and willingness to learn new processes and procedures
- Exceptionally well organised with the ability to successfully self-manage, prioritise and organise workload in fast paced environment
- Ability to recognise and manage confidential information appropriately
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information about the role please contact Sue Caul, Project Manager SCaul@swindon.gov.uk
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk
