Programme Officer

Venn Group are working with a Local Authority in London to recruit a Programme Officer, to manage the administration of corporate programmes.

The role will provide support across workstreams, co-ordinating reporting templates, managing programme documentation and ensuring adherence to governance / decision making functions.

Local Authority experience is an essential requirement for this role, applications without this experience will not be considered.  

• Contract Length: 3 months initially with scope to extend
• Rate: £450 umbrella per day
• IR35 Status: Inside IR35
• Location: Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Experience of working in a programme office environment as a programme officer working with programme staff and senior leaders
• Assisting in developing and implementing project plans, tracking project progress and identifying potential issues
• Collecting and analysing data to assess programme effectiveness
• Preparing highlight reports and presentations on programme progress
• Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders
• Providing administrative support to the programme team, including organising meetings, preparing documents, and managing communications
• Assisting in the development and initiation of new programmes
• Identifying and assessing potential risks to programmes and projects
• Developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensuring that programmes and projects meet quality standards and expectations
• Monitoring and evaluating programme quality.
• Working with other departments and teams to ensure programme success

Essential experience:

• Previous experience working within Local Government
• Experience of working on large scale transformation programmes in a PMO environment
• Experience of writing reports and briefings to a high standard