Job Overview

Apply now Job title: Project Officer Department: Corporate Change team Salary: London Living Wage London Living Wage £10.20 per hour - £382.50 per week Location: Ilford, Redbridge Term: (6 months) ASAP Hours: Full-time, 35 per week Deadline: Friday 2nd March 2018 (but shortlisting ASAP) To Apply: See Below. Apply through this link only, any applications made to Redbridge council directly will not be considered. This role would be ideal for someone with an interest in working in Local Government. This 6 month internship will provide an insight across all departments within the London Borough of Redbridge and is an excellent opportunity to be involved in high level, high profile projects at a time of major change.Working in a dynamic and vibrant environment, this is a full time internship starting ASAP. The role is based at the Council offices in Ilford, so please ensure travel to this location is possible.Before applying for the position, please ensure that you are happy with the salary and the location. SummaryThe Change Team is responsible for delivering a major change programme impacting upon all services across the Council. The Change Team help to redesign and refocus service delivery. As an authority we will no longer be able to deliver the same services and as such more innovative ways to deliver services across Redbridge are required. Working alongside service areas the Change Team will work to enable service based transformation projects. The graduate intern will play a key role in helping to deliver the Council's Change Programmes and will be responsible for contributing to delivering a number of projects to support improved outcomes for residents.Using a range of project methodologies the successful candidate will work with experienced project managers and a wide range of stakeholders to deliver significant projects. Key deliverablesThe graduate intern will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and will assist in the in the delivery of a number of elements of each project which include: Support the Project Manager with the day to day project decisions to ensure the project is on track to deliver the expected benefitsUndertake research and obtain information, evaluate data to produce reports/information to inform decisions and support recommendationStakeholders engagement and communicationsBusiness AnalysisDeveloping and maintaining key project documentationSupport strategy development for new projects and initiatives What basic skills and competencies are required for this position? Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to prioritise project deliverables within the specified timeframes.Good IT and literacy skills.Good time management and organisation skills and the ability to drive the project forward within an agreed framework with minimum supervision.Willingness to embrace a range of project methodologies Before applying for the position, please ensure that you are happy with the salary and the location.

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