Project Support Officer - Brighton

Project Support Officer

Rate - £18 an hour

Location - Brighton

Duration - 3 Months initially

Ir35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company)

We're looking for a proactive Project Support Officer to provide high-quality administrative and coordination support across a portfolio of strategic projects. This role will suit someone organised, detail-oriented, and confident working with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects through all stages of their lifecycle.
• Assist in developing project plans, timelines, and progress trackers.
• Maintain and update risk and issue logs, escalating items where needed.
• Prepare, organise, and distribute key project materials and documentation.
• Arrange and attend project meetings and steering groups, taking accurate minutes and following up on actions.
• Collate data to support progress reporting at project and programme level.
• Maintain project documentation repositories and ensure compliance with organisational frameworks and templates.
• Support the preparation of gateway documentation, such as business cases and benefit realisation reports.
• Manage communications with stakeholders, providing regular progress updates and highlighting key issues.
• Promote innovation, sustainability, and best practice within project delivery.

Skills & Experience

• Experience providing administrative or coordination support within a project or programme environment.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and project tracking tools.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of project governance frameworks or PRINCE2 methodology (desirable).
• Experience within large or complex organisations, ideally in the public or education sector (desirable).