Project Support Officer

Your new company This leading further, and higher education provider has been delivering technical and professional training for over 100 years, supporting thousands of learners each year across multiple campuses in the Lancashire area. As one of the largest college providers of higher education in England, it offers a wide range of career-focused courses, apprenticeships and degree-level programmes designed in partnership with industry to meet real workforce needs. With strong links to a top UK university and a long-standing reputation for high-quality teaching, the organisation combines industry-standard facilities, expert staff and an inclusive, supportive learning environment. Its specialist centres provide hands-on, future-focused training that prepares learners for skilled employment in key regional and national sectors. Ambitious, innovative and deeply connected to local industry, the organisation plays a central role in developing talent, driving economic growth and creating meaningful opportunities for learners at every stage of life. With an ever expanding IT team, plus the upcoming merger with another college, the organisation is looking to further expand their IT team by appointing a Project Support Officer on an initial 12-month contract, with the potential for this to extend further. Your new role In this role, you will support the IT Project Manager with the day-to-day coordination of projects, maintaining key governance documentation including RAID logs, project plans, reports and change requests. You will help track project performance, take minutes at governance meetings, and ensure actions, decisions and deadlines are clearly recorded and followed through. You'll contribute to requirements - gathering activities through interviews, workshops and basic process mapping, assisting with impact assessments and ensuring deliverables are well-defined and understood by stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. The role also includes maintaining schedules and action logs, arranging workshops and meetings, providing general administrative support, and assisting with change and communication activities. In addition, you will have the opportunity to manage small or low-complexity IT projects or workstreams, ensuring delivery meets agreed scope, timelines, cost and quality expectations. You will be joining an established IT team where you will be fully supported upon joining, based in the Blackpool campus where you will work on a hybrid basis. This role is initially on a 12-month contract basis, with the potential to extend to 18 months. What you'll need to succeed In order to be successful in securing this position, you will have specific experience of working in a project support, or project co-ordination capacity in a wider IT team. You will have experience supporting small scale IT projects, as well as possessing a formal project management qualification, and utilising the relevant methodologies. Experience working in the education sector would also be beneficial, as well as experience working with technical teams. The ability to work collaboratively and communicate with stakeholders of all levels, utilising strong communication skills is essential. What you'll get in return In return, you will be paid a competitive salary of between £33,000 and £40,000, which is dependent on experience providing project support and coordination on technical projects. You will also receive a generous benefits package, which includes a local government pension scheme, 30 days holiday (plus bank) and access to various lifestyle benefits, such as access to an employee assistance programme, free flu vouchers and eye tests, access to a wellbeing hub, free car parking and a free healthy breakfast. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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