Project Officer (Enterprise Programmes)
Lincolnshire County Council’s Enterprise Team is seeking a dedicated Project Officer to join them on a permanent, full-time basis. This role involves overseeing project delivery, managing team funding, and presenting activity management information for the Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub.
About the role
Business Lincolnshire is one of 41 Government backed Growth Hubs across England. Growth Hubs form a support network for businesses, providing advice, resources, and funding opportunities to help them grow and succeed. It connects businesses with experts, mentors, and services to foster innovation, improve efficiency, and drive economic development in the region.
As Project Officer, you'll take ownership of a personal portfolio of economic regeneration programmes and projects, ranging in value from £50,000 to £1 million, including managing procurement for new contracts.
The project officer plays a key role in ensuring schemes and services are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality and performance standards. Your strong contract management and attention to detail will help maintain robust procedures and clear audit trails.
You'll be confident in managing project budget information, providing accurate financial reports to funders to ensure transparency and accountability.
Overall the project Officer will oversee the day-to-day management of the Business Lincolnshire Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, developing insightful reports that support funding feedback and internal decision-making.
About the Team
The Enterprise Team is a fast paced, dynamic and friendly team within the Place directorate. The role of the team is exciting and varied, focussing on delivering a range of business support services, addressing the needs of Lincolnshire's businesses by engaging with partners and suppliers and undertaking commissioning activities that aim to deliver economic growth and jobs.
We deliver our support by working with and influencing a wide range of partner organisations including other LCC teams, district councils, national government organisations, HE/ Providers and the private sector. We undertake activities via our website: www.businesslincolnshire.com and through contracts that we commission with 3rd party suppliers who specialise in business support activities.
Our services are predominantly funded through various sources that we write compelling business cases and funding bids to secure.
About You
You will need to be organised, tenacious and able to work on your own initiative. You will have proven project management skills and possess a strong knowledge of systems for managing and reporting funding and activity data. You will have exceptional attention to detail, be a confident and effective communicator, a team player and be fully computer literate.
If you have a knack for project management and a keen eye for detail, we encourage you to apply. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of local businesses in Greater Lincolnshire. Join us and make a difference!
About Our Offer
Discover a career that comes with incredible benefits:
- Competitive Salary that matches your skills and expertise
- Green Book Local Government Terms
- Top-Tier Pension Scheme with up to 24% employer contributions
- Generous benefits like salary sacrifice for cars via Tusker — Drive a better car through Salary Sacrifice, plus discounts on amazing products and services across top brands with our partner Pluxee: Employee Benefit, Reward, Recognition & Incentives
- Work-Life Balance with a Full -Time 37-hour work week, flexible hours, and hybrid options
- Generous leave allowance — minimum 25 days leave to start, plus bank holidays, with the chance to buy more
- Free Financial Wellbeing Advice to support your future.
Join us for a fulfilling career that offers so much more than just a job!
Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council
If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, before clicking apply! If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies then click on over to www.lincolnshire.gov.uk.
Applications will close on 02/03/25 and interviews will take place 17/03/25
For a confidential and informal discussion about the role please contact:
Geoff Daley via email geoff.daley@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Best of luck with your application
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
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