Project Officer

Job Description

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive. This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India. Job Description Join us as a Programme or Project Officer This is an opportunity to take on a new challenge in a project support roleYou’ll have the chance to make a tangible impact on our function and develop your skillsTake on this exciting, fast paced role, and advance your career with usWe're offering this role at associate level What you'll do You’ll be improving the planning and delivery process by collecting and maintaining data in a consistent form. You’ll also support the project governance and control including tracking the performance and progress of projects, project financial control and adoption. It’ll be your responsibility to: Develop guidelines, procedures and templates to collect and maintain consistent data, and provide hands-on delivery support to a programme or projectSupport with the creation and update of programme or project plans as required by the programme or project managerSupport the identification of where cross-project dependencies exist and track or monitor these in support of the managerSupport management in the implementation of agreed regular progress reporting mechanisms for all projects and thereby monitor routine progress of projects, and assist in the preparation of the programme status or project highlight reportsEstablish and maintain an information management system, managing both electronic and hard-copy configuration libraries The skills you'll need You’ll need experience of project support roles internally or externally, and knowledge of project types and the project lifecycle. You’ll also need: Expertise in tools such as MS Office, Planview, Oracle and SharePointKnowledge of organisational processes and procedures, including risk frameworksStrong interpersonal and communication skills