School Readiness Project Officer
Project Management

School Readiness Project Officer
£26,999-30,507 per annum
36.25 per week
Fixed term for 2 years                                                                                         
Location: Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford St, Manchester M1 6EU

Role Profile

Your role: -

We want every child in Greater Manchester to have the best start in life. This means that every child grows up in an environment that nurtures their development, derives safety and security from their parents/care givers, accesses high quality early years services and starts school ready to learn. To support our ambition, we’re delivering a two year programme of work with partners across Greater Manchester to improve outcomes for children and families. You’ll be providing flexible administrative support across the programme of work, working across organisations and partners to deliver improvements.

About you –

We’re looking for someone with experience of delivering effective administrative support to deadlines and working in project /programme environment with multiple areas of activity and different stakeholder groups. You’ll have strong organisational skills, be self-motivated and able to use your own initiative to take work forward. You’ll also be an excellent communicator with experience at drafting or writing communications material such as web content or news stories. Crucially, you’ll be passionate about making a difference to the lives of children in Greater Manchester.

 

About us - This is an opportunity to work on a high profile programme which will directly impact on the future of children growing up in Greater Manchester. It provides an ideal opportunity for a candidate with existing experience of project/programme administration to further develop their skills in a supportive, team environment.     

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/   – this should take the candidate to a link on your website which details what it’s like to work for your organisation and benefits offered.

 

Our offer

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer, which includes:

  • Flexible working conditions with the ability to accrue 2 flexi days every 4 weeks (up to grade 11)
  • Family friendly policies including parental leave (maternity, shared parental, adoption, maternity support)
  • Ability to buy additional annual leave
  • Generous Annual leave scheme - 25 days + Bank Holidays per annum upon starting, after 5 years service increase to 30 days + BH and after 10 years service increase to 32 days +BH.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employer investment in training and development, and professional sponsorship including CPD
  • Corporate travel loans
  • Cycle scheme
  • Discount scheme (MiRewards) on local and national high street brands
  • Health and wellbeing offer - Occupational Health and Employee Assistance programme
  • Modern city centre offices (role specific)
  • Sports and welfare club
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusivity with 4 active staff networks for; LGBTA, BAME, Disability and Womens

For more information about the recruitment process click here – this should include contact details for arranging visits to schools, shortlisting and interview dates, letters from the headteacher, website and any other information the school/authority/employer wants to provide potential applicants.

Mandatory Information: -
 
Privacy Notice Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.
The GMCA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and will require disclosure of all convictions including those considered spent under the Act. The role holder will be subject to an Enhanced level check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.

 
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School Readiness Project Officer
£26,999-30,507 per annum
36.25 per week
Fixed term for 2 years                                                                                         
Location: Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford St, Manchester M1 6EU

Role Profile

Your role: -

We want every child in Greater Manchester to have the best start in life. This means that every child grows up in an environment that nurtures their development, derives safety and security from their parents/care givers, accesses high quality early years services and starts school ready to learn. To support our ambition, we’re delivering a two year programme of work with partners across Greater Manchester to improve outcomes for children and families. You’ll be providing flexible administrative support across the programme of work, working across organisations and partners to deliver improvements.

About you –

We’re looking for someone with experience of delivering effective administrative support to deadlines and working in project /programme environment with multiple areas of activity and different stakeholder groups. You’ll have strong organisational skills, be self-motivated and able to use your own initiative to take work forward. You’ll also be an excellent communicator with experience at drafting or writing communications material such as web content or news stories. Crucially, you’ll be passionate about making a difference to the lives of children in Greater Manchester.

 

About us - This is an opportunity to work on a high profile programme which will directly impact on the future of children growing up in Greater Manchester. It provides an ideal opportunity for a candidate with existing experience of project/programme administration to further develop their skills in a supportive, team environment.     

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/   – this should take the candidate to a link on your website which details what it’s like to work for your organisation and benefits offered.

 

Our offer

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer, which includes:

  • Flexible working conditions with the ability to accrue 2 flexi days every 4 weeks (up to grade 11)
  • Family friendly policies including parental leave (maternity, shared parental, adoption, maternity support)
  • Ability to buy additional annual leave
  • Generous Annual leave scheme - 25 days + Bank Holidays per annum upon starting, after 5 years service increase to 30 days + BH and after 10 years service increase to 32 days +BH.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employer investment in training and development, and professional sponsorship including CPD
  • Corporate travel loans
  • Cycle scheme
  • Discount scheme (MiRewards) on local and national high street brands
  • Health and wellbeing offer - Occupational Health and Employee Assistance programme
  • Modern city centre offices (role specific)
  • Sports and welfare club
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusivity with 4 active staff networks for; LGBTA, BAME, Disability and Womens

For more information about the recruitment process click here – this should include contact details for arranging visits to schools, shortlisting and interview dates, letters from the headteacher, website and any other information the school/authority/employer wants to provide potential applicants.

Mandatory Information: -
 
Privacy Notice Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.
The GMCA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and will require disclosure of all convictions including those considered spent under the Act. The role holder will be subject to an Enhanced level check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.