SLLC 756 - Projects Officer

Location: Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Band: £39,235 - £40,093 per annum

Duration: Permanent

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Closing Date: Sunday 29 December 2024 11.59pm

We have an exciting opportunity within Strategy and Governance for a Projects Officer to join our team.

This is a new and exciting role for someone with the passion, energy and vision for project delivery.

The role will report directly to the Strategy and Projects Manager, and the remit of this role will involve leading on projects across the organisation and involves engaging with a wide range of business areas to support the delivery of projects.

The post involves project management and planning, requiring collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to gather project requirements along with monitoring of project progress and communication of updates.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of the organisation of wide projects along with strong interpersonal, and motivational skills along with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas, and to work collaboratively across a range of services and teams.

You will be a resilient self-starter and thinker with the energy, positive attitude and passion for developing strategy and delivering projects across the organisation with warmth, friendliness and individual pride.

Notes for Applicant

Interview date: Thursday 23 January 2025

Application Questions

Please answer the questions below in a Word document which can then be attached to your application in the ‘Supported Documents' and URL section.

Please provide an example of a project or initiative you were responsible for delivering, while working in partnership with internal and external partners?

What challenges did you face during the period of the project and how did you overcome these?

How did you ensure that the project was delivered successfully and in line with the project brief and aims?

What methods and support did you implement to ensure an equal partnership of responsibility, while ensuring successful delivery?

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Legislative Information - This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.