Project Officer NEW Bury Council Bury £30,559 - £33,366 Flexible Expires on 18/04/2025

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Operations Team at Bury Council. The service provides a wide range of services for the residents of Bury such as the upkeep of roads, pavements, street lighting, bridges and other structures.

Reporting to the Assistant Director (Operations), as a Project Officer in our Operations Team you will:

1. provide effective and comprehensive project support by working as part of a team, and contribute to excellent service delivery through the provision of more specialist/technical administration duties.
2. support the lead Officer in respect of Section 106 funds and additional monies, ensuring funds are allocated accordingly to improve the leisure/outdoor/green space offer across the neighbourhoods of Bury.
3. support the lead in the delivery and implementation of projects and programmes through planning, design, development, implementation, evaluation and stakeholder management, which contribute to the wellbeing of people in the Borough.
4. support project teams from across the Department and Council to implement and deliver major and minor projects.
5. support the implementation of external funding bids including grant applications, financial management, grant claims and liaising with community groups regarding community led projects.

What makes you our ideal Project Officer?

1. Appropriate financial and/or project management qualification.
2. Experience of successfully managing and delivering a wide range of projects, to a structured project management process.
3. Experience of accounting for budgets, monitoring spend and providing financial and statistical information to others.
4. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to initiate and develop positive and effective working relationships.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances, empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensures they grow up in the best possible way.

Benefits of working for Bury Council
To hear about the benefits for working with Bury Council, please visit A good employer | greater jobs. We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises, values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Neil Long on n.s.long@bury.gov.uk.