New Opportunity

Senior Strategy & Funding Officer

Location: Buckinghamshire

Onsite: Hybrid working with 2 days in the office

Start: ASAP

Duration: Until 09/05/2025 with potential to extend

Rate: £31.88 per hour Umbrella

Full time, 37 hours per week

Role Duties:

Programme management of the Connect to Work programme, including:

Attending the project board, taking notes and actions, following up actions as required
Attendance at regular meetings with central Government
Collating and developing the required procurement documents including the specification, terms and conditions, method statement and pricing forms

Programme management of the Employment Support Tool programme, including:

Manage the development of the Tool– including weekly meetings to track progress and raise any challenges
Book the launch event including liaising with an external company to host and ensuring payment is completed
Work with the marketing team to book in the future marketing campaign, ensuring all payments are committed
Provide regular updates to the Opportunity Bucks Jobs, Employability and Skills Theme

Required Skills & Experience:

Must be a car driver to attend external meetings occasionally
Programme management experience including working with internal and external stakeholders, tracking finances and holding performance to account
Experience of skills and employment programmes – for example Skills Bootcamps, RESTART, Jets, or other local provision which supports individuals to gain skills and enter employment
Excellent administrative skills including note taking, booking meetings, using online filing structures and responding to enquiries.
Local authority experience is desirable

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply and I will be in touch.

Senior Strategy and Funding Officer