South Yorkshire Narrative & Place Brand Support Officer

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, operational and project support to help ensure the successful delivery of a wide range of activities across the Narrative & Place Brand programme.
• Support the planning, coordination and monitoring of projects, stakeholder engagement activity, governance processes and business operations.
• Maintain records and systems, coordinate meetings, prepare documentation, track actions and risks, support reporting requirements and help ensure information is accurate and readily available.
• Work across activities including community and stakeholder engagement, research projects, commissioning activity, brand development, communications campaigns, website content and governance arrangements.
• Coordinate processes, support delivery partners and suppliers, and contribute to effective performance monitoring and reporting.
• Collaborate with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to ensure the team operates efficiently and projects are delivered in line with priorities, timescales and governance requirements.

Requirements

• Experience providing administrative, project or programme support within a professional environment.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience maintaining records, systems, databases and documentation accurately and confidentially.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and partners.
• Experience supporting meetings, governance processes, reports and action tracking.
• Good digital skills, including Microsoft Office 365 and other business systems.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and improving ways of working.
• The ability to adapt to changing priorities and work flexibly across a variety of projects and activities.
• You will be collaborative, enthusiastic and keen to learn, with an interest in communications, engagement, place branding or project delivery.

Benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave
• Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
• Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time-off in the form of Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave.
• Rewarding You - Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
• Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on-the-job training and qualifications
• Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.
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