The role
The Role:
Southwark Council is the largest local authority landlord in London, and as in all London boroughs there is an acute lack of truly affordable housing. Our council development programme is the most ambitious in London and is one of the council’s top priorities, having committed to building 11,000 new council homes by 2043. It’s a big goal, but crucial if we’re going to tackle the housing crisis and make sure our residents have quality homes they can be proud of, now and in the future.
The Southwark Construction Programme Office plays a pivotal role in this high-profile team, managing and monitoring the new build programme of work to ensure it is on track and meeting the council’s ambitious targets. The Programme Office has a strategic approach and keen eye for detail, monitoring budgetary, quality project milestones and specification requirements across the whole development team.
As Programme Support Officer, you provide programme support Southwark Construction and the delivery of the new homes and estate rebuilding programme. You also operate and maintain administrative processes in support of wider business objectives as required by the Programme Management Office.
About You:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-driven individual, with experience in project management and monitoring techniques. You will have the skills to address complex problems with creative solutions and have a solid understanding of financial reporting and business planning. You will have experience of monitoring programme performance, reporting key risks and issues and ensuring excellent, timely communications to all relevant stakeholders. You will have strong abilities in producing key management information, prioritising your own workload to meet deadlines, and working unsupervised.
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough.
For an informal chat about this role, please contact Siobhan Withers on 020 7525 7847.
Additional Information:
For more information about our Southwark Construction programme, follow this link:
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/11000homes
Additional salary details
Internal recruitment only
We will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 4th June 2023
Interview & Assessment: W/C 19th June 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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