Job description
Project Support Officer – Permanent
Growth and Economic Prosperity Department
Salary Grade 2: £25,583 – £26,824 per annum (pro‑rate)
Part Time: 29.6 hours per week
Do you love bringing order to busy projects, connecting people, and making sure the details are spot on? Join our Growth & Economic Prosperity team and help deliver work that supports businesses, boosts inward investment, and improves employment and skills opportunities for residents across the district.
About the role
As Project Support Officer, you’ll provide effective administration and project support across our Economic Development and Employment & Skills activity. You’ll be a key point of contact for enquiries, help coordinate communications and events, and support monitoring and evaluation—making sure projects run smoothly and partners and stakeholders stay engaged.
What you’ll be doing
- Support the development and delivery of Economic Development (ED) and Employment & Skills (ES) projects, including stakeholder engagement, communications, event coordination, and project administration, monitoring and evaluation.
- Collate, analyse and report on engagement from marketing activity, inward investment work, and education/labour market data to inform service delivery.
- Maintain accurate records of external services and provision for businesses and residents, helping the team signpost effectively.
- Support the Development & Marketing Officer to keep service webpages and social media up to date and engaging.
- Act as a first point of contact for ED enquiries, referring to the appropriate officer and assisting with proposals on available support.
- Provide secretariat support for relevant boards, groups and task‑and‑finish activity (agendas, minutes, actions, coordination).
- Provide support to in‑person services within relevant commercial/education buildings as required, and support town centre activity (including occasional weekend working).
- Contribute to the wider work of the Council, with a focus on priorities in the Council Plan, Vision 2040, the Growth Strategy and delivery plans.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be organised, proactive and confident working with a range of colleagues and partners. You’ll be comfortable juggling competing priorities, handling enquiries professionally, and working accurately with data, records and reports. If you enjoy making things happen behind the scenes—and want your work to contribute to real outcomes for people and businesses—this could be a great fit.
If you would like more information about the role, please contact carol.mentz@bassetlaw.gov.uk (07951 638058), Alison.shipperbottom@bassetlaw.gov.uk (07881 659656), Tim.gladman@bassetlaw.gov.uk (07551 827248).
We offer a generous employee benefit package including 26‑32 days holiday plus bank holidays, free healthcare cash plan, flexitime and so much more. You can read about all our employee benefits here.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our recruitment processes are fair, transparent, and designed to ensure that everyone is treated equally at every stage.
Closing date: 27 May 2026
Interview date: 11 June 2026
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Project Support Officer – Permanent
Growth and Economic Prosperity Department
Salary Grade 2: £25,583 – £26,824 per annum (pro‑rate)
Part Time: 29.6 hours per week
Do you love bringing order to busy projects, connecting people, and making sure the details are spot on? Join our Growth & Economic Prosperity team and help deliver work that supports businesses, boosts inward investment, and improves employment and skills opportunities for residents across the district.
About the role
As Project Support Officer, you’ll provide effective administration and project support across our Economic Development and Employment & Skills activity. You’ll be a key point of contact for enquiries, help coordinate communications and events, and support monitoring and evaluation—making sure projects run smoothly and partners and stakeholders stay engaged.
What you’ll be doing
- Support the development and delivery of Economic Development (ED) and Employment & Skills (ES) projects, including stakeholder engagement, communications, event coordination, and project administration, monitoring and evaluation.
- Collate, analyse and report on engagement from marketing activity, inward investment work, and education/labour market data to inform service delivery.
- Maintain accurate records of external services and provision for businesses and residents, helping the team signpost effectively.
- Support the Development & Marketing Officer to keep service webpages and social media up to date and engaging.
- Act as a first point of contact for ED enquiries, referring to the appropriate officer and assisting with proposals on available support.
- Provide secretariat support for relevant boards, groups and task‑and‑finish activity (agendas, minutes, actions, coordination).
- Provide support to in‑person services within relevant commercial/education buildings as required, and support town centre activity (including occasional weekend working).
- Contribute to the wider work of the Council, with a focus on priorities in the Council Plan, Vision 2040, the Growth Strategy and delivery plans.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be organised, proactive and confident working with a range of colleagues and partners. You’ll be comfortable juggling competing priorities, handling enquiries professionally, and working accurately with data, records and reports. If you enjoy making things happen behind the scenes—and want your work to contribute to real outcomes for people and businesses—this could be a great fit.
If you would like more information about the role, please contact carol.mentz@bassetlaw.gov.uk (07951 638058), Alison.shipperbottom@bassetlaw.gov.uk (07881 659656), Tim.gladman@bassetlaw.gov.uk (07551 827248).
We offer a generous employee benefit package including 26‑32 days holiday plus bank holidays, free healthcare cash plan, flexitime and so much more. You can read about all our employee benefits here.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our recruitment processes are fair, transparent, and designed to ensure that everyone is treated equally at every stage.
Closing date: 27 May 2026
Interview date: 11 June 2026
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