SYP - Project Support Assistant - April 21

Carbrook - Force HQ, Sheffield
£19,452 - £21,135
Temporary

Role: Project Support Assistant – April 2021

Department: Business Change and Innovation

Location: Force HQ, Carbrook, Sheffield

Salary: £19,452 - £21,135

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2022

This role is temporary, it may become permanent, subject to a vacancy.

Role Purpose:

Work as part of the Project Management office team to plan, coordinate and support the implementation of change aspects across South Yorkshire Police in line with strategies and business requirements

Key Responsibilities:

  • Undertake business administrative duties to assist the Business Change work streams as required.
  • Support Business Change work streams by arranging and participating in meetings, preparing minutes, updating and publishing documentation in a timely manner.
  • Assist with the Finance Administration in monitoring budget expenditure in accordance with Financial Regulations.
  • Provide secretarial support to the Head of Business Change and Innovation and to other Senior Managers.
  • Undertake document processing functions such as data entry, records checking and updating.
  • Work as part of the designated team, assisting colleagues within and across teams and from external agencies/partners and suppliers. Provided specialist business and project support advice and knowledge.
  • Ability to travel within and outside the force area.
  • Requirement to work agile as required.
  • Perform such other duties as reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

Skills and experience:

  • Ability to deal with confidential/sensitive matters and maintain confidence.
  • Previous administrative experience.
  • Computer literate including Microsoft Office and Outlook or similar.

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Flexible and agile working
  • Generous ‘family’ leave
  • Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
  • Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
  • Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
  • Access to a range of occupational health facilities
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)
  • Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Sports and Social Club

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years / 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

22nd April 2021 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Jemma Priest on 07872834561. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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