Project Officer

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Project Officer to join our team, hybrid with workbase in Oswestry. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis (Part time hours will be considered). In return, our Project Officer will receive a competitive salary of £27,179 - £32,307 per annum.

Every week three local families face their biggest fear and their child dies. Hope House Children’s Hospices want to be there for every child and family; we are driven by the belief that no one should face the death of a child alone.

As a leading charity for children, young people, and their families, we provide clinical, practical, and emotional support, putting the children and families at the heart of everything we do.

About the Project Officer role:

We are seeking a Project Officer who wants to use their enthusiasm and integrity to help Hope House support every child and family that needs us. You will provide effective support to our Digital Transformation Programme as well as other projects as and when required, ensuring staff and service users have a great experience, supporting new technologies, and maximising the impact of new ways of working. Your customer service, approachability and flexibility will be at least as important to your success as your knowledge and skills.

The role will be hybrid with an office base of Hope House near Oswestry, our hyrbid staff have the flexibility to work from the office and from home, eventhough our hybrid staff don’t have a permanent desk, they have access to hot desks, to enable collaborative working we expect our Project Officer to be office based a minimum of 2 days per week.

You will be flexible in your approach to working hours and times and be willing to travel across Shropshire, Cheshire and North Wales providing project support as required.

We are looking for a Project Officer who:

• Ability to offer project support and some leadership to multiple Digital Transformation Programme projects being delivered simultaneously;
• Service excellence, with the motivation to help staff and service users;
• Ability to provide and maintain effective project documentation;
• Excellent communication skills, explaining technology led projects to non-technical users;
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to build respectful working relationships;
• Analytical skills to investigate problems and provide effective solutions;
• Planning and organising to effectively prioritise and complete tasks to required deadlines

What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and a staff rewards programme, as well as flexible working arrangements and great development opportunities.

Closing date: 19th February 2023

Interview date: 28th February 2023

If you think you have what it takes to be our Project Officer then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Head of Digital Delivery, Ruth Middleton, contact us on 01691 679679 or jobs@hopehouse.org.uk We’d love to hear from you!

To meet the diverse needs of our client group, we are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all sectors of society.