PROJECT OFFICER

Salary: Gradd 6 - £29,777 - £33,945

About The Service
Education in Cardiff is at the forefront of priorities for the city. The Cardiff Council Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate is committed to ensuring all children and young people in Cardiff experience high quality education and develop the knowledge, skills and attributes that enable them to become personally successful, economically productive and globally engaged citizens. The School Organisation Programme Team is responsible for developing and implementing the strategic changes to support effective and efficient organisation of the education system in Cardiff.

About the job
An opportunity has arisen to join the School Organisation Programme Team within the Education Service.

This is a key post responsible for planning and ensuring a sufficiency of high quality school places across the city. Duties include the research and production of information and statistical data to support the School Organisation Programme; developing and implementing tools and processes for school organisation issues, and drawing together information to produce appropriate documentation and presentations to enable proper consideration of school organisation issues and investment plans by key stakeholders (Director, Cabinet, Welsh Government, the public etc.)

What We Are Looking For From You
As the successful candidate, you will have experience of applying the skills of researching from a range of sources, bringing evidence together and drawing conclusions in clear reports. Proficiency in using IT, in particular use and manipulation of spreadsheets word processing and using IT to support and present interpretation and analysis of complex information is required.

You must have good communication and organisational skills and be committed to meeting customer needs. You should be able to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including education professionals and members of the public.

Empowering children and young people to meaningfully participate in the planning of school provision in Cardiff is a key aspect of these roles. You must be able to plan and execute consultations which elicit their views, ensuring that these views are heard by relevant decision makers.

This is a challenging position requiring the ability to meet deadlines and enable the School Organisation Programme to achieve Cardiff's key priorities.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more detailed information.

Additional information
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the post, please contact Brett Andrewartha on B.Andrewartha@cardiff.gov.uk

This post is suitable for post share.

This post is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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• Job Description & Person Specification