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Capital Assets Project Officer
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/56157/7280
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Employee
Salary/Stipend:
£28,800 per annum (pro-rata FTE £36,000 pa)
Working Hours:
28 hours per week which can be worked flexibly through the week
Location:
Church House, 211 New Church Road, Hove, East Sussex
Closing Date:
28/07/2024
Vacancy Category:
Administrative
Business Unit:
Diocese of Chichester
Organizational Unit:
Diocesan Employed Posts
Introduction
Our Education Team work with more than 150 schools across Sussex to live out the Education vision in the Diocese of Chichester of being “Deeply Christian, serving the common good”.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with Church of England Voluntary Aided schools and academies to assist in the management of capital funded projects and the administration of the School Condition Allocation fund. You will work closely with schools to make sure that they’re meeting their legal obligations around the maintenance of school buildings.
We are looking for a part-time Project Officer to work closely with the Capital Assets Programme Manager to:
- Administer and monitor the School Condition Allocation funding programme for Voluntary Aided schools
- Manage project spend and commitments to make sure that projects and budgets are on delivered on-cost and that all financial administration is completed - from reconciling project expenditure, preparing invoices and chasing debt to ensuring invoices are correct & in line with contracts
- Provide support to develop capital projects to help make improvements to schools in conjunction with local authorities and schools
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of managing, monitoring and implementing projects
- Strong administrative and financial skills and the ability to manage and reconcile large budgets
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work and communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders – contractors, schools and Local Authorities
- The ability to meet deadlines and keep projects on track
- A professional and collaborative approach to their work
For full details of the job please see the job description and person specification.
This role is offered at for 28 hours per week with the option to work these flexibly through the week with a salary of £28,800 per annum (pro rata of £36,000 pa FTE). The position is based at Church House, Hove with the opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.
We offer a 0.8 pro-rata entitlement of 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and 2 privilege days per year, flexi-time, free parking, the ride to work scheme, and the Diocesan Pension Scheme with 15.1% employer contribution.
Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found here
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
For more information about the Diocese of Chichester please visit www.chichester.anglican.org
Please apply via Pathways by midnight on Sunday 28th July 2024.
Interviews will be held at Church House, Hove on Wednesday 7th August 2024.
