Project Support Officer – Greenwich Park Revealed
Greenwich Park, London (with occasional travel to Hyde Park)

About Us

Created in March 2017, The Royal Parks is a charity that supports and manages 5,000 acres of historic parkland across London. Millions of Londoners and tourists visit our beautiful sites, which offer unparalleled opportunities for enjoyment, exploration and healthy living in the heart of the capital.

We look after eight of London’s largest open spaces; Hyde Park, The Green, Richmond, Greenwich, St James’s, Bushy and The Regent’s Parks, and Kensington Gardens. We also manage other important open spaces in the capital including Brompton Cemetery, Victoria Tower Gardens, Canning Green and Poet’s Corner.

In January 2020, we were awarded £4.5 million by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver the £8 million Greenwich Park Revealed project. This exciting project aims to restore, protect and enhance Greenwich Park’s historic and natural heritage, as well as provide better facilities, learning, training, volunteering and access to the park for new audiences into the future.

We’re looking for a Project Support Officer to join us on a three year fixed-term contract, working 22 hours per week. 

The Benefits

• Salary of £27,801 - £32,000 pro rata DOE
• 26 days’ holiday pro rata plus public holidays
• Pension scheme

If you have experience of purchasing and finance processes and business administration, this is a superb opportunity to support the success of a project that will revitalise one of London’s most iconic green spaces.

You will have the chance to collaborate with departments across our organisation and enhance your experience in a number of areas, including community engagement, project support and financial analysis.

So, if you want to play an important role in the delivery phase of a pivotal project which will make a real impact, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Project Support Officer, you will provide administrative, financial and organisational support for the Greenwich Park Revealed project.

Reporting to the Greenwich Park Manager, you will provide a high level of support to the Programme Manager and project teams during the delivery phase of the project. 

Specifically, you will:

• Act as a bridge between the Programme Board, Project Board and Project Managers
• Raise POs and process invoices 
• Work with the Partnership and Community Engagement Officer to organise project engagement activities
• Create reports for project funders on a quarterly and annual basis 

About You

To join us as a Project Support Officer, you will need:

• Experience of processing purchase orders and payments and carrying out reporting 
• Previous experience of working with finance data 
• Experience of providing administrative support for committees, boards and meetings
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collate, interpret and present information in a range of formats

Other organisations may call this role Project Support Assistant, Finance Assistant, Finance Co-ordinator, Project Co-ordinator, Project Officer, Administrator, Administration Officer, Financial Administrator, or Financial Administration Officer.

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