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This is an exciting time to be joining the Barnardo's Health Directorate as a Programme Support Officer. This role is integral to supporting the health team in implementing its ambitious integrated health and social care strategy.
We are looking for a Programme Support Officer to support with the smooth running of multiple projects and programmes that drive forward the health strategy. This role is dynamic and varied, with significant opportunities to get involved with interesting internal and external-facing projects.
The successful candidate will be required to support projects that drive forward internal culture change, development, and strategic growth. This is a key role to enable transformational change at scale and pace. The key functions of the role include overseeing project plans & identifying risks; managing the health team Twitter account and growing connections; supporting with event planning and logistics; supporting the health communication strategy; researching into emerging health trends and needs for children, young people, and families. The role also requires supporting and coordinating internal and external meetings, liaising with stakeholders, and keeping an up-to-date stakeholder list.
We are open to candidates with varied career history who can meet the person specification however the position is ideal for people who have previously worked in the voluntary sector or in the NHS.
This role will work within a fast-paced environment and as part of a supportive, caring, and dynamic team. We are looking for someone with a positive, can-do attitude who can use their initiative to make decisions, manage multiple tasks within a tight timeframe and lead on key projects both independently and as part of a team. Excellent communication skills are essential. Someone with social media and event support experience would be desirable.
This role will form part of the Health Directorate and is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in supporting transformational change to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
This post will operate as part of a remote team. The role is home-based, with some travel to regional hubs to provide support or to attend meetings.
Salary shown is a salary range, the starting salary can be negotiated for exceptional candidates.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address.
For an informal conversation about this role please contact Amie Dobinson, Assistant Director of Health Business Development on: amie.dobinson@barnardos.org.uk
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
- Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
- T&C's apply based on contract
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
