Adecco
Senior Project Co-ordinator
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📍 Newham (Dockside)
📅 6-Month Contract
💰 £24.37 PAYE / £31.81 Umbrella
🛡️ Basic DBS Required
🏢 Office-Based, 5 Days Per Week
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Project Co-ordinator to join a busy Children and Young People's Services team in Newham. This role offers the chance to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families by supporting and co-ordinating key projects across Education, Social Care, Commissioning and Safeguarding.
You will play a pivotal role in driving service improvement initiatives, supporting the development of new strategies, engaging with stakeholders and communities, and ensuring key projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and co-ordinate a broad portfolio of projects across Children's Services.
- Assist in designing and improving services that deliver positive outcomes for children, young people and families.
- Develop project plans, monitor progress and ensure delivery against agreed objectives.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, partners and community groups.
- Support the development of strategies, reports and service reviews.
- Analyse data and evaluate service performance to inform decision-making.
- Organise meetings, workshops and consultations, producing clear documentation and action plans.
- Maintain oversight of key priorities, risks and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
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Preferred Experience & Skills
- Experience supporting or delivering projects within local government, children's services, education, social care, safeguarding or related public sector environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build effective relationships across a wide range of professionals and community partners.
- Experience in service improvement, strategy development, programme co-ordination, performance monitoring or project management.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong communication, report-writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
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What's on Offer?
- Competitive rates of £24.37 PAYE or £31.81 Umbrella
- High-profile project work within a large London Borough
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful improvements for children and families
- Immediate start available
- 6-month contract with potential for extension
If you have a passion for improving public services and experience delivering projects within a children's services or local authority setting, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for immediate consideration.
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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