Project Officer

Job Summary

Job Role Title: Project Officer

Salary: E £31,022 - £34,434

Contract Type: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Working Pattern: Full Time

Number of hours per week: 37 hours per week

Job Share: No

Closing date: 23: August 2025

Job Advert Text

An exciting opportunity to join a forward-looking ICT Team delivering quality technical solutions to a Blue Light Service.

Working alongside our experienced Project Managers, you will help ensure that Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service can securely deliver services to our communities 24/7. You will have the opportunity to support a project delivering a system to support our essential Fire Prevention and Community Safety work. As part of our project Team within the ICT department, you will be working with Service Colleagues to deliver quality and cost-effective change.

The successful candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience. You must be capable of working closely with our Project Manager and following our established Project Governance model. You will be able to work in time-sensitive situations, producing quality output for a variety of stakeholders.

If this sounds like you and you're ready to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. You too can help Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service ensure "Safer People, Safer Places" for communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

If the successful candidate is a current substantive post holder within the organisation, the appointment will be treated as a temporary internal transfer.

Benefits you will receive:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working

• Generous leave entitlement plus public holidays

• Full support for ongoing professional development

• On-site gym facilities

• Free onsite parking

• Access to an emergency services "Blue Light" discount card

• Use of our in-house occupational health unit, which includes fitness support

• Access to the Service's 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

•Public sector pension (subject to pension scheme rules). You will automatically be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which is a tax-approved, defined-benefit occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on your earnings, and you can choose from different income options when you retire.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion, and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives. These organisations include:

• Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion

• Department of Works and Pension's Disability Confident scheme

• British Sign Language Charter

• Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA)

Pension Considerations

Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether applying/accepting this position would result in any Annual Allowance or Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on the Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Sponsorship

Please take note that Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

Hybrid working may be considered for this role.

Closing date: 23: August 2025

Interview and test date: W/C 1st September 2025

If you are invited to interview, you will be assessed against the NFCC Leadership Framework.

The highest level relevant to the role is detailed in the person specification, and you may be required to demonstrate competence at any level up to and including that. The interview will include both behavioural and role-specific questions to assess your suitability for the position. You will also be asked a question exploring your understanding of, and commitment to, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the workplace.

Job Objectives

Assist in the delivery of change through Project Management and Business Analysis to enhance the performance of LFRS.

Skills Required

• You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling you to work effectively with colleagues at all levels both in person and on the telephone.
• Demonstrates ability to manage multiple workstreams and adapt to changing priorities, ability to be flexible to the demands of the role.
• Proven ability to engage with users to gather detailed information, enabling accurate mapping of current (as-is) and future (to-be) processes, and developing requirements documentation.
• Ability to generate and propose a variety of solutions to address problems effectively.
• Business focus sufficient to apply information systems and technology to improve the efficiency of our operations.
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Prince 2 Foundation or equivalent and/or a Business Analyst qualification is desirable but not essential.