Contracts and Programme Monitoring Officer

About us

Warwickshire is famous around the world as Shakespeare's County - but that is only half the story. We remain a creative and innovative place in other ways too.

Warwickshire is home to many UK and international brands, with key strengths in automotive, future mobility and digital creative industries. The area is a major global centre for vehicle electrification, autonomous technologies and video game development. Our local universities include "Top 10" University of Warwick and "Modern University of the Year" Coventry University. There is a lot happening here.

We are home to one of the strongest business bases in the UK and confident that even through challenging times, our economy will emerge strongly, and our organisation has an important role to play in this.

Within Warwickshire County Council, the Employability and Skills Team commissions services and provides a number of support services, primarily supporting businesses, gathering economic needs, whilst also supporting in the creation of career opportunities linking to employment, education and skills partners.

The team engage widely with a number of external partners and stakeholders who we collaborate with to widen our reach.

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a Contract and Project Monitoring Officer to support the delivery of the Connect to Work programme across Warwickshire.

In this role, you will work closely with Programme Managers and partners to monitor projects and contracts, ensure compliance with funding and statutory requirements, and track performance, expenditure, and outcomes. You will lead on verifying grant claims, supporting audits, managing monitoring systems, and maintaining strong relationships with delivery partners and funders.

You will bring experience of project or contract monitoring, strong financial and data analysis skills, and a good understanding of grant funding, procurement, and performance reporting. Experience with in employability, skills, or economic development programmes is desirable.

This is a high impact role offering the opportunity to contribute directly to high-quality programme delivery that supports residents into employment and skills progression.

As a local authority, we pride ourselves in being collaborative and barrier breaking, whilst demonstrating strong team cultures by encouraging creative thinking, personal development and embracing new ways of working.

We are proudly an award-winning team, recognised for its culture and employee engagement, we operate a "flexible working" staff policy, whilst also offering enhanced wellbeing and staff benefit programmes such as cycle to work schemes, childcare vouchers, pension and health care schemes.

The post is based at the Warwickshire Skills Hub in Nuneaton, with county wide travel and visits to neighbouring authorities anticipated.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached above.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit:
Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include:

• Agile working
• A valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform

to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed.

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