Project Support Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
HiveMind found a sponsorship-friendly statement in the source advert welcoming applicants who require a visa. Always confirm on the source before applying.
“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This Project Support Officer role is with the East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA) and involves supporting programmes that improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes across the East Midlands. The successful candidate will coordinate programme activities, manage documentation, and support various meetings and forums. It's a varied role within a high-performing team, contributing to significant improvements in cancer services.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinating programme activities, milestones and deadlines
- Organising meetings, workshops and governance forums
- Preparing agendas, reports, presentations and project documentation
- Taking high-quality minutes and monitoring actions
- Maintaining project plans, risk logs and programme trackers
- Managing programme information, databases and reporting
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area;
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis;
- Skills for communication on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills;
- Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters.
- Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands;
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise.
- Skills for supporting project management.
- Skills for managing aspects of projects ensuring they meet financial targets
- Skills for manipulating information. Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software.
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to travel independently across the region and occasionally beyond.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Project Support Officer
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
Project Support Officer - Band 5
East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA) ****
Location: County Hall, Leicester (with travel across the East Midlands) ****
Responsible to: Senior Programme Manager ****
Accountable to: Managing Director
Make a difference to cancer services across the East Midlands
Are you an organised, proactive and motivated individual with excellent project coordination and administrative skills? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same?
The East Midlands Cancer Alliance is looking for a Project Support Officer to join our Programme Management Office (PMO). This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting programmes that improve cancer diagnosis, treatment and patient outcomes for over five million people across the East Midlands. The role supports programme delivery, governance and stakeholder engagement across a complex portfolio of cancer improvement programmes.
Vacancy may close early if sufficient applications received
Main duties of the job
As a Project Support Officer, you will work alongside Project Officers, Senior Programme Managers and clinical teams to ensure programmes are well organised, effectively coordinated and delivered to a high standard.
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