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Are you a highly organised and proactive facilitator and administrator, keen to play a key role in supporting a new PMO team, ensuring the smooth coordination of programmes and projects?

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing, purpose-driven team working at the heart of Neighbourhood health and care across County Durham.

WHAT IS INVOLVED? 
As a Project Facilitator, you will work closely with programme leads, clinicians, and system partners to help plan, coordinate, and implement key transformation initiatives in Neighbourhood Health & Care. You’ll play a central role in ensuring projects run smoothly, stakeholders stay engaged, and progress is effectively tracked and reported 
You will provide comprehensive support to the PMO team, including facilitation of the multiple stakeholders, diary management, meeting coordination, and document preparation.

We encourage you to contact Dr Jen Steel at jenny.steel@durham.gov.uk / jenny.steel5@nhs.net to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

WHAT WILL I NEED?

• Experience in a project support, coordination, or facilitation role
• Strong organisational and time management skills with attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work across professional boundaries
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria. 
 
INTERVIEWS
 
Interviews will be held on Friday 22nd May at Corten House in Durham
 
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.
 
OUR OFFER TO YOU
We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.
 
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION 
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.
 
 
HOW TO APPLY  
We welcome applications from disabled people and those who are or consider themselves to be neurodivergent
Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted. For guidance on completing your application, visit our website.
 
If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27, or via email RecruitmentAHS@durham.gov.uk.
 
All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates.
 
 
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