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Project Officer

​If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we’d love to hear from you! 

Do you have exceptional organisational skills, a talent for administration, and a passion for supporting projects that make a real difference? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

New College Durham is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Project Officer to join our Business Development team. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our work, ensuring projects run smoothly, meet funding body requirements, and deliver real impact for learners and partners.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Providing high-quality administrative support, including preparing data for bids and tenders, producing reports (using Power BI and other software), and maintaining accurate project records.

  • Supporting the set-up of systems and processes for new funding streams.

  • Coordinating and minuting meetings, tracking actions, and ensuring progress is communicated and monitored effectively.

  • Acting as a key point of contact for internal colleagues, external partners, and students, ensuring they receive timely and accurate information.

What we’re looking for:

  • Strong organisational and administrative skills with exceptional attention to detail.

  • Confidence in handling data, preparing reports, and using digital tools.

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders.

  • A flexible and proactive approach, with enthusiasm for learning new things and taking on varied tasks.

f you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy being involved in diverse projects, this is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and ambitious team.

New College Durham offer a wide range of benefits to enhance your professional development, take care of your health and well-being and help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. On top of this, our flexible benefits scheme lets you choose from a comprehensive selection of benefits and rewards to meet your individual needs.

New College Durham offers support and benefit options such as:?

  • Hybrid working for greater work/life balance

  • Family friendly policies including Flexible Working, Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental Leave, Special Leave, and Remote Working

  • Generous annual leave package and option to purchase additional annual leave

  • Training, support and the opportunity to develop your professional skills, including three full days each year exclusively to staff development

  • Free car parking

  • Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

Staff who are new to teaching in FE may be eligible for the Levelling up premium payment for FE teachers here at New College Durham; please check GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for more details. :

About us:
New College Durham is a great place to work. It is a high performing and financially outstanding college. We are continually investing in new facilities and resources to benefit our students, such as our new development, T.H.E HUB.

New College Durham is one of the leading Further Education colleges in the North East and continues to be at the forefront of new initiatives, being one of the few colleges in the North East to offer all the new T-Level programmes.

We focus on providing training and education that creates the best outcomes for our students, giving them the edge in their chosen industry.

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

As an inclusive employer awarded the following recognitions demonstrate our commitment to our workforce/the community we serve:

  • Disability Confident Status

  • Mindful Employer

  • Dying to Work

  • Better Health at Work – maintaining excellenceNew College Durham have further signed up to the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter, as well as the AOC EDI Charter.We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham it is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a persons whom is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see below; DBS code of practice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) will not be accepted.