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Support Officer - Projects, Planning and Performance

Electoral Commission UK

City of Edinburgh

Hybrid

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

26 days ago

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Job summary

A public regulatory body in the UK seeks a Support Officer for Projects, Planning and Performance. You will assist in reporting and project management with responsibilities in performance monitoring and general administration. Required skills include proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and experience in a project or performance role. This position offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working and hybrid model

28 rising to 30 days annual leave

Study support for professional qualifications

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Ride2Work, eye care vouchers

Qualifications

Experience in a performance and/or project environment is advantageous.
Proactive and comfortable in fast-paced roles.
Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

Support the Projects, Planning and Performance team.
Assist in reporting on performance and key indicators.
Provide administrative support across change portfolios.

Skills

Performance and project experience

Administrative support

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Experience in Microsoft Excel

Knowledge of Power BI

Tools

Microsoft Visio

Support Officer – Projects, Planning and Performance

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Base pay range

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Basis: Permanent, Full time 36 hours per week

Location: London, Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh (Hybrid – min. 2 days in office) or Remote (UK)

London‑based employees receive an additional £3,217 London weighting.

A £312 tax‑free working from home allowance is also payable annually.

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.

As we enter a new chapter under our five‑year Corporate Plan, we are increasing our workforce and transforming how we plan and deliver core services. This post is central to supporting Corporate Services in delivering that ambition.

About the role

We are looking for a proactive and skilled professional to support our Projects, Planning and Performance team.

There are two parts to the role. The postholder will support the team responsible for reporting on performance, benefits and key performance indicators. The other part of the role is to provide support to the Project Management Office across two major portfolios of change. There are a wide range of tasks including support with analysis, projects and secretariat as well as a more general administrative role.

What we’re looking for?

Experience in a performance and/or project environment, with a qualification in this area being advantageous but not essential.
Experience working in fast paced environments, proactive, want to add value, quick to learn and take responsibility when given the opportunity.
Comfortable undertaking a range of tasks across performance monitoring and projects including administrative support.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and IT skills are essential, especially Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets, tables and charts. Experience in Microsoft Visio for process mapping and visualisations would be advantageous. Some knowledge of Power BI would be a bonus.

Why work for us?

This is a genuine opportunity to develop, particularly in the fields of planning and project/performance/benefit management as you will be exposed to a wide range of operational and strategic activities.

Benefits

Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum)
28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Study support for professional qualifications
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Ride2Work, eye care vouchers and more

How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

When applying, provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

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Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers
A photo of yourself
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There is no requirement to include your primary education details.
Your employment history including employers and dates of employment
Explanation for gaps in your history
Your duties, responsibilities and achievements

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double‑check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitment, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria listed in the job description, you will be offered an interview.

To be considered under this scheme, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace.

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