As a project support officer, you won’t only perform routine administrative duties like minute taking – rather, your responsibilities will be inextricably tied to the success of the project you are working on. Driving everything forward from planning to implementation; (project planning and risk and issue management; Moreover, you will log, manage and analyse information on the progress of the project, using Excel and other bespoke databases. You may even be responsible for managing lower-level administrative support staff), your actions will directly influence the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the project.

Duties

Every project is different and therefore your duties will change accordingly. However, for the most part, you will be responsible for monitoring project schedules and budgets, preparing progress reports, and liaising with key stakeholders.

Skills

As the project officer, the project manager relies on you to help achieve project success. You use your teamwork and communication skills to ensure the project finishes on time and within budget. Your official title may vary from one project to another. You may be called a project support officer, project assistant or assistant project manager. Whatever your title, you need to show excellent administrative skills and technological skills.