Job Description

Salary

39,152 - 41,771 per annum

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Package

Fixed Term for 2 years

Job category/type

Project Management

Date posted

19/12/2025

Job reference

RA0007376

About us

Warwickshire is famous around the world as Shakespeare's County - but that is only half the story. We remain a creative and innovative place in other ways too.

Warwickshire is home to many UK and international brands, with key strengths in automotive, future.

mobility and digital creative industries. The area is a major global centre for vehicle electrification, autonomous technologies and video game development. Our local universities include "Top 10" University of Warwick and "Modern University of the Year" Coventry University. There is a lot happening here.

We are home to one of the strongest business bases in the UK and confident that even through challenging times, our economy will emerge strongly, and our organisation has an important role to play in this.

Within Warwickshire County Council, the Employability and Skills Team commissions services and provides a number of support services, primarily supporting businesses, gathering economic needs, whilst also supporting in the creation of career opportunities linking to employment, education and skills partners. The team engage widely with a number of external partners and stakeholders who we collaborate with to widen our reach.

About the Role

The Contract and Project Monitoring Officer will play a crucial role in supporting Warwickshire County Council to increase and further develop the Warwickshire Adult Skills Fund programmes.

The role of Contract and Project Monitoring Officer will lead on ILR claims and processes for the Adult Skills Fund and support the funding compliance, validate funding claims and process payments.

The role is a high impacting one which makes a measurable difference to those it supports, we therefore invite candidates with a good level of knowledge and experience of the ILR system and are highly motived to support the skills delivery.

Key Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have experience in ILR funding claims and returns, a good understanding of learner records systems and funding rules. With experience in contract monitoring or project management within adult skills sector. The candidate must have a broad understanding of local and national skills initiatives, with previous experience of monitoring grant funded programmes that address local skills need. It is essential to have a good track record in data analysis and learner records systems.

What we offer

As a local authority, we pride ourselves in being collaborative and barrier breaking, whilst demonstrating strong team cultures by encouraging creative thinking, personal development and embracing new ways of working.

We are proudly an award-winning team, recognised for its culture and employee engagement, we operate a "flexible working" staff policy, whilst also offering enhanced wellbeing and staff benefit programmes such as cycle to work schemes, childcare vouchers, pension and health care schemes.

The post is based at the Warwickshire Skills Hub in Nuneaton, with county wide travel and visits to neighbouring authorities are anticipated.

For further information please see the and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire -

This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivupbenefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.

For any questions regarding the roles available, please contact Claire Fitzgerald on clairefitzgerald@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date

: midnight on Monday 12th January 2026

Interviews

: Wednesday 21st January 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.ukand we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.