Job Description

Redundancy Support Service Project Officer | 10230 | Fixed Term Contract until 30 September 2027/ Secondment Opportunity | 37 hours per week | £26,824 to £28,142 per annum (Scale E) | County Hall, Norwich

The Redundancy Support Service (RSS) is a pilot project funded by Norfolk County Council (NCC) to support businesses who are making redundancies and residents who are at risk of redundancy.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join this team as a Project Officer during the pilot period. The successful candidate will be involved in overseeing the effective processing of enquiries from employers and residents at risk of redundancy, sourcing and updating training provision, updating marketing and social media feeds and project administration.

If you have experience of working in a project-based environment, have a passion to support individuals facing life changes and want to learn more about marketing and social media opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

The role can be offered as a Fixed-Term contract or secondment opportunity until 30th September 2027.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Andy Thorpe, Employability Manager: andrew.thorpe@norfolk.gov.uk 01603-222904.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.

• Financial benefits such as:

  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)

  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditionshere.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 07 May 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 31 May 2026 23:59