INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Project Officer

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: PO3

Contract Type: Permanent

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 24/02/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC

Reference:1874

**INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY**

About Us:

Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused insight-led digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace well-being skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email recruitment@ so we can arrange an alternative application method.

About the role:

Waltham Forest is an exciting dynamic and forward-thinking place to work striving to making a real difference to the community and lives of local people.As the Mayor of Londons first London Borough of Culture our distinctive culture-led approach to economic growth and regeneration is driving one of the fastest growing local economies in London. We are extremely ambitious for Waltham Forest investing in the boroughs future and creating a legacy that will benefit our residents for years to come.

Working in the Housing Delivery team within the Place Directorate you will play a critical role in meeting our ambition to ensure that every resident has a decent roof over their head. This post will offer an excellent opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and experience of housing development.

As Project Officer you will be supporting a team of Project Directors Managers and Officers in delivering housing schemes.

This is a full-time role offered on a part office and part home-based arrangement.

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Key Responsibilities:

Including budget and contract administration ensuring that data management systems and project documentation are accurately updated and facilitating events and meetings as required. You will need experience andunderstandingof delivering housing schemes good communication skills and experience of liaising with a range of internal and external partners.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Indicative Qualifications Degree or equivalent or vocational qualification in relevant subject or area or relevant professional experience.

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Jacqueline Franklin Project Director @

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