The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Salary: £28,598 - £30,384
Hours per week: 37
Weeks per Annum: 52
Working pattern: Monday - Thursday 7.5 hours, Friday 7 hours
Location: Witney Campus
Contract type: 1 year Fixed Term Contract
Start date: October 2026
Abingdon & Witney College is seeking an enthusiastic Project Management Officer to support the delivery of an exciting estates and facilities projects across our campuses. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build a career in project management, or for an experienced administrator, coordinator or business support professional who is ready to develop their skills in a project-focused environment.
You'll play a key role in helping projects run smoothly from planning through to delivery, ensuring activities are well organised, stakeholders are informed, and project information is accurate and up to date.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be at the heart of our project delivery team, providing essential support across a variety of estates projects.
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Coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and tracking actions.
- Maintaining project plans, risk logs, action trackers and key documentation.
- Supporting project reporting, updates and stakeholder communications.
- Monitoring project progress and highlighting risks or delays.
- Assisting with project finances, budget trackers and procurement administration.
- Liaising with colleagues, contractors, consultants and external partners.
- Helping improve project processes and ways of working across the College.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for an organised and motivated individual who enjoys bringing structure, attention to detail and excellent customer service to everything they do.
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Experience in administration, coordination, project support or a similar role
- Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with a range of stakeholders
- Good Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
- The ability to maintain accurate records and follow processes effectively
- A proactive, professional and solution-focused approach.
Experience within estates, facilities, construction, education or public sector environments would be advantageous, but is not essential. Likewise, any project management qualification or exposure to project management methodologies would be welcomed.
Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date.
AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.
Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the ‘News’ and ‘Images’ tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College’s reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.
