IT Project Support Officer

Blackpool & The Fylde College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a IT Project Support Officer to join our dynamic team.You will join us on a full time, 12 month fixed term contract, and in return, we will offer a competitive salaryof up to £32,747 - £38,535 per annum.

Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a highly organised and proactive IT Project Support Officer to join our IT Services team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of our IT project portfolio, ensuring effective coordination, structured governance, and high-quality project administration.

Key Responsibilities of our****IT Project Support Officer:

As a key member of the IT Services team, you will:

• Provide structured project coordination, supporting the IT Project Manager with planning, scheduling, documentation, and governance activities
• Maintain project artefacts including RAID logs, action logs, status reports, and change documentation
• Support requirements gathering through interviews, workshops, and basic process mapping.
• Assist with impact assessments and ensure project deliverables are clearly defined and understood.
• Arrange and support meetings, workshops, and stakeholder sessions, taking accurate minutes and tracking actions to completion.
• Provide general administrative and communication support across the IT project portfolio.
• Lead small or low-complexity projects or workstreams, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, timelines, and quality expectations.

Why Join Us?

Become part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team committed to delivering impactful digital and technology change. You’ll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of IT projects, developing valuable skills within a supportive and dynamic environment.

Rewards and Benefits:

Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work Certified

• Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Competitive pension scheme:
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
• Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
• Agile working opportunities
• Enhanced Family friendly policies
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
• Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Occupational Health
• FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
• FREE eye tests
• Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
• FREE healthy breakfast
• Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
• Health and beauty salon
• Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
• Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
• FREE car parking
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am
• 5pm during selected half-term breaks

Closing date: 19th March 2026

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B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email us should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process.

B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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