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CEO Stephen Callaghan 67% approve of Stephen Callaghan's performance Industry Consulting and Business Services Link NEC Corporation website Innovation when it matters most. We build software and services that help keep people safer, healthier, and better connected worldwide. Our customers are national governments and international health bodies. They’re also police forces, emergency services, local authorities, and housing providers, all working to prevent harm and provide the right support. Our software and services get them great outcomes. NEC Software Solutions is headquartered in the UK and operates around the world. We employ more than 3,000 people in six countries, building software and services to get our customers better outcomes. We traded as Northgate Public Services until 1 July 2021 when we rebranded to align with our owners, NEC. Most of our subsidiary companies did too (APD Communications, i2N, EMIS Care and Charter Systems) but our service design agency still trades as Snook. We’ve been part of global tech company NEC Corporation since January 2018. Find out more about our business on the Corporate Responsibility and Performance pages. Job Description This role is to act as a project support officer within the Government, Health and Housing business at NEC Software Solutions. Projects can involve systems implementation and consultancy covering Housing, Public Protection, Revenues and Benefits, Health, Document Management or specific projects for central government (Blue Badge, HGV Charging for example). In addition to UK based projects NEC Software Solutions also has several international projects in Housing management based in Australia and Canada. Projects can vary in size and will usually be allocated to a project manager, where they act in a supplier delivery role. In addition, there are many small deliveries that do not require a project manager but still need to be actively managed. NEC Software Solutions uses a professional services automation tool (KPSA) across the whole business, and the role of the project support officer will be to use this to provide support and oversight of all engagements within the Government, Health and Housing division (N.B. within KPSA, projects are known as engagements). Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required. NEC is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities.