Project Support Officer (Home Office)
- Employer
- Peregrine
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Up to £34000 per annum
- Closing date
- 16 Oct 2019
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- Clearance Level
- SC
- Sector
- Human Resources
- Job Type
- Permanent
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Join us as a Project Support Officer with the Home Office
(Marsham St London , Full-time, Permanent)
***If you have the appetite to work on issues that directly impact the public and have the drive and determination to play a critical role in enabling change within this exciting role, then read on!***
About Capita
At Capita, we support clients across a range of sectors, including local Government, central Government, education, transport, health, life and pensions, insurance and other private sector organisations. We support with expertise applied by the talent across our business in combination with technology, insight and analytics to keep our clients ahead of change, sharper than competitors and more efficient than ever - and we always need new talent to help us achieve our goals.
We are currently recruiting for interesting and exciting positions at the Home Office. The Home Office keeps the UK secure and prosperous; protects its citizens, residents and visitors and their property; and upholds rights, liberties and the rule of law. We lead on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime and fire policy, counter-terrorism and work to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK.
Why Join Home Office?
This role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative person to be at the forefront of change in one of the great Departments of State. We are delivering significant transformation in order to continue keeping our citizens safe and our country secure. New technology and the fast evolving nature of the threats we face mean we must adapt, and adapt fast, and with the UK leaving the EU, the need for change is greater than ever.
The Role of a Project Support Officer
Your role as Project Support Officer covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the project's objectives. As Project Support Officer, you will enable the smooth running of the project by supporting the Project Manager through the operation of project management processes, and the coordination of business management actions and activities on their behalf.
You will be responsible for providing expert and flexible project support in delivering within the Home Office Transformation Portfolio. It is large, complex and challenging and encompasses over 20 major and/or mission critical projects and programmes plus four business portfolios of change. There is a strong focus on agile, modular project delivery, supported by enterprise-wide portfolio management and you could find yourself working on a project for the UK's critical national infrastructure through to a complex technology enabled business change programme.
Typical Role Responsibilities:
*Planning & Scheduling - Implement and maintain appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling
*Monitoring & Reporting - Establish organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Keeping the project manager aware of the project status. Prepare project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information
*Admin - Ensure organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Manage and monitor compliance of the project with Departmental Security, Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Business Continuity & Business Planning
*Resources - Lead a team responsible for identifying, developing and deploying resources. Manage workforce planning, providing information for effective decision making to the Project Manager. Procurement of supplies and services related to project support within Delegated Financial Authority limits
*Stakeholder - Manage professional relationships with a wide range of internal & external stakeholders and act as lead point of contact for some external parties. Draft and sign-off correspondence
*Financial Control - Monitor project spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets and the development of the business case. Ensure an accurate asset register is maintained
*Risks & Issues - Manage potential risk areas, working with risk managers and escalating as appropriate
To be considered for this role, you will show sound experience/strength in the following:
*Experience with Requirements gathering and workshops
*Design implementation and planning
*Strong Project Management background
*Risk & Issue management
*Administrative duties
*Strong Stakeholder engagement and management
*Change Control
*Excellent Leadership skills
*Strong organisational skills
*Confident/self-starter
*Assertive/Inquisitive
*Commercial Reporting experience
*Experience with working on Governed projects
*Governance
*Project Management skills
Highly Desirable experience:
*Central Government experience
*Policy decision making
*Project Planning experience
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the very best of luck with your application.
Please note successful applicants will be expected to go through vetting and Security Clearance
(Marsham St London , Full-time, Permanent)
***If you have the appetite to work on issues that directly impact the public and have the drive and determination to play a critical role in enabling change within this exciting role, then read on!***
About Capita
At Capita, we support clients across a range of sectors, including local Government, central Government, education, transport, health, life and pensions, insurance and other private sector organisations. We support with expertise applied by the talent across our business in combination with technology, insight and analytics to keep our clients ahead of change, sharper than competitors and more efficient than ever - and we always need new talent to help us achieve our goals.
We are currently recruiting for interesting and exciting positions at the Home Office. The Home Office keeps the UK secure and prosperous; protects its citizens, residents and visitors and their property; and upholds rights, liberties and the rule of law. We lead on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime and fire policy, counter-terrorism and work to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK.
Why Join Home Office?
This role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative person to be at the forefront of change in one of the great Departments of State. We are delivering significant transformation in order to continue keeping our citizens safe and our country secure. New technology and the fast evolving nature of the threats we face mean we must adapt, and adapt fast, and with the UK leaving the EU, the need for change is greater than ever.
The Role of a Project Support Officer
Your role as Project Support Officer covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the project's objectives. As Project Support Officer, you will enable the smooth running of the project by supporting the Project Manager through the operation of project management processes, and the coordination of business management actions and activities on their behalf.
You will be responsible for providing expert and flexible project support in delivering within the Home Office Transformation Portfolio. It is large, complex and challenging and encompasses over 20 major and/or mission critical projects and programmes plus four business portfolios of change. There is a strong focus on agile, modular project delivery, supported by enterprise-wide portfolio management and you could find yourself working on a project for the UK's critical national infrastructure through to a complex technology enabled business change programme.
Typical Role Responsibilities:
*Planning & Scheduling - Implement and maintain appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling
*Monitoring & Reporting - Establish organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Keeping the project manager aware of the project status. Prepare project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information
*Admin - Ensure organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Manage and monitor compliance of the project with Departmental Security, Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Business Continuity & Business Planning
*Resources - Lead a team responsible for identifying, developing and deploying resources. Manage workforce planning, providing information for effective decision making to the Project Manager. Procurement of supplies and services related to project support within Delegated Financial Authority limits
*Stakeholder - Manage professional relationships with a wide range of internal & external stakeholders and act as lead point of contact for some external parties. Draft and sign-off correspondence
*Financial Control - Monitor project spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets and the development of the business case. Ensure an accurate asset register is maintained
*Risks & Issues - Manage potential risk areas, working with risk managers and escalating as appropriate
To be considered for this role, you will show sound experience/strength in the following:
*Experience with Requirements gathering and workshops
*Design implementation and planning
*Strong Project Management background
*Risk & Issue management
*Administrative duties
*Strong Stakeholder engagement and management
*Change Control
*Excellent Leadership skills
*Strong organisational skills
*Confident/self-starter
*Assertive/Inquisitive
*Commercial Reporting experience
*Experience with working on Governed projects
*Governance
*Project Management skills
Highly Desirable experience:
*Central Government experience
*Policy decision making
*Project Planning experience
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the very best of luck with your application.
Please note successful applicants will be expected to go through vetting and Security Clearance
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