Heo Pso - London, United Kingdom - Capita

Capita

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Join us as a HEO Project Support Officer with the Home Office
(Hybrid, Full-time, Permanent)

The 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 to continue keeping our citizens safe and our country secure.

Newtechnology 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.

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 acrossour 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.

Role Description

Project Support Officers enables 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.

The roles will offeran excellent opportunity to hone and develop your project delivery skills. There will certainly be scope for those who excel and demonstrate ability to progress within the project delivery profession.

Responsibilities:

Planning and scheduling. Accountable for implementing and maintaining appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling.
Monitoring and reporting and admin. Establish and maintain project controls, keeping the project manager aware of the project status. Prepare project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information. The Project Support Officer willensure organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Manage and monitor compliance of the project with Departmental Security, Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Business Continuity and 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 supportwithin Delegated Financial Authority limits.
Stakeholder Management. Manage professional relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and act as lead point of contact for some external parties. Draft and signoff correspondence.
Financial control. Monitor project spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets and the development of the business case. Ensures an accurate asset register is maintained.
Risk and Issues. Manage potential risk areas, working with risk managers and escalating as appropriate.

Essential Criteria:

Experience in a Project Support role
PSO fundamentals: Planning, risk management, business case, benefits etc
Selfmotivated
Enjoy challenges, and frequent change in focus, comfortable working on highprofile projects
Attention to detail
Stakeholder management
Can take initiative and exercises judgment, drawing on previous experience
Work ethic and proactiveness are key
Highly organized/ time management
Transparent and collaborative approach to decision making
Initiative and organization skills
Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Visio
Can work with ambiguity

Please note successful applicants will be required to go through vetting and Security Clearance.