Priority Projects Unit - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £35,400 - £39,200

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Apprenticeship
Business area:
CO
Public Bodies and Priority Projects Unit
Type of role:
Policy
Project Delivery
Strategy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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GlasgowAbout the job

Job summary:

At the Cabinet Office we support the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Cabinet Office in delivering key objectives and milestones ensuring the smooth running of government - from developing policy, to modernising public services.

The Cabinet office is both a "corporate centre" for government and a policy department in its own right that challenges, supports, leads and provides services to other Ministerial Departments.

We welcome talented people from all backgrounds with the skills and the commitment to build a career in the Civil Service.

The Cabinet Office Purpose is:
- to maintain the integrity of the Union, coordinate the security of the realm and sustain a flourishing democracy;
- to support the design and implementation of HM Government's policies and the Prime Minister's priorities; and
- to ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.

The work Cabinet Office delivers is vast and therefore presents opportunities to develop your skills and experience in a variety of critical government agendas.

An organisation of approximately 7,000 employees, the Cabinet Office is a vibrant, modern and exciting place to work, attracting a diverse workforce which represents the people we serve.

Our main offices are in London, but we have staff based around the UK.

At the heart of this are our Cabinet Office values.

To deliver our Purpose and help make Cabinet Office a great place to work, we all commit to:

- treating everyone with
Respect:

- actively
Collaborate, and
- build
Trust
We have an aspiration to become the most inclusive employer across the Civil Service.

We have a number of staff benefits, including flexible working, and access to a number of staff support networks to ensure we meet this.

The Cabinet Office has achieved a Bronze award in the Inclusive Employers Standard and a Gold Talent Inclusion & Diversity Evaluation (TIDE) award from the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (ENEI).

Job description:

Role outline

The new PPU Apprenticeship role offers an exciting opportunity to work in the heart of government whilst completing a 24 month, Level 4 qualification in Project Management.

This is a work-based qualification and learning will be gained through a combination of project ('on the job') and academic based tasks.

This will involve directly supporting the delivery of a range of important, consequential and historic government policy, with 20% allocated learning time per week.

Who is an apprenticeship for?
Professional apprenticeships are for people from a wide range of backgrounds.

This includes those looking to start their civil service career,returning to work after a break, or looking to change career direction.

Professional apprenticeships are for people of all ages, grades and stages in their career.

You will have the opportunity to work towards a genuine, academically robust qualification that will be fully funded by the Cabinet Office.

Why an apprenticeship in project management?

What are we offering?

Working on (typically) three month long projects across Cabinet Office (70%);
Working towards a Level4 professional qualification in project management (20%); and,
Championing PPU areas and team projects, providing opportunities to help shape the team and encourage an inclusive, diverse environment (10%)

To make all this possible, you will be supported by:

A line manager within PPU who focuses on wellbeing and career development;
A project task manager who will oversee the expectations of your current placement; and,
A digital support coach (assigned by the qualification provider) to support course learning and completion.

You will also be linked up with an existing PPU team member as part of the PPU buddy system aimed at supporting new joiners to get settled into the team.

Person specification:

What are my responsibilities?

Each project and its demands are unique but frequently PPU team members are requested to work on complex, cross-cutting areas of work; significant policy, delivery and analysis reviews; short term problem solving with policy teams on urgent issues; project management to establish programmes; and working with Ministers.

This may be within the Cabinet office or across departments.

**Within projects you