Project Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £30,792

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Office for Local Government
Type of role:
Project Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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Bristol, Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, WolverhamptonAbout the job

Job summary:

The new Office for Local Government (Oflog) is a key priority of the Secretary of State.

Oflog will help to drive improvement in local government - responsible for a wider range of critical and everyday services - in order to improve outcomes for the public.

It will do this by providing authoritative and accessible data and analysis about the performance of local government, so that local leaders can benchmark themselves against their peers and communities can more effectively challenge their authorities.

Oflog is an office of DLUHC, meaning all staff are DLUHC civil servants.

Ministers have agreed that it will have a degree of separation from government, with its own independent Chair and Chief Executive.

Oflog is a mixed-discipline team, including policy and local government experts, and analysts from a range of disciplines.

To support Oflog's establishment and increase delivery capability, we are recruiting for a new Project Officer (HEO) role to join our Business Management & PPM team.

You will be instrumental in ensuring the successful and timely delivery of the wider Programme, that they are delivered at pace and helping to keep the team on track, whilst ensuring co-ordination of different components in liaison with the team and the wider department.

The role will support the team on various activities including but not limited to business planning, internal communications, programme reporting.

The Project Officer has a primary responsibility to support the successful delivery of the required outcomes, including the supporting governance and assurance, monitoring progress, risks and issues.

Job description:

We are looking for an individual who is motivated, flexible and passionate about working with programmes and projects teams.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting project manager in programme reporting and governance of the Oflog programme, including plans, timelines, budget & expenditure, tracking and managing risks milestones and interdependencies embedding programme management disciplines in individual projects.
Supporting workstream leads to identify key outputs, milestones, monitor forecasts, progress, interactions and issues, helping to embed programme management and tools to support the Oflog programme and strategy.
Providing liaison with the department over business support.
Seeking appropriate support, guidance and coaching from the project community. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance.
Providing advice and guidance to support project delivery, collaborating with stakeholders to develop pragmatic solutions to problems.
With project manager, consider and implement continuous improvement to drive consistency of approach, taking ownership of issues to resolution.
You will not have direct line management responsibilities.

Person specification:

Experience of supporting projects or programmes, in a fast paced and fluid environment.
Understanding of governance and assurance, reporting and risk management.
Sound oral and written skills including the ability to communicate information succinctly and clearly.
Strong organisational skills. A commitment to continuous improvement and an ability to deliver a highquality service.
Good attention to detail and the ability to develop and implement effective reporting processes.
Ability to build collaborative and trusted working relationships with stakeholders.
Strong IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office products, in particular Excel and PowerPoint.
Demonstrating resilience and flexibility under pressure with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and balance competing demands.

Desired Qualifications

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Agile Project Management Practitioner
APM Project Management Qualification
APM Registered Project Professional
Registered Project Professional

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £30,792, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £8,313 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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