Business Support Officer - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £24,327 - £27,101
Job grade:

Executive Officer
Contract type:
Temporary
Fixed Term
Loan
Length of employment:
12 months
Business area:
CO
Office of Government Property
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Business Management and Improvement
Project Delivery
Property
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

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Location

Glasgow, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:

Do you want to be part of a programme that is contributing to key Government policy including levelling up, economic recovery and helping communities to build back better? Are you looking to gain experience of working with a large scale programme?

If so, our Business Support Officer role might be what you're looking for.

We're looking for someone to play a critical enabling role in the One Public Estate programme team.

It's a varied and rewarding programme to be part of and we bring a broad range of skills and experiences together in a friendly and supportive environment that recognises and encourages diversity of thought.

The role will offer you variety, stretch and support to develop your skills.

The programme is delivered in partnership between the Office of Government Property (OGP), the Local Government Association (LGA), and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and supports ambitious cross-public sector property projects that create local economic growth, integrate public services, and drive efficiency savings.

We take a place-based approach to what we do, supporting and investing in projects that make a difference for local communities and support the delivery of the Government Estate Strategy.

Job description:

We're looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and organised team player, comfortable working with senior people and with large amounts of autonomy.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills will be needed, as will an ability to balance competing deadlines and manage upwards.

The role would suit someone with experience of working in a project or programme environment; supporting senior boards and leadership teams; and/or providing government Secretariat support.

Most important will be an ability to quickly absorb information, solve problems and deliver high quality outputs, often through others.

You will sit in the programme pillar of the team, besides commercial, policy and regional teams.

You will report to the Assistant Programme Manager but will also work closely with the Programme Manager and other members of the Programme Management Office (PMO) in both Cabinet Office and the LGA.

You will have a variety of responsibilities, including:

Leading recruitment campaigns for the team
Playing a key role in the programme's PMO to enable outcomes and outputs against the programme plan
Supporting OPEs two governance boards, Programme Executive Group and joint Senior Leadership Team
Providing diary and administrative support to the Deputy Director of Property Programmes and wider Office of Government Property
Coordination of briefings and submissions across the team, including some drafting
Support to events, including leading on aspects of events management
Diary management
Other activities as relevant and in support of the post holder's development.

Person specification:

Essential Criteria

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organisational skills
A proactive and solutionfocused approach to tasks
Excellent team working skills
Comfortable with autonomy

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working with central and/or local government
Experience of: working in programmes and/or project environments; working with senior leadership teams and boards; and/or providing government secretariat work

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role.
An environment with flexible working options.
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Application process

Selection Process
At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours and strengths.

Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours at interview only: