Project Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £32,858 - £38,272

National: £32,858 £34,586; London: £36,583 £38,272
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DBT
DG COO
Project Delivery & Change
CS: Project Delivery and Change
Type of role:
Project Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
3Contents

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Location

Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.

Almost all government policy is delivered through projects or transformation programmes.

Thousands are carried out each year to improve the UK's infrastructure, transform public services, safeguard national security and boost international trade and we are no exception, we use projects and programmes to further DBT's objectives and to make DBT a great place to work for our people.

In our projects, we are clear about the importance of bringing together project delivery - with its structures, processes, and tools to guide change - and effective change management - with its focus on people and ensuring that changes are embraced and used effectively.

Flexible Resource Pool (FRP)

At the heart of our Project Delivery (PD) and Change Directorate, we have established an internal pool of experienced project delivery and change professionals who are deployed across the department to support the delivery of business-critical projects.

The FRP will offer successful applicants' exposure to a wide range of challenging projects across DBT to build capability, experience and technical skills.

We will also provide access to a range of informal professional career development opportunities and continuous professional development (CPD).

Job description:

As a member of the Flexible Resource Pool, you will work on a variety of projects up to 12 months at a time.

During this time, you could be required to take on some of the following roles as set out on page 119 of the Project Delivery Capability Framework
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Delivery - Supporting Day to day management of the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
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Stakeholder Management

Identify key stakeholders and develop effective relationships.

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Risks & Issues

Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.

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Governance - Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making.
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Risks and Issues

Engaging with stakeholders to identify, monitor and key risks and issues for the Project.

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Resources - Schedule / manage resources to deliver the project.
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Benefits Realisation - Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked and owned.
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Business Case - Coordinate development of the Business Case.
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Budget - Track delivery within budget.
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Assurance - Support or set appropriate project assurance.
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Change Management - Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place.

Person specification:

Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria
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Project Delivery:

You will have previous experience working on a project or in a project management environment.

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Communication:

You will have proven strong communication and engagement skills with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.

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Problem solver:

Analytical, with ability to analyse data, identify crosscutting themes and trends. Strong attention to detail.

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Delivering at Pace and in ambiguity:

You will be comfortable with working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, as an individual and within a team.

Desirable Criteria

You will have practical experience of actively managing project risks and issues and contribute to effective decision making.
You will need to be flexible and willing to move between different projects in DBT.
Willingness to learn and a cando attitude.

Personal Attributes & Skills

You will have a proactive approach to developing productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, bringing people together to benefit projects.
You must be able to engage, motivate and coach others as well as acting as a role model, to inspire and empower others.

In return, we will offer you exposure to a range of challenging projects in different areas of an organisation at the heart of the Government's international agenda.

You will receive support and mentoring as well as ongoing formal and informal opportunities to continue your personal and professional dev