Regional Programme Officer - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

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Salary:

- £32,640 - £36,510
Job grade:


  • Higher Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
    Length of employment:
  • 12 months
    Business area:
  • CO
  • Office of Government Property
    Type of role:
  • Property
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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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?

We're looking for a Regional Programme Officer role within the One Public Estate programme.


OPE is jointly delivered by the Office of Government Property (OGP) in the Cabinet Office and the Local Government Association (LGA).

It supports cross-public sector working to deliver ambitious property-led projects that create local economic growth, integrate public services and drive efficiency savings.

We take a place-based approach, supporting projects that make a difference across the public sector, and we support the delivery of the Government Property Strategy.


Job description:

We're looking for an organised team player, comfortable working with senior leaders.

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

You will have the opportunity to build your experience of working in large programmes, both in scale and scope.

Working in the Cabinet Office, at the heart of government, will give you the opportunity to work with senior officials, and other government departments.


Specific responsibilities include but aren't limited to:

  • Work closely with regional and programme managers, and the Programme Director using programme management tools.
  • Coordinate the management and mitigation of programme risks and issues, at both regional and programme level, providing oversight to senior leaders.
  • Contribute to drafting advice to Ministers and senior officials, and correspondence.
  • Act as the team lead for responding to Freedom of Information requests.
  • Secretariat for the programme's senior governance board as/when required, Programme Executive Group, including proposing agendas, drafting minutes, influencing key discussion topics and ensuring papers are drafted and circulated on time and to a high standard.
  • Assisting with regional reporting against the OPE programme's KPI benefits.
  • Supporting Regional Programme Managers with engagement and communication across government departments, local authorities and OPE partnerships.

Person specification:


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

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


In return, we offer a supportive environment to grow skills and experience, with a clear portfolio of responsibilities that will support leadership development.

We will listen to your ambitions, building the role around your background, experience and aspirations, and we'll encourage and support relevant technical and professional development too.


Aligned to wider OGP policy, the post holder will work in a hybrid environment with some homeworking, some office based working, and occasional travel to other OGP offices.

This role is a ring fenced role tied to funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).


Essential:

  • Excellent communication skills, including drafting skills
  • Experience working in programmes and or projects
  • Proactive and forward thinking
  • Problem solving skills
  • A formal programme or project qualification, such as PRINCE 2, MSP, APM or equivalent, or willingness to work towards

Desirable:

  • Experience of working with central and/or local government

Behaviours:

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

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Working Together
  • Communicating and Influencing

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 (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours at interview only:

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Communicating and influencing
  • Working Together
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