Project Support Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Public Sector Resourcing

Public Sector Resourcing

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Project Support Officer - Inside IR35

Contract Term: 6 months (with possible extension)

Contracting Authority:
MoD

Location:
Hybrid - Remote & 1/2x per month in Abbey Wood, Bristol.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians.

We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide.

We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad.

We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector.

We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few.

There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you're a permanent appointee or an interim.

Job Purpose:

DBS-DIT Knowledge, Information and Business (KIB) team is responsible for a mix of learning, talent development and workforce planning interventions for up to 400 people across digital, information and technological (DIT) teams.

As a Project Support Officer, you will support the Learning and Apprenticeships Manager with effective building, deployment and iteration of a suite of learning, talent development and workforce capability projects within the DIT.

The DIT Workforce Planning programme requires project management support and methodologies on projects that transact significant business change through a portfolio of learning and development interventions to attract, develop and retain talent.

As a Project Support Officer your main responsibilities would be:

Support the Learning and Apprenticeships Manager with building and deploying a portfolio of learning and development projects to attract, develop and retain talent.
Assist workforce planning projects build and delivery the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality.
Schedule / manage resources to achieve workforce projects, working independently as well as within a small team.
Identify and work with key stakeholders, developing effective relationships.
Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Assist in mitigation actions and escalate as appropriate.
Provide key reports that support effective governance and decision making.
Support appropriate project assurance.
Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders.

You'll have relevant experience in: