Programme and Project Support Officer - Preston, United Kingdom - Valuation Office Agency

Valuation Office Agency

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Preston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £26,018
Job grade:

Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
VOA
Business Functions
Central Valuation Group
PPS
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Birmingham, Durham, Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, NewcastleuponTyne, Nottingham, Preston, Sheffield, StokeonTrentAbout the job

Job summary:

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector's property valuation experts and advisers. We offer a whole host of learning and development opportunities to support your career development.

We're looking for talented people who are eager to contribute to vital public services and assist us to deliver taxation and benefits support to the government and local authorities.

Your skills and experience will enable us to provide an efficient, effective service right at the heart of the public interest.

At the heart of the agency, we are committed to providing our people with a work environment which is accommodating and accessible to all and which values diversity and inclusion in everything we do.

We encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work by providing a culture that values different perspectives to help tackle complex problems, promote innovation and deliver stronger decision making in a safe and supportive environment.

We therefore welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds to join our organisation and enable us to be representative of the communities we serve.

We trust our people and look forward to welcoming your skills into the agency.

Job description:

Programme and Project Support Officer - Role Overview
We are seeking a Programme and Project Support Officer to join our friendly, collaborative, and delivery-focussed programme team.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning and Scheduling
Assist with and maintain appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling.
Project Monitoring and Reporting
Maintain and monitor key project documentation to support the Programme and Project Manager and wider team.

Administration

Be responsible for project file management. Organise key project meetings, workshops, and events. You may also be required to provide secretariat support in the form of diary management, events arrangement, and general support.

Key Stakeholders

Supporting with room bookings, assisting with minutes and provide general organisational support to our key stakeholders.

Risks and Issues

Assist with and maintain risk and issue logs, escalating as appropriate._ _Prepare documentation for risk review meetings.

Person specification:

We are looking for someone who is seeking to learn and develop in a new role and is keen to support key stakeholders with their programmes and projects.

We are offering the opportunity for you to hone your Project and Programme Management skills in an exciting and changing environment.

You won't need experience, but you will need a willingness to immerse yourself in the role.

Essential requirements

Willingness to undertake a project management qualification such as Prince2 or Agile
High level communication skills enabling you to liase with a wide range of stakeholders and different levels of seniority.
An ability to identify risks and issues, escalating them as appropriate.
Good organisation skills and the ability to undertake a wide range of administrative tasks.
Good skills in MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams and Sharepoint.
A willingness to undertake a role in the Project and Programme planning space.

Behaviours:

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

Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing

Benefits:

The VOA operates a Flexible Working policy, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments.

The VOA also operates Hybrid Working - your role will be a combination of office and home working.

We offer a generous leave allowance that starts at 25 days and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' service.

- _Pay_

In the last few years, we have increased both the minimum and maximum pay points for everyone in the VOA.

- _Pension_

We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 26% of their salary. Please click on this link for further information Civil Service Pension

- _Family friendly policies_

Our maternity, adoption or shared parental leave encompasses 26 weeks with full pay followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid at your discretion. We also offer paternity leave of 4 weeks at full pay.

- _Personal support _