Strategic Project Officer

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 328248**Salary**:

- £39,384 - £46,715- National £39,384 - £43,169 London £43,007 - £46,715- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DBT - DG SI - Business Grants & Investment**Type of role**:

- Policy
- Project Delivery
- Strategy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

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

**Job summary**:
About Strategic Projects
- The Strategic Projects team (SPT) sits within the Ministerial Strategy Directorate which brings together strategy, policy and project delivery expertise to support Ministers and ExCo in developing strategy and resolving strategic issues.
- SPT provide project delivery and strategy expertise to deliver solutions to departmental priorities, which can range from evolving policy implementation, to building a strategy for a Ministerial priority, to delivering organisational change.
- Our work varies in both scale and duration, and we employ a range of skill-sets to develop solutions. Projects are typically anywhere between 6 weeks to 6 months, delivered by a small project team.
- SPT works across the whole of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), making it an excellent place to develop understanding of how DBT operates, build relationships with critical senior stakeholders, and contribute towards enhancing the department.

About the role

**Job description**:
As a Senior Project Officer, you will either lead or support the Strategic Projects Manager to define and deliver projects. You will:

- Plan, prioritise and deliver your work to a high standard, ensuring your work is delivered on time.
- Work with key stakeholders to scope the project, mitigate risk and communicate progress; and work collaboratively with other teams to build the quantitative and qualitative evidence base to break down the problem and deliver a solution. You will use the team’s strategy toolkit to help you do this.
- Devise strategy, analyse issues and evaluate evidence to meet project and Department objectives.
- Deliver recommendations to your customer using strong presentational and influencing skills.
- Effectively handover the outcomes of your projects to other teams, using excellent written and oral communication.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Problem solving capability.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience working in a similar strategic projects team in government or in the private sector (e.g. consulting).
- Experience working with key stakeholders across government.

**Personal Attributes & Skills**

You will be required to demonstrate:

- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to break complex problems down into constituent parts to deliver effectively.
- Strategic thinking and an analytical approach to inform project delivery.
- Flexibility, adaptability, and a proactive attitude, with the ability to thrive in uncertainty.
- Ability to negotiate and influence others whilst maintaining positive relationships, both across government and externally, delivering in complex environments.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present to an audience persuasively.
- Comfort working at pace and delivering tangible results.

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

- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £39,384, Department for Business and Trade contributes £10,633 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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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.Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.
- A **CV** setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages.
- A **Personal Statement **in 500 words explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role i

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