Project Support
7 months ago
**Details**:
**Reference number**:
- 345385**Salary**:
- £35,711 - £36,545**Job grade**:
- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:
- Permanent**Business area**:
- DWP - Corporate Transformation**Type of role**:
- Information Technology
- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:
- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:
- 1Contents
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About the job
**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, PontypriddAbout the job
**Job summary**:
Do you want to be part of an energetic, innovative team and bring your skills to one of the biggest changes to the administration of the Civil Service in decades?
We’re looking for people who are flexible, intuitive and are comfortable taking high levels of volume, speed and complexity in their stride.
A number of exciting new roles have come up in the Synergy Programme, a cross-departmental group formed in response to the Government Strategy for Shared Services which sets out departmental ‘clusters’ to drive efficiencies, increase buying power and improve the quality of shared services in government.
The Synergy Programme is the largest of five departmental clusters, comprising the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Home Office. The Department of Work and Pensions hosts the Synergy Programme. Your work will impact the procurement arrangements for Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) and Business Process Services for the next 15 years, impacting over 50% of all Civil Servants - that’s 230,000 people across the four departments and arm’s length bodies.
Synergy will support the delivery of critical Government services by enabling faster, more efficient and intuitive HR, Finance and procurement transactions, based on user needs. It will also deliver better data reporting to underpin decision making.
**Job description**:
- Monitoring and reporting - Manage project controls, reporting to the Project Manager/Head of PMO about the project status. Develop project performance reports.
- Admin - Ensure organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Support with secretariat duties including minute taking and project board support. Manage compliance of the project with Departmental Security, Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Business Continuity and Business Planning.
- Resources - Manage workforce planning and support for the recruitment process, providing information for effective decision making. Procurement of supplies and services related to project support within Delegated Financial Authority limits.
- Stakeholders - Manage and engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Drafting of correspondence.
- Financial control - Manage project spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets. Contribute to the project business case.
- Risks and Issues - Lead potential risk areas, working with risk manager and escalating as appropriate.
- Planning and scheduling - Ensure systems are in place to enable effective planning and scheduling.
**Person specification**:
- Experience of successfully supporting projects or programmes to deliver results **(Lead criteria)**:
- Stakeholder Engagement - experience of establishing and developing productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, bringing people together to benefit the project / programme
- Risk and Issues Management - Have knowledge and experience of Governance procedures
- Experience of working in a complex challenging landscape
- MS Office 365, SharePoint and MS Teams Skills (intermediate level)
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
**Benefits**:
- 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%
**Location**
Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Relocation costs will not be reimbursed.
**Hybrid Working**
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
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**Selection process details**:
- This vacancy is using Success Profil
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