Project Support Officer

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

- 266721**Salary**:

- £41,782**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- 12 Months**Business area**:

- HMRC - CDIO - Mobility & Workplace Services**Type of role**:

- Digital**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, TelfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.

The Internal Services Accessibility Review Project (ISAR) is part of Chief Digital and Information Officer Group (CDIO) and sits in Mobility and Workplace Services (MWPS).

CDIO are committed to ensuring our Internal IT Services are accessible to all. As the PMO and Communications Manager you will have the opportunity to drive forward our ambition for HMRC to be the exemplar for accessibility and Assistive Technology across all Government Departments.

Over the length of the project, we will focus on analysis of HMRC’s Internal Service against Accessibility Standards through stringent Accessibility Testing.

We will provide robust data/information and strong justification for remediation of HMRC Internal Services to improve accessibility where appropriate.

**Job description**:
**Person specification**:

- Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Leadership, management and support of the PMO team and wider support of the Project team.
- Transformational project and change governance including;
- Overseeing effective planning, prioritisation and organisation of work to agreed standards and timelines, reacting to changes as they evolve.
- Ensuring the Project is aligned to HMRC Change Governance and End to End Lifecycle.
- Development and delivery of Project Communications Strategies.
- Gathering data/information from a wider range of sources to deliver high quality output reports to a varied range of Stakeholders up to Director level.
- Completion of Programme/Project documentation to support financial approval e.g. Benefits Management, Business Cases.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with key Project Stakeholders through effective and timeous engagement.
- Essential Criteria:

- Experience of governance in a PMO.
- Desirable Criteria:

- PPM qualification e.g. Agile, Prince, P30.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- 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

Team members that are moving offices as a result of the Locations Programme will be entitled to a Moves Adjustment Payment for three years where they incur additional costs. This is calculated based on the difference between the costs of travelling to and from the new and old office, over a weekly period. You will get more detail on this as part of targeted locations move communications.

Find more about HMRC benefits in 'Your little extras and big benefits handbook' for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.The Personal Statement should say why you want this role, why you are suitable for it considering the essential criteria, job description and responsibilities.

Interviews will focus on experience and two behaviours;
Leadership
Working Together

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Some travel, with overnight stays will be a required.

**Security Update**

If you are successful and transferring from another Government Department, we will carry out a check of your identity, nationality, and immigration status (including the right to work in the UK) and a criminal record check before confirming your appointment.

**HMRC transformation**

HM Revenue and Customs is currently going through an exciting ten-year transformation programme to create a tax authority fit for the future. As part of this, we are committed to providing high-quality jobs and giving employees a great place to work, whichever location you work from.

HM Revenue and Customs has made significant progress with its plans to locate in 14 large, modern, flexible offices, equipped with high-speed digital infrastructure supporting improved customer service and compliance activity. These collaborative workspaces will enable smarter working and great training and