Project Support Officer

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

- 429953

**Salary**:

- £28,927
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- PINS - Strategy - Project and Change Management

**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
Knowledge and Information Management
Project Delivery

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Bristol, South West England, BS1 6PN

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Project Support Officer? We are looking for someone to join our friendly and collaborative Project and Change team at the Planning Inspectorate, where we pride ourselves on supporting the successful delivery of change across the organisation. The work we do, and the way we do it, make real differences to our organisation, our staff, and ultimately how customers view and interact with the planning system.

You will be self-motivated and adaptable, working with a small team of project managers and with the Projects and Change Lead. As a multi skilled team, we work flexibly across all Project Delivery disciplines so that we are doing the right things at the right time. We are committed to develop the Project Delivery profession within the organisation, therefore there will be opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills throughout this role.

One of the projects you will initially be focussed on will be our SharePoint improvement project, which is closely aligned to our implementation of Microsoft Co-Pilot. However you will have the opportunity to work across a range of projects including delivery of legislative changes and business process changes.

**Job description**:
No two days will be the same, however you will be involved in:
General project and administrative support for the project including:

- the commissioning of reports;
- collation, storage and sharing of core material in line with organizational policies and procedures;
- scheduling and support of project team meetings and boards including collation of meeting papers;
- update and tracking of Risk, Action, Issue and Decision (RAID) logs;
- update and tracking of plans.

You will also assist with the communication and engagement activities for the project by planning and logístical set-up of events, such as staff briefings; challenge groups; training events and drafting of news items and maintenance of Intranet pages.

You will develop relationships with people from all areas of the organisation, and will support them with new ways of working, gathering and collating feedback.

The role will provide you with the opportunity to work with other teams across the whole organisation, and will see you working closely with colleagues throughout the business.

**Salary**

**Working hours**:
The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.

We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.

For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please visit our careers page at Civil Service Careers

**Office Attendance**

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Experience of working in a project environment particularly in a project support capacity.
- Ability to work on own initiative and effectively organise and manage a varied workload.
- Knowledge of programme and project management methodologies and best practice.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience and good understanding of a full range of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Planner and Teams.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Project Management qualification such as APM Fundamentals, PRINCE 2 or equivalent.
- Experience of Microsoft Project, Visio or other project tracking and reporting tools.
- Experience working with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams.
- Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Co-pilot or similar generative AI tools.

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

- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £28,927, Planning Inspectorate contributes £8,380 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Flexible working options, including flexi-time, part-time, compressed hours and home working if suitable for the role.
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and d