Project Officer

**Project Officer - 70815**
**£23,637 - £29,046**
**Cardiff**:
Information about the Team - This role is within the Business Strategy Team in HMPPS Wales. This team is part of Strategic Support Assurance and Administration Directorate. The team has a broad remit that includes change management, business planning, Welsh policy, risk management and leading on the estates strategy.

This is an exciting new role working at the frontline of change delivery and management across the Probation Service in Wales. The postholder will offer administrative support to the Senior Project manager to deliver change across Wales.

**Overview of the job**

The role will sit within the Business Strategy and Change team and will be a key part of ensuring change is delivered effectively across the probation service in Wales

**Summary**

The Project Officer role is responsible for assisting the Senior Project Manager in helping Deputy Directors in the delivery of change programmes.

**Responsibilities, Activities and Duties**
- The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
**Implementation of change management projects**
- Assist in the development of Divisional change plans
- Assist in the coordination of delivery of Divisional change projects
- Assist and support the analysis and planning of HQ change initiatives through the provision of key Divisional insight
- Provide information and support in the review of Divisional change programmes
- Assist in providing Divisional information to the HQ team
- Obtain feedback from key project stakeholders regarding critical project milestones to update the system integration team with project
- Support the system integration team with the development of detailed project plans, project schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
- Track key project milestones and adjust project plans and/or resources to meet needs of Divisional and HQ stakeholders
- Communicate major milestones and identify potential project risks; conduct regular status meetings to review project activities
- Utilise project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations
- Translate project requirements into project objectives and tasks
- Responsible for managing P&L and reporting progress of the project on an ongoing basis

**Use communication effectively**
- Provide information as requested
- Influence and persuade effectively
- Use appropriate skills, styles and approaches

**Enhance your own performance**
- Manage own resources and professional development

**Use information to take critical decisions**
- Liaise with staff to receive, collate and analyse information, developing systems and compiling reports as necessary

**Manage Diversity and Quality**
- Contribute to creating a culture that promotes equality and value diversity

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alternations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.**Behaviours**
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Desirable Experience**
- Experience of implementing change projects,
- Experience of project planning

**Salary**:
£23,637 - £29,046

**Additional Information**:
HMPPS in Wales: Vacancy Attraction Statement

Preventing victims by changing lives HMPPS in Wales works in an integrated way to keep communities in Wales safer and to give the men and women we work with the opportunity to change their lives. We commission and provide offender management services in the community and in custody to deliver the orders of the courts and support rehabilitation. Our aim is to deliver outstanding, seamless offender management services in Wales that protect the public, reduce reoffending, deliver value for money and support our partners. The Welsh Language Scheme Welsh Language skills for this post are desirable.

HMPPS yng Nghymru: Datganiad i ddenu Ymgeiswyr i wneud cais am Swydd Wag

Atal pobl rhag dod yn ddioddefwyr trwy newid bywydau Mae HMPPS yng Nghymru yn gweithio mewn ffordd integredig i gadw cymunedau yng Nghymru yn fwy diogel, a rhoi cyfle i’r dynion a’r merched hynny rydym yn gweithio â hwy i newid eu bywydau. Rydym yn comisiynu a darparu gwasanaethau rheoli troseddwyr yn y gymuned a’r carchar i weithredu gorchmynion y llysoedd a chefnogi adsefydlu. Ein nod yw darparu gwasanaethau rheoli troseddwyr ardderchog ac esmwyth yng Nghymru sy’n gwarchod y cyhoedd, lleihau aildroseddu, cynnig gwerth am arian a chefnogi ein partneriaid.

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