{"id":620,"date":"2023-03-03T11:37:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T11:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/?post_type=jobpost&p=620"},"modified":"2023-03-03T11:37:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T11:37:06","slug":"project-support-officer-london","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/www.policejobs.co.uk\/?jobpost=project-support-officer-london","title":{"rendered":"Project Support Officer (London)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are currently recruiting for a Project Support Officer in London (mainly remote).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pay rate:<\/u> <\/strong>PAYE 291.85 per day\/UMB 375.00 per day.<\/p>\n

Contract duration:<\/u><\/strong> Temporary ongoing<\/p>\n

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Purpose:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The purpose of this role is to provide a high level of proactive support to the project and\/or programme manager(s) and team, to enable the delivery of change across the full project lifecycle.<\/p>\n

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Duties:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post holder will need to work flexibly to provide management and maintenance of specific project management documents and governance such as (but not limited to): Planning, control and reporting, risk management and issue resolution, quality and configuration management, BAU transition, utilising tools such as the risk and issue registers, project plans, assumptions and dependencies logs.
\nThe PSO will need to support the project to:
\n\u2022 Ensure overall project delivery is managed to a defined project plan, working with the team, business, suppliers and other relevant national Programmes to define key activities. The PSO will provide support to ensure the proactive management of risks and issues, dependencies, resources, costs and milestones associated with the implementation of projects.
\n\u2022 Ensure regular reporting requirements are maintained through working closely with the Change Pillar\u2019s Portfolio & Change Management Office (PfMO), and that the project continues to adhere to required documentation standards.
\n\u2022 Understand the Project and Programme Management guidance and provide support in ensuring the programme\/project complies with the agreed standards, approach and wider strategy of the Change pillar (based upon PRINCE2 and MSP), with all necessary processes, standards and templates in place for the project to maintain this compliance;
\n\u2022 Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and officers within the CTPHQ Change Pillar, other units within CTPHQ, across the CT Network, across Specialist Operations, other relevant areas of the MPS and with external stakeholders;
\n\u2022 On and off-board project\/programme team members, as well as provide other administrative support to the team, as required by the Project Manager.
\n\u2022 Coordinate and manage Project Boards, ensuring the production of reporting packs, logistical coordination of meetings, and full administrative duties; minute taking, recording decision making and actions accurately in the appropriate project logs.
\n\u2022 Ensure control documentation is maintained and updated regularly, working with the Project Manager and wider team. (For example, Risks\/Issues logs, Assumptions, Dependencies etc, as requested by Project or Programme Manager.)
\n\u2022 Administer the Change Control process through completion of required documentation and supporting related activities (impact assessments).
\n\u2022 Support facilitation of workshops and assist in the development of project and programme deliverables or products.
\n\u2022 Enable the development of project Business Cases (and\/or other stage gate documentation) through supporting tasks and activities as required by the Project Manager.
\n\u2022 Provide appropriate document and information management on behalf of the project; Ensuring project folders are kept tidy and well structured, with a document register for key items maintained throughout the lifecycle. Ensure appropriate classifications are applied to all documentation shared by the project\/programme.
\n\u2022 Support the project manager to ensure solutions are effectively transitioned to a defined business as usual approach, and the project is closed effectively, ensuring that any post-project reviews are appropriately established with the business.
\n\u2022 Enable the project manager, senior project manager and\/or programme manager with ad hoc administrative requests as required, to enable the successful delivery of the project\/programme.<\/p>\n

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Experience:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Essential:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Experience of providing administrative support in a project or programme environment.
\n\u2022 Experience of supporting the delivery of relevant objectives and meeting the needs of customers and managers
\n\u2022 Experience of undertaking a range of tasks, ensuring outcomes delivered to a high quality standard within the required timeframe;
\n\u2022 Experience of taking effective minutes, including succinct and accurate records of actions and decisions;
\n\u2022 Experience of helping others by supplying them with appropriate information to support effective decision-making;
\n\u2022 Fully literate across the MS Office suite: MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.<\/p>\n

Desirable:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Experience of working as a Project or Programme Support Officer or an Assistant Project Manager within a project environment.
\n\u2022 Experience of working with a Project Management Office structure, to defined methodologies and standards, ideally using PRINCE2 and MSP.
\n\u2022 Experience within the public sector of planning and maintaining control documentation for projects or programmes.
\n\u2022 Experience in managing streams of work within projects, involving multiple stakeholders and teams, as part of a dynamic environment using formal methods.
\n\u2022 Experience of developing and maintaining plans for projects or programmes;
\n\u2022 Experience of working in a policing and\/or security environment.<\/p>\n

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Qualifications: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Essential: <\/strong><\/p>\n