G4 Senior Project Support Officer / Assistant Project Manager – Change

☞ National Crime Agency

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Birmingham West Midlands

Category: Legal / Contracts

Industry: Government Public Administration

Job type: Full-time, Contract

Salary: £36,742 a year

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Reference number

152138

Salary

£36,742

Grade

Higher Executive Officer
NCA G4 / Police Sergeant

Contract type

Permanent
Fixed Term
Loan
Secondment

Length of employment

2 Years for Secondment / Loan / Fixed Term Appointment

Business area

Change Command

Type of role

Planning
Project Delivery
Risk Management

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of posts

5

Location

Birmingham, Bristol, Warrington

About the job

Summary

We are looking for individuals with a passion for understanding the bigger picture, solving some of the most complex problems facing UK law enforcement, creating practical solutions, and delivering sustainable change. You will be trusted to work across diverse programmes and projects, offering a rare opportunity to build expertise and experience.

Join us and be part of a fast-paced team working together to fight serious and organised crime across the UK. If you like a challenge and enjoy a varied workday, you’ll feel at home here.

At the NCA we put our people first, providing opportunities for you to grow and succeed as individuals and working together as part of a team. Love learning? Great, we’re looking for self-starters who we can support through our professional communities and training to further your knowledge and development.

Job description

Senior Project Officer
The Senior Project Officer enables the smooth running of the project by supporting the Project Manager through the operation of project management processes. The responsibilities could include establish and maintaining project controls, keeping the project manager aware of the project status. Ensuring organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Manage professional relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and act as lead point of contact for some external parties. Monitor project spend and contribute to the compliance of budgets and the development of the business case.

Assistant Project Manager
Working alongside Project Managers and reporting to the Programme Manager, the Assistant Project Manager will manage projects on a day-to-day basis; be responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of projects to ensure the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints; adhere to project governance; and work with stakeholders to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised. Ultimately they will work as part of a team of delivery professionals to deliver projects and contribute towards the successful accomplishment of the programme objectives

***All NCA officers must hold SC Enhanced upon entry as a minimum. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack***

Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities could include the following:

  • Create and lead the projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
  • Day to day management and leadership of the project and any project team members. Set project controls. Design the project structure appropriate to the stage. Select and apply appropriate delivery methodologies.
  • Develop and draft the Business Case.
  • Build the project plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objective. Identify and set appropriate project controls. Track and report delivery against milestones.
  • Track delivery of the project within budget.
  • Where appropriate, ensure appropriate benefits realisation strategy is in place.
  • Identify key stakeholders and develop effective relationships.
  • Identify project risk and issues. Manage mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.
  • Provide key reports and support governance and decision making.
  • Support or set appropriate project assurance.
  • Ensure effective change management processes are in place to agree and
  • Document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders.
  • Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Good understanding of project and/or programme management methodologies, tools and techniques including; planning, scheduling, quality management, dependency management, risk/issue management, governance/stakeholder engagement.
  • Proven track record of managing a medium or small complexity project or working as a member of a large or medium complexity project team or as a specialist or workstreams lead for small, low complexity project
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills
  • Demonstrate experience in the management of change within Projects

Benefits

If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.

All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:
  • Civil Service pension scheme
  • 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Cycle2work scheme

We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer.

We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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