Programme Support Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Continued

• AssuranceSupport or set appropriate project assurance and engage with project reviews.
• Guidance & SupportSeek appropriate support, guidance and coaching from the project community. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance. Share and promote best practice and lessons learned to create a culture of learning and good practice which supports continuous improvement to optimise project delivery.
• Project Performance & ControlsDevelop the Project Plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives. Identify and set appropriate Project Controls. Track and report delivery against milestones.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Identify, discuss, and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events.

To participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include:

Internal

• Staff members in MG team and wider HECG directorate
• HR
• Finance
• Procurement
• Commercial

External

• NHS
• Academia
• Public Bodies
• Other Government Departments

Selection Process Details:

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge and experience and skills and abilities as outlined in the essential criteria.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Competency-based

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 5 essential criteria, which have been selected from the job description, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 1000 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria

Piles 'meets all essential criteria' and 'meets some essential criteria' will be taken through to shortlisting.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the lead criteria of:

• Working knowledge of MS Office tools, basic project management tools and techniques, and strong organisational skills and attention to detail

All essential criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates (see job description).

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment.

Please do not exceed 1000 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

Competency based

You will be invited to a single remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview

Interviews will be held week commencing 19th May. Please note, these dates are subject to change.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Selection Process

Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

Eligibility Criteria

External- open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London- Canary Wharf).

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria 1

Essential

• Experience of maintaining good stakeholder relations and of working with others to achieve common goals

Essential Criteria 2

Essential

• Working knowledge of MS Office tools, basic project management tools and techniques, and strong organisational skills and attention to detail

Essential Criteria 3

Essential

• Strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and adapt to their varying needs

Essential Criteria 4

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and work independently and flexibly across a diverse and busy team, to support new and emerging priorities

Essential Criteria 5

Essential

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Core HQs

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf)

E14 4PU

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)