Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Manchester, North West England, M1 6EU : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ Job Summary Working in a team with Portfolio Lead (currently ICP PMO Lead) and Head of Project Portfolio Management you will play a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of a high-profile and complex strategic change programme. The Integrated Change Programme (ICP) is the largest initiative within a wider change portfolio which is supported by the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO). The ICP has been designed to build organisational capability and capacity to enable Home England to act as a seamless entity across our people, systems and processes to deliver for our partners and meet the Government's ambitious targets of increasing housing supply, driving growth and regenerating places. You will be joining our talented and growing team who are committed to making positive change in how programmes are managed, and standards are consistently embedded. This is a rare chance to shape the future of the Agency in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional PMO and delivery team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective best practice approaches are deployed and will have the opportunity to help create tailored and proportional process solutions. Job Description You'll be comfortable supporting the programme with complex and ambitious milestone targets, aiming to deliver tactical and strategic changes to the Agency’s target operating model. You will be proficient in project management support and control, and experienced working in a fast passed and flexible environment. Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a PMO and delivery team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. As an experienced project professional, you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way. You'll be comfortable supporting the programme with complex and ambitious milestone targets, aiming to deliver tactical and strategic changes to the Agency’s target operating model. You will be proficient in project management support and control, and experienced working in a fast passed and flexible environment. Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a PMO and delivery team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. As an experienced project professional, you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way. Person specification Essential Experience in project support, PMO, or project coordination roles within complex programmes. Understanding of project delivery and controls including governance frameworks, reporting cycles, change control, risk & issue management, cost forecasting & tracking, resource & contract management. Demonstrative experience of organisational excellence – highly structured, detail-oriented, and flexible to manage multiple priorities and adapt to reprioritise within an often uncertain, changing and fast paced environment. Strong analytical skills to interpret data to provide meaningful insight, identifying variances and inconsistences, and explaining implications. Strong approach to and experience of continuous process improvement and professional development. Good collaboration and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships and manage stakeholder expectations whilst remaining calm and considered. Good communication and presentation skills, both verbally and written. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office 365; including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Power BI, and Microsoft Word; and collaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint, MS Teams). Benefits Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include: Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays. Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health. Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees. We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave. Selection process details How to apply? To apply please follow the links to our careers page. Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Selection process details For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description. Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England. Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application. Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential. Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter Nationality requirements Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here. Working for the Civil Service Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Further information Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Name: Recruitment Team Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact Name : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk