Length of employment:
Job Summary:
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 12,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.
Are you ready to take on a pivotal role within the British Army, where your work will directly impact the success of critical operations? As a Project Officer for Task Force Rapstone, you will be at the forefront of supporting project delivery, ensuring that our strategic initiatives are executed efficiently and effectively. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an important programme that is responsible for delivering transformative capability change through rapid and novel project delivery.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within the Field Army. As the Project Officer, you will have the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of Task Force Rapstone and ensure the success of our operations. You will work in a dynamic and challenging environment, alongside dedicated professionals who are committed to excellence
The position is 37 hours per week.
Job Description:
As a Project Officer, you will support the project team in leading and managing the project and the project team on a day-to-day basis. Your primary responsibility will be to assist in driving and overseeing the delivery of the project to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost, and quality constraints. You will play a key role in project governance and work with stakeholders to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.
Responsibilities:
* Delivery: Assist in creating and leading the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost, and quality constraints.
* Project Management: Support the day-to-day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Help set project controls and design the project structure appropriate to the stage.
* Business Case: Coordinate the development of the Business Case.
* Budget: Track delivery within budget.
* Resources: Schedule and manage resources to deliver the project. May work independently or with a small team.
* Benefits Realisation: Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked, and owned. Monitor the longer-term delivery of benefits against the Business Case.
* Stakeholder Management: Identify key stakeholders and develop effective relationships.
* Risks & Issues: Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.
* Governance: Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision-making.
* Assurance: Support or set appropriate project assurance.
* Change Management: Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders.
* Guidance & Support: Seek appropriate support, guidance, and coaching from the project community. Show commitment to personal development and promote effective individual and team performance.
* Project Performance & Controls: Build the Project Plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives. Track and report delivery against milestones.
* Learning and development tailored to your role -
* The successful candidate will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities, including formal qualifications and accreditation for the profession/function. Opportunities to attend workshops, seminars, and training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge in project scheduling will be provided. Support for achieving further professional qualifications and memberships within a specified time frame.
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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Essential skills and experience:
* Experience in Project Delivery projects or departments
* Ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels and provide advise on project management
* Experience is coordinating the development of business cases, managing risks and issues
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to think strategically and identify potential project risks and issues.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information in an accessible manner.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively
Desirable criteria:
* While specific qualifications and experience in military contexts are not required, equivalent industry experience in digital transformation, project management, or related fields is desirable.
* Familiarity with government procurement projects, infrastructure, business change, or IT projects is advantageous.
At application you will be assessed against the following:
* 500 statement of suitability outlining why you feel you're suitable for the role and how you can demonstrate the essential criteria within the advert
* 2 behaviours: Making Effective Decisions (250 words) and Communicating and Influencing (250 words)
In the event of a high number of applications the sift will be conducted Statement of Suitability and the lead behaviour 'Making Effective Decisions'
At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours:
* Delivering at Pace
* Changing and Improving
* Managing a Quality Service
* Working Together
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
Application sifting will be scheduled to take placewithin 7 days of the application closing date.
Interview dates are to be confirmed. These will be held in person. We endeavour to stick to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure
that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. #J-18808-Ljbffr