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Project Support Officer from the Company
Gambling Commission, this latest
Project Support Officer job vacancy is located in the city
Hybrid work in Birmingham located in the country
United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate
GCSE . Job Vacancies in this
Project field have been opened and published up to the specified time.
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Reference number
367786
Salary
£34,000 A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Other
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
GC - Digital Data and Technology
Type of role
Digital
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
Birmingham
About the job
Job summary
This role will be responsible for supporting the delivery of projects within the Digital, IT and Facilities programme. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager and supporting several project leads, you will help ensure that projects are delivered on time, to a high quality and that they meet requirements. This will require you to work laterally across the organisation.
You will be key in establishing and maintaining project documentation (plans, business case, risk registers etc). The Project Managers and management team will help define the methodology for these documents. You will work closely with the management team to coordinate project teams, working groups and programme governance to ensure that the right people are involved and that we have an effective drumbeat rhythm in the programme. You will manage your own workload with the guidance and support of the Senior Project Manager and prioritise tasks to ensure key project timelines are met specific work requirements. You will be working across teams and be required to maintain and build upon relationships with various internal and external stakeholders.
Job description
- Responsible for supporting the overall management and coordination of the programme. You will work closely with project leads to ensure that projects are set up effectively and have accurate plans documentation.
- Assist in the management and tracking of plans, risk and coordination of workstreams. You will be responsible for ensuring that dependencies, risks, issues and milestones are accurately captured and escalated to senior colleagues so that they can be appropriately managed.
- Support the planning and implementation of governance and assurance activities by setting up systems to ensure they are planned and scheduled well in advance.
- Effectively help setup and coordinate reporting mechanisms, ensuring that teams are inputting to report to SRO and central performance.
- Make recommendations on resource requirements to the Senior Project Manager.
- Support the wider team with learning and development to embed good delivery and practice.
The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to perform any reasonable tasks commensurate with the level of responsibility at the request of their Manager.
Person specification
Essential:
- Experience of working in a project/programme environment.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a dynamic and agile manner.
- Exposure and knowledge of project management methods.
- Experience of stakeholder management and engagement at all levels (internal and external).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that is clear and concise.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to identify risks and issues and to escalate quickly whilst proposing solutions.
- A solution orientated mindset with the ability to work at pace and cope with ambiguity.
- Understand the need to collaborate and ‘join the dots' as needed across multiple projects.
- Experienced in creating and maintaining effective project plans and other project related documentation.
- Strong planning and organisation skills, with an ability to appropriately re-prioritise and change as required to meet deadlines.
Desirable:
- Working towards project management qualifications (E.g., Prince2, APM).
- Previous experience working in a Regulatory or Governmental organisation.
Our Ways of Working Outcome-focused: We put consumers at the heart of everything we do. We take responsibility for an issue and moving it forward. We deliver results through working collaboratively. Reaching for ways to improve: We encourage feedback and ideas. We are committed to continuous improvement and are open to trying different ways of working. We celebrate successes and take responsibility when things go wrong. Respectful: We recognise every colleague's contribution. We give each other timely constructive feedback. We all encourage challenge. Communicate well: We are clear and concise. We listen and check our understanding. We explain the reasons for decisions. Making this a great place to work: We all help to make the Commission a great place to work. We value and support each other. We demonstrate a positive attitude.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £34,000, Gambling Commission contributes £9,180 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Salary of circa £34,000
- Civil service pension, with an employer contribution rate of 27%
- Flexible working
- Hybrid working, specific guidelines are to be agreed with line manager
- 26 days' holiday, rising to 29 days after two years' service, with the option to buy up to five days extra annual leave
Things you need to know
Selection process details
About Us:
Set up under the Gambling Act 2005, the Gambling Commission is committed to safeguarding the public against any detrimental impact brought about by gambling. We do this by keeping crime out, protecting children and vulnerable people and ensuring the commercial gambling industry is run fairly and openly. We work with the legal system, the public health system, community groups and the industry itself to understand how we can protect the interests of as many people as possible, as effectively as possible.
The closing date for this role is 13th September 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying. We are unable to provide sponsorship for visas currently.
Incomplete applications will be discounted from shortlisting. Please ensure your application is fully completed and submitted before logging out of your account.
We reserve the right to change the closing date depending on the number of responses received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered in the selection process.
As the regulator of the National Lottery, there are some roles within the Commission that are prohibited from playing the National Lottery. This does not affect your family playing. We will let you know at interview if the role you have applied for is on the Prohibited List.
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.
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
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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.
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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name : recruitment@gamblingcommission.gov.uk Email : recruitment@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email : recruitment@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Keywords : Birmingham jobs
Closed Date : 2025-03-02
