Project Management Office Governance & Reporting Lead - Public Safety Group London, England
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Britain’s emergency services work 24/7 to serve the public in some of the most dangerous and challenging situations. To help them do their job even better the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) is creating the next generation mobile communications network, including secure and resilient voice and broadband data services, which will be used by thousands of front-line police officers, paramedics and fire-fighters.
This new Emergency Services Network (ESN) will transform how our blue-light services respond to incidents, offering better mobile coverage, leading to faster response times. ESN will allow emergency service professionals to work together more efficiently and effectively when incidents and accidents occur by sharing data across the new digital network. The new network is dynamic and can take advantage of new technology as it develops, making sure that those doing the vital job of protecting the public and saving lives get the best and most modern communications tools available.
ESMCP is a pan-government, cross departmental, programme based within the Home Office. The ESMCP has representation from the emergency services at both operational and departmental levels and has close working involvement from the suppliers of the ESN technology. This is an exciting programme, delivering cutting edge technology which will directly impact people’s lives.
As one of the biggest programmes in Government, ESMCP is under scrutiny from both internal and independent assurers to ensure governance processes are followed and the best possible value is delivered for the public purse whilst ensuring that ESN meets the needs of the emergency services.
Job description
This is a key role within the ESMCP Project Management Office (PMO) team leading on Governance and Reporting activities. The post-holder will support the Head of PMO to facilitate the reporting of ESMCP constraints to the Home Office’s Public Safety Group (PSG) and the Portfolio and Project Delivery (PPD) directorates, together with the provision and facilitation of the ESMCP governance boards chaired by the ESMCP Senor Responsible Owner (SRO), Programme Director (PD), the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
By providing consistent high-quality reporting and analysis of management information (MI) you will support the SRO, PD, ELT and SLT in making effective and timely decisions. As a PMO Lead you will at times be required to cover for other PMO functional leads and the Head of PMO.
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Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the ESMCP SRO, PD and Leadership Teams to ensure efficient delivery of the PMO led Governance and Reporting services across the Programme.
- Providing best practice advice and guidance to project delivery and PMO staff within the ESMCP on the best use and implementation of project management disciplines, approaches and products.
- Driving consistent, high-quality reporting and analysis of MI to support effective and timely decisions.
- Implementation of appropriate governance, reporting and monitoring processes, ensuring the effectiveness of their controls.
- Engaging with and supporting internal and external stakeholders with any programme governance or reporting queries.
- Leading the provision of secretarial support for the ESMCP governance boards chaired by the SRO and PD.
- Working with the Head of PMO to develop a cadre of highly skilled and experienced PMO staff, including leading the facilitation of training sessions, creation of guidance documentation, tooling and providing inductions.
- Providing support to, and cover for the Head of PMO and other PMO Leads as and when required.
- Leading, supporting, mentoring, managing and appraising other PMO team members to deliver best in class project/programme management techniques across ESMCP.
- Line Management of a small team.
- Management and task assignment for other members of the PMO team.
Essential criteria
- Certified PRINCE2 and Agile Practitioner.
- Demonstrable experience of leading on PMO Governance and Reporting in complex, fast-paced, challenging environments and for large programmes.
- Experience of administering assurance reviews within a programme or large project environment.
- Ability to critically evaluate information gathered across multiple sources, reconcile variances and recommend improvements.
- Extensive experience in producing Management Information packs for Programme SLT’s/ELT’s, internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of managing challenging, complex and diverse public sector stakeholders, tailoring messages appropriately and demonstrating strong engagement skills to influence others and gain agreement and cooperation
- Experience of transcribing minutes at project/board meetings containing technical detail.
- Experience in representing risks metrics in a digestible report format for discussion at key meetings and boards.
- Experience running risk workshops.
Desirable criteria
- Waterfall and Agile project and programme delivery experience.
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner or Management of Portfolios (MoP) Practitioner.
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
As part of the application process candidates will be required to submit a CV and Statement of Suitability (of no more than 1000 words). Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your Statement of Suitability should be aligned to the Essential Criteria as set out in the job advertisement.
CVs will not be scored.
The sift will be based on the Statement of Suitability.
Successful candidates shortlisted for interview will be tested on all behaviours outlined in the job advertisement.
Sift and interview dates
The sift will take place from 31st May 2023.
Interviews will take place from 22nd June 2023.
Interviews will take place remotely. Further details and instructions will be provided closer to the scheduled interview.
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For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
The successful candidates will be required to hold or be willing to secure Security Check clearance.
Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.
We often have similar roles available at different grades. If a candidate is suitable for a similar role or a lower grade than they have applied for, we may offer the candidate that role without the need for them to go through a further selection process.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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