Programme Office Support Manager

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber Job Summary This position is based Nationally

HMPPS Band 5. This Post is for 2 years: This is an important project support role within the Service Centre expansion programme, offering an opportunity to contribute to a significant programme of change across probation services. The postholder will provide practical and structured support to the Programme, with a particular focus on enabling the recruitment and training strategy required to build Service Centre capability and capacity. Working closely with programme leads, regional colleagues and key stakeholders, the role will support the planning, coordination and tracking of activity linked to the movement of service lines from regions into the Service Centre. This will include helping to maintain clear plans, actions and governance products; supporting recruitment activity and onboarding arrangements; and coordinating inputs to training plans so that staff are prepared to deliver new and transferring service lines effectively. The postholder will play an active role in supporting readiness for transition, ensuring that dependencies, risks and issues are captured and escalated appropriately, and that regional interfaces are well managed. The role will require strong organisation, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work at pace across recruitment, training, service transition and wider programme delivery activity. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace (Lead)
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together Experience
• Experience of managing project life cycles/project delivery.
• The job holder will be required to have a project management qualification or be willing to undertake the necessary training required.
• Competent in the use of MS Office products and particularly in the use of MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project. Experience
• Experience of managing project life cycles/project delivery.
• The job holder will be required to have a project management qualification or be willing to undertake the necessary training required.
• Competent in the use of MS Office products and particularly in the use of MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project. Person specification Please Refer To Job Description Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together Alongside your salary of £37,417, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £10,839 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .
• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page. Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. Security Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks. Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard 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)
• 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 Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. Contact point for applicants Job Contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5358 Recruitment team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/22907?entityId=22907