ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience of successfully supporting programmes or managing or delivering projects with exceptional organisational skills and strong attention to detail
• Experience of establishing processes and working to deadlines
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently, including briefing senior stakeholders both verbally and in writing
• Confidence in working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results within fixed timeframes with limited resource

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience using MS Excel and Powerpoint
• Formal project management training and/or qualification, such as an APM Project Management Qualification or Managing Successful Programmes or equivalent
• Experience of using Programme Management software tools or willingness to learn, such as Smartsheets, MS Project

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by James Rhodes, and will take place on:

• Tuesday 23rd September at 1.00pm

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation. The invites will be sent the night before the session. The sessions are not recorded.
Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to joseph.alford@dcms.gov.uk

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

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Maintain detailed Programme Delivery Plan, monitor and prepare regular programme performance reports and maintain key programme documentation keeping the Programme Manager informed of key project progress across Corporate systems and processes, Regulatory policy and design, and Supervision and Enforcement
• Monitor and manage risks, issues and dependencies escalating where appropriate
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external Programme stakeholders, including joint DCMS programme team.
• Maintain programme change processes, preparing change impact assessments, and supporting programme governance to ensure timely decision making
• Support programme assurance and audit, including working with external agencies and independent assurance functions
• Undertake additional duties or corporate responsibilities as required, contributing to wider programme priorities or cross-cutting initiatives
• Support implementation of continuous improvement and learning from experience across the programme

To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which be will assessed against the experience success profile:

• A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the “Job History” section on Civil Service Jobs on the Civil Service Jobs application form.
• A Statement of Suitability (max 500 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates