JOB SUMMARY

The Major Sporting Projects Delivery Directorate is a new directorate within DCMS’ Policy Group. It will oversee the Government’s input to some of the highest profile programmes in the world of sport. Amongst the projects and programmes covered by the team are:

• The UEFA European Championships 2028 - ensuring the Government delivers on its commitments to ensure that this major event is staged successfully, maximising economic growth and benefiting local communities. This programme is part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio.
• The future pipeline of major sporting events - driving forward the Government’s work, with partners, to secure, and successfully host, the world’s biggest and best sporting events, including the women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
• Grassroots facilities delivery - overseeing the delivery of hundreds of millions into multi-sport grassroots facilities across the UK, as part of the EURO 2028 impact programme and to tackle inactivity, support the Health mission and build cohesive communities through providing access to high quality shared sporting spaces.

The directorate is evolving out of a unit within the existing Sport and Gambling Directorate, with which it will need to continue working seamlessly.
The team prioritises a positive workplace culture, where colleagues are committed to excellence in delivery, ongoing personal development, a supportive working environment, and operating seamlessly with colleagues and stakeholders based across the UK, and beyond.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Both roles will sit in the Grassroots Facilities Investment Programme Management Office (PMO) that is responsible for DCMS’s direct capital investment into grassroots sports facilities. The postholder will:

• Be responsible for the effective grant management and project governance for the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities programme, and future facilities funding, supporting delivery of high-quality, inclusive facilities to help to get more people active
• Work closely with the programme delivery partners i.e. Sport England, the Football Foundation and Football Associations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to deliver the investment across the UK, monitoring effective awards of grants
• Work with colleagues in PMO on other key deliverables such as analysing project data, risk management, reporting, assurance and change control as appropriate
• Support benefits management activities to deliver the programmes intended benefits and outcomes
• Contribute to briefings, Parliamentary Questions and correspondence on behalf of the grassroots teams

You will work alongside experienced project and policy professionals in a fast paced environment and have the opportunity to develop your skills and experience in grant and project management and the civil service more generally.

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

Both roles will sit in the Grassroots Facilities Investment Programme Management Office (PMO) that is responsible for DCMS’s direct capital investment into grassroots sports facilities. The postholder will:

• Be responsible for the effective grant management and project governance for the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities programme, and future facilities funding, supporting delivery of high-quality, inclusive facilities to help to get more people active
• Work closely with the programme delivery partners i.e. Sport England, the Football Foundation and Football Associations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to deliver the investment across the UK, monitoring effective awards of grants
• Work with colleagues in PMO on other key deliverables such as analysing project data, risk management, reporting, assurance and change control as appropriate
• Support benefits management activities to deliver the programmes intended benefits and outcomes
• Contribute to briefings, Parliamentary Questions and correspondence on behalf of the grassroots team

To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which 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 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