Senior Planner
Home Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 30th October 2024
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London pay locations: Westminster £61,000 - £67,100.
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Job summary
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
The Public Safety Group’s role is to keep the public safe by cutting crime, disrupting the highest harm criminals, protecting the vulnerable and ensuring that our police, fire and rescue services are as efficient and effective as they can be in delivering front line public services. We work with our partners in other government departments, local government and the voluntary sector to develop and implement policy, provide funding, and deliver legislation.
The Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) is a cross departmental, multi-agency programme based within the Home Office. Its central purpose is to deliver the Emergency Services Network (ESN), which will provide critical mobile broadband voice and data communications services to the police, fire and ambulance services (and other public safety bodies) across England, Scotland and Wales.
We need skilled planners within the ESMCP Project Management Office (PMO) established to support the G6 Head of Planning and Integration and/or relevant leads within the PMO and wider Programme. If you're ready for the next step in your career to take on a really challenging, complex and rewarding major Programme, this is the job for you?
Job description
This is a specialist role within the ESMCP Project Management Office (PMO) established to support the G6 Head of Planning and Integration and/or relevant leads within the PMO and wider Programme.
The post holder will;
Delivery and leadership – Provide visible and effective leadership and work with Project Managers (PM) to deliver the business case benefits and outcomes.
Develop clear vision and standards and champion the use of best practice project planning standards, tools and processes. providing practical advice which ensures plans are tailored to the needs of the programme and fit for purpose, within a fast-paced technical delivery environment.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Project planning – Apply advanced knowledge in the discipline of planning for the analysis and successful resolution of risks and issues and identification of opportunities.
- Project performance and controls – Analyse performance data, looking at trends to identify areas for improvement and collaboration, and selecting appropriate methods and tools to resolve them.
- Guidance and support – Provide specialist advice and support to ensure successful delivery of projects. Provide guidance and advice to the Project Manager during project initiation on selection of planning approach, tools, processes and proportionality. Identify and lead the introduction of best practice planning processes, tools and templates, using industry standard best practice as a benchmark. Build planning capability.
- Line management of a number of Senior Executive Officers (SEO), Project Planners, encompassing task management, professional and career development, HR activities etc.
Please note: The London office is currently based at Clive House (SW1H Zone 1). However, the office will be relocating to Stratford (Zone 2/3) with expected relocation at the end of 2024.
Person specification
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of leading credible planning action, development and reporting in complex, fast-paced, challenging environments;
- Practical experience of engaging, motivating and coaching others to work towards a clear common goal. An experienced and credible role model inspiring and empowering others.
- Practical experience of recognising, anticipating and effectively dealing with existing or potential conflicts at an individual, team or strategic level.
- Experience of administering and leading internal and external planning reviews and updates, contributing to assurance reviews within a programme or large project environment;
- Experience of establishing a collaborative planning management culture, where there is a focus on the identification and tracking of risks, issues and dependencies, responsibilities and assumptions;
- Previous experience of working across multiple project delivery workstreams to build and deliver fit for purpose planning structures and plans, within a challenging environment, or for large projects or programmes.
Desirable criteria
• Recognised qualification in risk management or project management (e.g. APMQ, MoR, Prince2,MSP)
• Experience with MS Project online (MSPO)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
Benefits
In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
• Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
• Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
• See more of our benefits on our careers website.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
- Application – by 30th October 2024.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- C.V. detailing job history/skills.
- Personal Statement (maximum 750 words).
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
2. Sift – week commencing 4th November 2024.
The sift will be held on the Personal Statement and CV.
Should a high volume of applications be received, the sift will be conducted only on the Personal Statement.
3. Interview – week commencing 18th November 2024.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be:
• Behaviour (as listed in the job advert) based questions.
The interview will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
• A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
• Good internet connection
• Microsoft Teams
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
Problems during the application process
If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.
You can select up to two locations in order of preference. Please ensure that these are locations you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at one of your preferred location(s) and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Reserve lists will be held for each location. Candidates will be appointed in merit order by location.
Candidates judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has the same Success Profiles elements and essential skills. There is no guarantee that further such vacancies will arise.
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.
Further information
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
If you are invited to an interview, you will be required to bring documentation for the purposes of establishing your identity.
You will need to meet the nationality requirements for this role and obtain the necessary security clearance to take it up.
For meaningful security checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. Learn more on our website. Security Checks - Home Office Careers
Visa sponsorship
We do not sponsor individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visas.
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 HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk 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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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Home Office Resourcing Centre
- Email : HORCCampaignTeamHSGPSGandMBG@homeoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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