Planning Project Delivery Support Officer

Planning Project Delivery Support Officer - Inside IR35

Contract Term: 12 Months

Contracting Authority: DEFRA

Location: Hybrid working (3 days per week in Belfast office and other onsite locations in Northern Ireland and 2 days WFH)

In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.

Role purpose:

The role is required to support the SEO to develop and deliver robust change management. The “Go Live” workstream is being mobilised to manage the transition to the permanent facilities at all points of entry and supporting other workstreams leads to deliver fully operational inspection facilities.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Planning Project Delivery Support Officer would be to:

• Identify and deliver activities to provide fully operational SPS Facilities Working in partnership with key user groups (VSAHG/Plant Health, Local Councils) define and deliver a Go live plan for those aspects of port readiness
• Identify and implement process improvements in the end to end trader journey
• Support stakeholder engagement through leading on and chairing specific meetings or working groups with users
• Supporting the key user groups through the transition process
• Development of transition and customer handover plans through engagement with wider project team and stakeholders
• Deliver advice on changing processes through delivering awareness sessions and preparing relevant written briefing updates for staff and site users
• Work with business areas to coordinate and develop relevant training plans for sites users.

You’ll have:

• Experience in supporting colleagues and other stakeholders through a significant change / transition in processes or goals
• Experience in supporting large change management projects
• Experience in the support of Project Delivery
• A track record of building positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally, including senior management.
• The ability to lead, develop, motivate and support staff.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written and have experience in preparing project papers/documentation and delivering presentations.
• The ability to work on own initiative and provide a positive contribution to the overall success of the team
• Access to a form of transport (as the post holder will be required to travel on official duty) which will enable you to fulfil your responsibilities in full. This includes travel to remote and rural locations in Northern Ireland, often inaccessible by public transport and travel to Great Britain the Republic of Ireland may also be required

It would be great if you also had:

• A formal change management certification would be beneficial
• Prince2 qualification is highly beneficial

Armed Forces Covenant

Defra is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, DEFRA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.