Project Support Officer

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.

Almost all government policy is delivered through projects or transformation programmes. Thousands are carried out each year to improve the UK’s infrastructure, transform public services, safeguard national security and boost international trade and we are no exception, we use projects and programmes to further DBT’s objectives and to make DBT a great place to work for our people.   

In our projects, we are clear about the importance of bringing together project delivery – with its structures, processes, and tools to guide change – and effective change management – with its focus on people and ensuring that changes are embraced and used effectively. 

Flexible Resource Pool (FRP) 

At the heart of our Project Delivery (PD) and Change Directorate, we have established an internal pool of experienced project delivery and change professionals who are deployed across the department to support the delivery of business-critical projects.  

We are looking for a talented candidate/s with a strong interest and passion for project delivery to join our Flexible Resource Pool (FRP).

The successful candidate will be required to have some experience of working in a project delivery environment. The candidate will work with a wide range of stakeholders including senior leaders, build strong working relationships across the department and PD Profession, and be an advocate for PD best practice.

The FRP will offer successful applicants’ exposure to a wide range of challenging projects across DBT to build capability, experience and technical skills. We will also provide access to a range of informal professional career development opportunities and continuous professional development (CPD). 

As a member of the Flexible Resource Pool, you will work on a variety of projects up to 12 months at a time.

During this time, you could be required to take on some of the following roles as set out on page 119 of the Project Delivery Capability Framework 

• Delivery – Supporting Day to day management of the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.  
• Planning and scheduling – Build Project Plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives. 
• Stakeholder Management– Identify key stakeholders and develop effective relationships.  
• Risks & Issues– Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.  
• Governance - Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making. 
• Risks and Issues – Engaging with stakeholders to identify, monitor and key risks and issues for the Project.
• Resources – Schedule / manage resources to deliver the project. 
• Benefits Realisation – Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked and owned.
• Business Case – Coordinate development of the Business Case.  
• Budget – Track delivery within budget.
• Assurance – Support or set appropriate project assurance. 
• Change Management – Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place.  
• Project Performance & Controls - Build Project Plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives.