Programme Office Support

On behalf of Food Standards Agency we are looking for a Junior Project Manager Inside/IR35/ for a contract ending 31st of March based REMOTELY with occasional travel to either York Cardiff, London or Belfast.

The post holder will be assigned to the EU SPS Agreement programme, the team that leads the FSA’s input into cross government work on renewing our SPS trading relationship with the EU, and on implementing a revised agreement.

Given it’s cross-cutting nature, this programme requires close working with teams across the department, as well as with Defra (who are portfolio owners for the EU SPS agreement). The work is fast-paced and varied. It includes ensuring the FSA is organised and effectively prepared to input into cross-Government work on UK-EU SPS forums and that seniors within the department are enabled to engage and respond on these matters

As a  Junior Project Manager , your main responsibilities will be to:

• Work closely with the EU SPS Project teams and the Defra Portfolio team to ensure relevant delivery is captured in programme level reporting, including where delivery against milestones has been realised or is at risk
• Develop and maintain appropriate programme plans; track programme delivery against milestones and critical deliverables; develop and report against programme success factors.
• Challenge and assess assumptions to ensure plans are realistic and achievable. Support the Programme Manager in identifying options to optimise delivery through resource smoothing, resource levelling, and activity rescheduling.
• Support finance and the Programme Manager to ensure effective resource for the SPS Programme
• Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked, and owned at a programme level Ensuring benefits are tracked against the business case

Essential:

• Experience in project management
• Experience in planning and scheduling
• Experience in risk and issues management
• Experience in governance and reporting

Desirable:

• Experience in public sector
• Active SC

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

Disability Confident 

As a Disability Confident employer, Food Standards Agency encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

DE&I Commitment

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, Food Standards Agency welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

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".