Programme Office Support

On behalf of the Department for Education, we are looking for a Programme Office Support  Inside IR35 for a contract ending 31t of March based REMOTELY. 

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join and work on world-leading data linkage projects that are part of the future for DfE and will deliver immense value to the public. The LEO Programme team sits in the Enterprise Data for Access and Sharing division and are responsible for strategic development of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) and Pupil Parent Matched Data (PPMD) assets, and deliver these highly sought, cross-government longitudinal linked data assets. The team leads the engagement of stakeholders across government (ONS, DWP & HMRC), external researchers, analytical communities as well as No.10 and ministerial engagement. We work closely with special and policy advisors, legal and data protection advisors, leading academics and public policy think tanks. Both assets hold incredible value for policy analysis across families, schools, skills and for Covid recovery and (due to their nature) are widely sought across government. We navigate the overlapping priorities to ensure these key products deliver on their purpose. Current projects include the next iteration of LEO data being made available to external researchers via the ONS secure research service, providing real time information and working with Local Government to support their access to the data.

As a  Programme Office Support , your main responsibilities will be to:

• Work within a project or programme environment, providing support to project and programme managers to help ensure successful delivery
• Manage shared mailboxes, maintaining SharePoint sites and document repositories, coordinating meetings and supporting a research or stakeholder community.
• Maintain plans and schedules, coordinating governance activities, tracking risks, actions and dependencies, and supporting reporting requirements

Essential:

• PMO Experience in public sector
• Excellent communications skills both verbal ad written and excellent stakeholder engagement
• Experience in mailbox management
• Experience gathering information for reporting and programme boards

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

Disability Confident 

As a Disability Confident employer, Department for Education 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.

Armed Forces Covenant 

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, Department for Education 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".