PMO Officer B2

Description
Job description

Government in response to the scale and urgency of Scotlands housing challenges and the need for a stronger more delivery focussed approach to housing supply.

The creation of More Homes Scotland reflects a commitment to address these challenges by simplifying how housing delivery is supported strengthening operational focus and enabling greater scale and speed of delivery across all tenures.

To support the move from programme design to implementation a dedicated time-limited Transition Team has been established. The Transition Teams primary goal is to design coordinate and oversee the establishment of More Homes Scotland ensuring the agency is set up in a coherent well governed and deliverable way.

The team will:
Develop the agencys Target Operating Model clarifying its core functions roles and ways of working
Coordinate governance assurance finance and resourcing actively to ensure readiness for implementation
Support informed Ministerial decision making and alignment with wider public service reform objectives
Work collaboratively with colleagues across Scottish Government and with stakeholders to draw on delivery expertise and share the agencys design

The Transition Team will play a critical role in ensuring More Homes Scotland is positioned to move confidently into its next phase with clear purpose strong foundations and a shared understanding of how it will operate and add value

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• The post holder will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the More Homes Scotland Transition Programme. Working within a multidisciplinary team they will help coordinate and manage project activity to ensure work progresses in a structured well-governed and deliverable way.
• Support the planning and delivery of projects and workstreams ensuring activity is clearly defined appropriately sequenced and aligned to overall programme priorities.
• Develop and maintain project plans milestones and delivery schedules working with colleagues to track progress and ensure outputs are delivered to time and quality.
• Coordinate the development and maintenance of core project documentation including project plans risks and issues logs highlight reports and governance papers ensuring these are up to date and aligned with programme standards.
• Support risk issue and dependency management ensuring these are identified recorded and actively monitored with appropriate escalation where required.
• Work collaboratively with policy operational and corporate colleagues to coordinate inputs manage interdependencies and maintain alignment across workstreams.
• Support the preparation of governance and reporting products including Programme Board papers briefings and progress updates ensuring information is clear accurate and supports effective decision-making.
• Help ensure compliance with agreed project and programme management standards providing constructive challenge and support to maintain quality and consistency of outputs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery processes tools and ways of working supporting a more efficient and effective programme environment.
• Work flexibly across the Transition Division supporting priority activity and responding to changing demands in a fast-paced and high-profile programme environment.

Qualifications
Team Working ArrangementsWe operate a hybrid working model with all colleagues expected to spend a minimum of two days per week in an office location.

The Programme Team meet weekly in person alternating between Glasgow and Edinburgh. These sessions are an important forum for collaboration collective problem-solving and maintaining pace of delivery. Team members are therefore encouraged to attend regularly recognising the value these meetings bring in ensuring alignment across workstreams and supporting effective programme delivery.

The post is a full time role but staff with different working patterns are invited to apply and we will assess proposed working patterns against the business requirements for this post.

Working pattern

This role is a temporary position with an expected commitment of 18 months.

How to Apply

Applications for this position will only be accepted from substantive B2 employees.

Please submit a statement outlining your suitability for the role relevant skills and experience and what you would bring to the team (maximum 500 words).

Selection Process

All candidates will be invited to an informal discussion with the Hiring Manager.

Informal discussion dates tbc.

Further Information

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Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1