Welcome

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Project Support Officer at the Home Office. The Home Office keeps the UK secure and prosperous; protects its citizens, residents and visitors and their property; and upholds rights, liberties and the rule of law. We lead on border control, immigration and passports, crime and fire policy, security and counter-terrorism and work to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK.

This role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative person to be at the forefront of change in one of the great Departments of State. We are delivering significant transformation to continue keeping our citizens safe and our country secure. New technology and the fast-evolving nature of the threats we face mean we must adapt, and adapt fast, and with the need for change is greater than ever. Project Support Officers will be responsible for providing expert and flexible project support in delivering within the Home Office Transformation Portfolio.

It is large, complex and challenging and encompasses over 20 major and/or mission critical projects and programmes plus four business portfolios of change. There is a strong focus on agile, modular project delivery, supported by enterprise-wide portfolio management and you could find yourself working on a project for the UK’s critical national infrastructure through to a complex technology enabled business change programme.

We need to boost our project support capacity to achieve this and the post holder will provide essential support to the delivery of programme and project objectives. The Project Support Officer enables the smooth running of the project by supporting the project manager through the operation of project management processes, and the co-ordination of business management actions and activities on their behalf. They seek innovative ways to enhance partnership working, allowing Home Office projects to deliver on their strategic aims. Our Project Support Officers play a critical role in providing effective support to projects using project management methodologies and processes including risk and issue management, dependency management, project planning, change control, and knowledge management. The right person for this role will be a strong team player with the ability to work at pace as we operate in an often rapidly changing environment.

Excellent communication, drafting and stakeholder engagement skills will also be key to establish and develop productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders. I am passionate about developing our project delivery capability and with our help and investment the role will give you the opportunity to continually develop as a Project Support Officer and a project delivery professional. We have a growing and active project delivery community in the department, which you would be part of.

We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from different backgrounds bring fresh ideas, thoughts and experiences. We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive environment where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best. So, we would welcome applications from a range of backgrounds for these roles.

If you have the appetite to work on issues that directly impact the public and if you have the drive and determination to play a critical role in enabling change within this exciting role, then I look forward to hearing from you and wish you the very best of luck with your application.

Suzanne Newton
Head of Portfolio and Project Delivery