Project Support Officer

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On behalf of ONS , we are looking for a Project Support Officer X3 (INSIDE IR35) for a 6 Month contract based Hybrid / in Fareham, Titchfield.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.

As a Project Support Officer, your main responsibilities will be:

- Establish and maintain programme controls , keeping the project manager informed of the programme status.
- Prepare project performance reports, presents statistics, and researches new information.
- Ensure that organisational tasks are completed efficiently.
- Manage and monitor programme compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
- Lead a team responsible for identifying, developing, and deploying resources.
- Manage workforce planning and provides information for the PMO Managers decision -making.
- Manage professional relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and serves as the lead contact for some external parties.
- Monitor programme spending and assists in compiling budgets and developing the business case.
- Ensure an accurate asset register is maintained.
- Manage potential risk areas, working with risk managers and escalating issues when necessary.
- Collects and shares data in line with data standards.

Essential:

- Waterfall and Agile experience
- Jira experience
- Risk and Issue knowledge
- Strong stakeholder management experience

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

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, ONS 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, ONS 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".