Project Manager
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,720 to £52,130 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National pay locations: Manchester £44,720 - £47,850 London pay locations: London £48,720 - £52,130 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 405364/2 |
Summary
Homeland Security Group
Homeland Security Group’s (HSG) mission is to reduce homeland security risks to the UK’s people, prosperity and freedoms. This includes risks from terrorism, state threats, economic crime and cyber-crime. We provide systems leadership across government and deliver strategic initiatives, working closely with operational partners, the Intelligence Agencies and other external organisations to protect the UK.
National Communications Data Service
Within the HSG, you will join the National Communications Data Service (NCDS). NCDS is accountable for delivering and maintaining centrally provided Communications Data (CD) services to ensure that the data needed by our user community is available, accessible, and usable. Services will continually evolve to ensure we provide operational value and value for money against a backdrop of rapid and constant technical and business change.
As Project Manager, you will lead/manage projects and the project team on a day-to-day basis. You will be responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of projects designed to deliver operational benefits to the local or regional policing, security and intelligence agencies, and other law enforcement agencies, to ensure the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. Some of the projects are delivering new technical capabilities, and others are more focused on maintaining and improving existing capabilities. You will play a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised. These opportunities provide a unique chance to be at the forefront of implementing significant projects across the Home Office.
We are looking for an exceptional Project Manager to join our team as you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of projects in line with departmental priorities.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible to: G7 Programme Manager
- Managing projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints
- Driving delivery through direct teams and multiple external suppliers
- Select and apply appropriate delivery methodologies, set project controls, track delivery within budget
- Identify key stakeholders and develop effective relationships with stakeholders facilitating collaboration to achieve successful outcomes
- Identify and monitor project risks and issues, develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate, provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making
- Build project plans and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives. Track and report delivery against milestones
- Support the business change activity of law enforcement, including clear communications
Travel
The successful candidate may be expected to travel on an ad-hoc basis to attend meetings, stakeholder engagements, and other functions. The cost associated with the travel will be met by the business in line with Home Office policy.
Working Pattern
This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working.
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