13287 - PMO - Project Support Officer
| Posting date: | 05 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,303 to £35,564 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £29,303 - £31,061, London salary range is £33,551 - £35,564. Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 January 2026 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 13287 |
Summary
PMO-Project Support Officer
Location: National
Closing Date: 21st January 2026
Interviews: 2nd February 2026
Grade: EO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £33,551- £35,564. National: £29,303 - £31,061.
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working*, job-share
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for three PMO-Project Support Officers here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Technology Services Delivery (TSD) team. The TSD function is responsible for delivering projects and work packages relating to the deployment of new technology or technology services across the MoJ estate.
The Technology Services Delivery (TSD) Programme Management Office (PMO) is the central hub for supporting and enabling successful project delivery across Technology Services. We provide guidance, standardised processes and consistent governance to ensure all projects are aligned, efficient and effective. Roles can work centrally to provide support across all TSD projects or be embedded, as part of a project team, to provide specialist advice and support day to day delivery.
You will form part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the delivery of a range of outcomes in support of the wider Technology Services teams. Our team enhances project understanding and insight, giving leadership clearer visibility of project progress, risks and overall performance. By streamlining project practices and fostering collaboration we help drive better outcomes, save time and optimize resources, contributing to TSD and wider Justice Digital strategic goals.
The role of the PMO/Project Support Officer (PSO) is to provide essential support within a project or the TSD centralised PMO team. The PSO will assist with project planning, monitoring progress, managing documentation and reporting, and ensuring communication flows effectively. The role ensures a smooth an efficient operation by coordinating resources, tracking timelines, and assisting the PMO and project managers in maintaining organisation and governance for successful project delivery.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Governance - Assist in the preparation of materials for project boards and working groups, including drafting slide packs, circulating papers, and scheduling meetings. Help track actions and decisions, ensuring they are logged and followed up on.
Planning and scheduling – Assist with access to appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling.
Monitoring and reporting – Assist in producing reports and presentations to show the performance of projects and work packages across TSD.
Stakeholder Management – Assist with communications and stakeholder management by maintaining and updating distribution lists, ensuring accurate contact details for all project stakeholders.
Knowledge and information management - Responsible for PMO file management using robust version control.
Risks and issues – Assist with collating risk and issue information across TSD. Organise monthly Senior Leadership Team (SLT) risk reviews producing slide packs and papers to inform the meetings.
Secretariat and Admin – Provide support in taking and distributing minutes as required. Manage the shared PMO mailbox actioning or escalating emails as required.
Continuous improvement – for example this could be to identify new ways of working, tools, or data analytics to improve the effective delivery of PMO services
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and you want to join our team please read on and apply!
*The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.
Benefits
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the King’s birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Nurturing professional and interpersonal networks including those for Carers & Childcare, Gender Equality, PROUD and SPIRIT
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
5 days volunteering paid leave.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Location: National
Closing Date: 21st January 2026
Interviews: 2nd February 2026
Grade: EO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £33,551- £35,564. National: £29,303 - £31,061.
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working*, job-share
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for three PMO-Project Support Officers here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Technology Services Delivery (TSD) team. The TSD function is responsible for delivering projects and work packages relating to the deployment of new technology or technology services across the MoJ estate.
The Technology Services Delivery (TSD) Programme Management Office (PMO) is the central hub for supporting and enabling successful project delivery across Technology Services. We provide guidance, standardised processes and consistent governance to ensure all projects are aligned, efficient and effective. Roles can work centrally to provide support across all TSD projects or be embedded, as part of a project team, to provide specialist advice and support day to day delivery.
You will form part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the delivery of a range of outcomes in support of the wider Technology Services teams. Our team enhances project understanding and insight, giving leadership clearer visibility of project progress, risks and overall performance. By streamlining project practices and fostering collaboration we help drive better outcomes, save time and optimize resources, contributing to TSD and wider Justice Digital strategic goals.
The role of the PMO/Project Support Officer (PSO) is to provide essential support within a project or the TSD centralised PMO team. The PSO will assist with project planning, monitoring progress, managing documentation and reporting, and ensuring communication flows effectively. The role ensures a smooth an efficient operation by coordinating resources, tracking timelines, and assisting the PMO and project managers in maintaining organisation and governance for successful project delivery.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Governance - Assist in the preparation of materials for project boards and working groups, including drafting slide packs, circulating papers, and scheduling meetings. Help track actions and decisions, ensuring they are logged and followed up on.
Planning and scheduling – Assist with access to appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling.
Monitoring and reporting – Assist in producing reports and presentations to show the performance of projects and work packages across TSD.
Stakeholder Management – Assist with communications and stakeholder management by maintaining and updating distribution lists, ensuring accurate contact details for all project stakeholders.
Knowledge and information management - Responsible for PMO file management using robust version control.
Risks and issues – Assist with collating risk and issue information across TSD. Organise monthly Senior Leadership Team (SLT) risk reviews producing slide packs and papers to inform the meetings.
Secretariat and Admin – Provide support in taking and distributing minutes as required. Manage the shared PMO mailbox actioning or escalating emails as required.
Continuous improvement – for example this could be to identify new ways of working, tools, or data analytics to improve the effective delivery of PMO services
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and you want to join our team please read on and apply!
*The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.
Benefits
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the King’s birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Nurturing professional and interpersonal networks including those for Carers & Childcare, Gender Equality, PROUD and SPIRIT
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
5 days volunteering paid leave.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.