Cyber Project Manager

Details
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Reference number

464478

Salary

£41,983 \- £52,113
Per Annum, Pro Rata
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

Data Protection, Security \& Technology Services### Type of role

Architecture and Data

Project Delivery

Quality

Security### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share, Part\-time### Number of jobs available

2
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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Core HQ's \- London, Leeds, Birmingham, LiverpoolAbout the job
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Job summary

We are looking for a Project Manager to join the Cyber Team which is within the Data and Cyber Security group. The team are responsible for providing effective support on working with business units across the whole of UKHSA. The role will support the business for the impact of the changes being delivered by the Cyber Security Team and provide a bridge between the team and service users to enable a successful progress through Cyber services. Supporting the business ensure that Secure by design and compliance frameworks are at the forefront of business design. Managing and directing the resource through the process aligning to agile methodology. Managing and leading on Cyber project and sharing and championing continuous improvement.

The Cyber Security team is delivering at pace so the Project Manager will need to be comfortable with ambiguity, and work with others to clarify the target state for each release of the service so an effective transition plan can then be formulated, delivered. The role will build relationships and work collaboratively with teams within the programme, across UKHSA networks and with Other Government Departments (OGDs) in support of business change. The ability to translate complex technical information into a clear and rational business processes will be key. The post holder may work with colleagues who are based across the country at different sites and/or who work remotely.

Job description

As a Project Manager you will lead on the day to day running of a project(s), which will typically be low to moderate in complexity. These will be small scale initiatives often relating to making sure the business can continue to operate, although you may be involved in supporting more complex projects. You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the project, ensuring that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost, and quality constraints. You will have a key role in project governance and will work with stakeholders to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefit realisation. This role is a government project delivery profession role and part of UKHSA’s project delivery resource model. It is aligned to the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) career pathway Project Manager 2\.

The main responsibilities for this role are as follows:

• Manage the day to day running of the project(s), including the management of the project team.


• Have an understanding of Cyber services and impact of delivery


• Lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost, and quality constraints.


• Build project plans and apply appropriate delivery methodology, setting project controls and track and report against milestones.


• Co\-ordinate the development of the business case.


• Monitor and track project spend, ensuring it is within budget.


• Plan and manage resources to deliver the project.


• Identify benefits, ensuring these are understood, measured, tracked, and owned; monitoring the longer\-term delivery of benefits against the business case.


• Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders.


• Identify and monitor project risks and issues, developing mitigating actions and escalation process.


• Provide project reports, support effective governance and decision making.


• Support project assurance, audit, and gateway reviews.


• Set up effective change management processes, including documenting agreed changes to the project deliverables.


• Promote individual and team performance, seek appropriate guidance and coaching from the project community.


• Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.

The job holder will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project Delivery Accreditation where they do not already hold this.

This list is not exhaustive.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

• Experience of working in a large or medium complexity project team or work stream lead for a small low complex project with working knowledge of project delivery methodologies and frameworks. In a security or Cyber environment.


• Working knowledge of planning, scheduling, budget management, resource management, risk and issue management and quality management in a project or programme environment. or appropriate skills that have been gathered in a non\-project environment.


• Working knowledge of governance, assurance, requirements management and change control in a project or programme environment or appropriate skills that have been gathered in a non\-project environment.


• Awareness of business case development, commercial and procurement processes, and asset allocation.


• Ability to work independently in a fast\-paced environment with multiple tasks.


• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, collaborating across boundaries with the ability to influence and challenge effectively.


• Strong capability in using Microsoft Office applications, specifically Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £41,983, UK Health Security Agency contributes £12,162 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA's ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

• Learning and development tailored to your role


• An environment with flexible working options


• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity


• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience \& Technical skills.

Stage 1: Application \& Sift

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You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 7 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)


• 1000 word supporting statement.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V –please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.

Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 1000 words. We will not consider any words over 1000 words.

Longlisting:

In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria


• Meets some essential criteria


• Meets no essential criteria

If used, the pile(s) that meets ALL essential criteria will proceed to shortlisting.

Shortlisting:

In the event of a large number of applications we may conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of:

• Experience of working in a large or medium complexity project team or work stream lead for a small low complex project with working knowledge of project delivery methodologies and frameworks. In a security or Cyber environment.


• Working knowledge of planning, scheduling, budget management, resource management, risk and issue management and quality management in a project or programme environment. or appropriate skills that have been gathered in a non\-project environment.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview \& assessment.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

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You will be invited to a single remote interview.

Behaviours \& Technical skills will be tested at interview in the form of questions.

There will be a Presentation which should last no longer than 10 minutes, this will be based

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