HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 5
Directorate: Generic - Projects and Programmes
Job Description: Programme Office Support Manager
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-2033_Programme Office Support Manager_v3.0
Document Type
Management
Version
3.0
Classification
Unclassified
Date of Issue
16/7/2019
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Head of Group
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HQ-JES-2033_Programme Office Support Manager_v3.0
HQ Job Description
Job Title
Programme Office Support Manager
Group Family
Projects and Programmes
Band
5
Overview of the job
The Programme Office Support Manager will provide a project office function to
support programmes and projects
Summary
The Programme Office Support Manager will be required to provide a professional
and efficient administrative support service to the Senior Programme
Manager/Programme Manager and the Programme Management Office. The job
holder will be responsible for developing key relationships with individual HQ
Directorate Single Point of Contacts and the wider project leads and sponsors.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities & Duties
and duties:
? Provide effective project office management services to the projects and
programmes portfolio.
? Ensure all project related logistical arrangements are made including ensuring
stakeholder meetings are scheduled and actions are accurately recorded and
managed.
? Maintain all project documentation and be responsible for the configuration
management and library of all documentation, including baselining and quality
checking. This includes being the Local Information Manager and being
responsible for the management of the file structure held under HERM
? Responsible for change control and management of all project documentation
including the Plans, PIDS and associated project documentation
? Act as formal contact point between the NOMS Project and Trade Unions
regarding project related issues
? Produce ad hoc reports and all other documentation for the Project Executive
and other Senior sponsors Manager such a project exception reports,
dependency matrix, actions logs, meeting minutes
? Ensure the Programme Executive has relevant NEMC and other Senior
Stakeholder documentation as required with outstanding actions being followed
up.
? Coordinate, attend and minute Legal meetings, weekly Delivery Committee
meetings, and monthly Union meetings.
? Pro-actively manage the actions produced by the various meetings attended.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not
intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable
alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant
adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall
be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder.
Behaviours
? Making Effective Decisions
? Delivering at Pace
? Working Together
? Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
HQ-JES-2033_Programme Office Support Manager_v3.0
Essential Experience
N.B. Converting job descriptions to the new Success Profile format means areas
captured in experience could also be assessed as a strength. Vacancy managers
should use their own judgement to decide where best to assess these.
? Effective management, interpersonal and communication skills
? Time management and prioritisation skills
Technical
? The job holder will be required to have a PRINCE 2 Foundation or be willing to
requirements
undertake the necessary training required.
? Competent in the use of MS Office products and particularly in the use of MS
Word, MS Excel and MS Project.
Ability
Minimum Eligibility
Please do not alter this box
? All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up
post.
? All external candidates are subject to 6 months’ probation. Internal
candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a
probationary period within HMPPS.
? All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or
organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
HQ-JES-2033_Programme Office Support Manager_v3.0
Success Profile
Experience
Strengths
N.B. Converting job descriptions to
the new Success Profile format
Behaviours
Ability
Technical
means areas captured in
experience could also be assessed
as a strength. Vacancy managers
should use their own judgement to
decide where best to assess these
The job holder will be required to have a
It is advised strengths
PRINCE 2 Foundation or be willing to
Making Effective Decisions
are chosen locally,
Managing project lifecycles
undertake the necessary training
recommended 4-8.
required
Effective management,
Competent in the use of MS Office
Delivering at Pace
interpersonal and communication
products and particularly in the use of
skills
MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project
Time management and
Working Together
prioritisation skills
Managing a Quality Service
HQ-JES-2033_Programme Office Support Manager_v3.0