Assistant Project manager

Job Description

Assistant Project Manager JRN 20615Salary: Band 9, £39,267 - £45,546 per annumLocation: Remote Working, Forth Banks (Base)Hours/Contract: Full-time, PermanentWe are passionate about where we live and what we do, we deliver exceptional support to our communities, and we work together to make our local area a safer place for us all. Every single person at Northumbria Police is valued for their amazing contribution- and we are all part of something truly special.What we offer• 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays• Enhanced Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave• Flexi Time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs• Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)• Agile working - option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force• Fantastic market leading public sector pension scheme• Corporate Travel schemes - local rail, bus services and metro• Access to Private Healthcare and Eye Test Vouchers• Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets• To take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service and access to gyms in some stations• Sports & Social Club - join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel• Cycle to work schemeThe roleIn this role you will support Project Managers, and Support/lead on projects yourself to manage all aspects of project delivery across the full lifecycle, from business case, through initiation and implementation to benefits realisation, helping ensure theproject delivers to time, cost and quality tolerances, standards and reporting requirements.What you’ll do• Support/Lead on projects/ workstreams within projects commensurate with skills, knowledge and experience, operating in line with the Force’s standard approach to programme management, capturing, analysing and documenting project information, risk and issuemanagement and comms and engagement to support effective delivery of projects.• Deputising on behalf of Change Project Manager as required, to ensure projects continue to deliver as per project plan, escalating issues to Business Change Programme Manager where applicable. This includes all aspects of resourcing.• Support Change Project Managers, and deputise where appropriate, in the design and maintenance of all project documentation to encourage workforce engagement, manage change and deliver sustainable improvement.• Monitor quality/business assurance measures, including cost/ benefit analysis, post implementation review, standards and procedures, in order to ensure projects, systems and services meet the needs of the Force.• Assist Change Project Managers to undertake process reviews and facilitate key meetings and improvement workshops to map and critically evaluate services, processes and the application of technology to improve service delivery.• Make recommendations to process improvements/system enhancements, considering impact on the wider business, amending and developing policy, procedure and Standard Operating Procedures in support. Ensure those impacted are appropriately informed/trained andequality impacts considered.What you’ll bring• Prince 2 practitioner or equivalent or working towards• Experience working within project teams to achieve defined outcomes and operating in a matrix management environment• Understanding of project planning and delivery, including monitoring and evaluation, and working to targets• Experience planning project tasks and identifying and allocating resources to tasks ensuring key milestones are achieved within time, cost and quality tolerances• Experience in designing and modifying processes or systems to deliver improvements to business processes• Strong teamworking skills and ability to work collectively to deliver project objectivesWe know its important for you to feel that youre not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriageand civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependentupon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.Please note all our applications need to be made via our website - please follow Northumbria Careers webpage to apply for this role