Assistant Project Planner Inside IR35

Assistant Project Planner Inside IR35

Contract Term: 8 months

Contracting Authority: Defra

Location: Hybrid 3-4 days in the office in Belfast

In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people's lives. We are responsible for England's environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.

Our objectives are:

• To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
• To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.
• To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (https://www.gov.uk/)

25 Year Environment Plan - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/)

As an Assistant Project Planner your main responsibilities will be to:

• Support the SEO to develop and deliver robust change management.
• Identify and deliver activities to provide fully operational SPS Facilities
• Identify and implement process improvements that can be made to enhance the running of the team's day to day duties.
• Manage and co-ordinate the shared inbox, disseminating information to Grade 6 and dps
• Manage and maintain a log of outstanding actions to ensure all returns are made within the timescales and deadlines provided.
• Arrange meetings and provide secretariat by preparing and co-ordinating papers and maintaining key governance documentation.
• Keep the team fully informed of plans and possibilities, escalating risks or concerns to ensure levels of service are maintained.

You'll have relevant experience in:

• Experience in a similar role.
• Experience of building positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally, including senior management.
• Demonstrate good planning and organisational skills, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, and have experience in preparing project papers/documentation.
• Ability to work to tight and competing deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative and provide a positive contribution to the overall success of the team. 4 GCSE's including Maths and English

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with luciana-auras.popescu@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, DEFRA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

DEFRA is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.