Project Support Officer

Government Recruitment Service; Bedford; In loco; GBP 37.000 - 40.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Government Recruitment Service is hiring a Project Support Officer as part of the DCMS-led Bedford Visitor Attraction Programme, delivering a major national project with cross-government collaboration. You will rotate across the programme, gaining hands-on experience in risk, governance, grant management and stakeholder engagement.

You’ll monitor spend, prepare performance reports, support Boards, manage external relationships and contribute to continuous improvement in a dynamic government

Competenze

• Experience in project delivery across government or large programmes.
• Willingness to develop leadership skills and build a professional network.
• Familiar with risk management, governance and financial controls.

Mansioni

• Monitor project spend and ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Prepare project performance reports and provide Secretariat support to Boards.
• Manage correspondence and relationships with senior external stakeholders, and proactively identify opportunities to build support and advocacy.
• Capture lessons learned and implement improvements to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Identify and manage risks, developing mitigations and escalating where necessary.

Conoscenze

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Grant management

Project reporting

Governance

Descrizione del lavoro

Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX), a division of Comcast NBCUniversal, is building a world class theme park and resort in Bedford, after the UK government agreed a package of support to unlock this £6.4bn inward investment.

Opening in 2031, the park will become the UK’s most popular visitor attraction with an estimated 8.5m visitors a year, supporting the creation of 8,000 new jobs and delivering an estimated £50b in economic benefits.

Bedford Visitor Attraction Programme is the DCMS-led programme to support delivery of the park by UDX, and its supporting infrastructure, and facilitate cross-government collaboration with local authorities across the region to ensure the wider benefits are realised.

You’ll be joining us at an exciting time as part of an innovative and ambitious team, working hard to embed disciplined delivery and collaborative behaviours to ensure successful delivery of the different elements of the programme.

As a team we’re committed to supporting your professional development. As well as securing the APM Project Management Qualification, you’ll be encouraged to develop your leadership skills, work with a mentor and build your professional network to support your future career progression.

We currently have around 100 project delivery professionals within DCMS and around 18,000 working across Government. These colleagues work as project, programme and portfolio managers or in specialist roles such as risk and issues managers and project planners.

A career in the Government Project Delivery Profession enables you to make a difference; improving our public services while building and developing your professional skills. Your career here could take you from climate change projects to building new hospitals or schools to equipping our armed forces. The variety and significance of roles is unparalleled.

Our mission is to attract and retain the best individuals by providing a rewarding career, supporting continuous professional development through our robust learning offering which includes accredited and apprenticeship qualifications, and shaping our community in a way that you can all feel inspired by.

For more information on the Project Delivery Profession, please see the Project Delivery Capability Framework which has been created to support the development of all project delivery professionals across government.

As a Project Support Officer, you’ll build experience across a range of project delivery competencies including risk management, stakeholder engagement, grant management, reporting, governance and assurance, and financial controls.

You’ll rotate around the programme, developing new skills and providing an opportunity to build on your strengths. Your role might include:

• Monitoring project spend and managing compliance with contractual obligations
• Preparing project performance reports and providing robust Secretariat support to the running of Boards ensuring a robust approach to decision-making
• Managing correspondence and relationships with senior external stakeholders, and proactively identifying opportunities to build support and advocacy
• Capturing lessons learned and implementing improvements to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
• Identifying and managing risks, developing mitigations and escalating where necessary.

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Project Support Officer

Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £36,734 to £40,344 a year Hours: Full-time Location: M2 3AW Job type: Temporary Posting date: 3 Nov 2026 Closing date: 15 Nov 2026

Summary

Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX), a division of Comcast NBCUniversal, is building a world class theme park and resort in Bedford, after the UK government agreed a package of support to unlock this £6.4bn inward investment.

Opening in 2031, the park will become the UK’s most popular visitor attraction with an estimated 8.5m visitors a year, supporting the creation of 8,000 new jobs and delivering an estimated £50b in economic benefits.

Bedford Visitor Attraction Programme is the DCMS-led programme to support delivery of the park by UDX, and its supporting infrastructure, and facilitate cross-government collaboration with local authorities across the region to ensure the wider benefits are realised.

You’ll be joining us at an exciting time as part of an innovative and ambitious team, working hard to embed disciplined delivery and collaborative behaviours to ensure successful delivery of the different elements of the programme.

As a team we’re committed to supporting your professional development. As well as securing the APM Project Management Qualification, you’ll be encouraged to develop your leadership skills, work with a mentor and build your professional network to support your future career progression.

We currently have around 100 project delivery professionals within DCMS and around 18,000 working across Government. These colleagues work as project, programme and portfolio managers or in specialist roles such as risk and issues managers and project planners.

A career in the Government Project Delivery Profession enables you to make a difference; improving our public services while building and developing your professional skills. Your career here could take you from climate change projects to building new hospitals or schools to equipping our armed forces. The variety and significance of roles is unparalleled.

Our mission is to attract and retain the best individuals by providing a rewarding career, supporting continuous professional development through our robust learning offering which includes accredited and apprenticeship qualifications, and shaping our community in a way that you can all feel inspired by.

For more information on the Project Delivery Profession, please see the Project Delivery Capability Framework which has been created to support the development of all project delivery professionals across government.

As a Project Support Officer, you’ll build experience across a range of project delivery competencies including risk management, stakeholder engagement, grant management, reporting, governance and assurance, and financial controls.

You’ll rotate around the programme, developing new skills and providing an opportunity to build on your strengths. Your role might include:

• Monitoring project spend and managing compliance with contractual obligations
• Preparing project performance reports and providing robust Secretariat support to the running of Boards ensuring a robust approach to decision-making
• Managing correspondence and relationships with senior external stakeholders, and proactively identifying opportunities to build support and advocacy
• Capturing lessons learned and implementing improvements to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
• Identifying and managing risks, developing mitigations and escalating where necessary.

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