Project Support Officer jobs in United Kingdom

Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster.

Capita is the lead partner in the Fisher Training consortium who aim to transform and modernise the Royal Navy’s shore-based training across 16 sites in the UK under Project Selborne.

Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance at SC level.

Training Support Officer (Templater & Timetabler)

• Creating and producing the Long-Term training plan for all courses
• Assisting in creating, scheduling of course templates
• Assisting, where required, in the updating of course templates as a result of change administered through the various contracted change mechanisms
• Publishing course dates on the Joint Personnel Admin system
• Providing the necessary levels of administrative support for visits, guest lecturers, external venues, courses within courses during the timetabling and planning process

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Previous experience in an Administration/Coordination role, preferably within an education setting
• Ability to build rapports with stakeholders, at all levels
• Experience within the military would be an advantage
• Knowledge of database such as JPA and TAFMIS, would be an advantage but not essential
• Proactive attitude with the ability to ‘think outside the box’
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel and experience of using databases
• Must be able to be security cleared to UK SC level

Selborne is a wide‑scale, 12‑year transformation of Royal Navy Training.
The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN.
The consortium of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK‑based suppliers.

Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme.
We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers.
We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting‑edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics.
This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team.
Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

• Salary is up to £29,968 depending on experience
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Onsite, secure parking
• Catering facilities and shops accessible
• Rewarding role making a real difference to those joining the Royal Navy

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. We will be in touch with you regarding your application shortly, however if you need to contact our recruitment team please email CPScareers@capita.com.

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Torpoint, United Kingdom

Full time

Permanent