Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Programme Management Officer
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Job Summary
We are MHCLG
In response to the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Government established the Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) Remediation Funds and the Building Safety Fund (BSF) to make sure high-rise buildings are safe – and people living in them feel safe – now and in the future. The ACM and BSF Programmes sit within the Remediation Portfolio which is part of the Government Major Project Portfolio. The Government has made over £5bn of funding available to building owners to enable them to undertake remediation of unsafe cladding on high rise buildings.
Job Description
As the Programme Management Officer your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the establishment of a new governance framework
- Providing secretariat and reporting functions, including for Programme Board and Operational Board meetings
- Programme and Portfolio reporting, including managing, monitoring and change control
- RAID management, monitoring, reporting, working with subject matter experts to identify, mitigate and manage programme risks, issues and dependencies, and escalating as appropriate
- Leading on commissioning updates from subject matter experts and team leaders to track milestones and activity
- Maintaining team and programme information management systems and supporting associated quality assurance processes
- Supporting programme and portfolio level evaluation, Lessons Learnt and benefits management
- Supporting project and programme planning, timelines and milestone management
- Leading on programme events and activities
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Track record, knowledge and experience working in a PMO, project/programme environment
- Able to build productive relationships across the programme
- Qualification in one or more of the following areas:
- PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation
- APM (Association for Project Management) Project Fundamentals Qualification
- Managing Successful Programmes Foundation
- Agile Project Management Foundation
- Other Project Delivery Qualifications such as Lean Six Sigma; Change Management Qualifications; Management of Risk etc.
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Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £45,773, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £13,260 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
At MHCLG we offer many benefits that range from tailored career pathways and flexible working to MyLifestyle Staff Benefits Scheme, Childcare Vouchers, and Cycle to Work Schemes. For more information, please click here.
Selection process details
Application and Selection
The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles:
Stage 1: Sift
Experience (Lead Element): How would you use your experience to help establish a new governance framework? (250 words)
Stage 2: Interview
- Behaviours: Managing a Quality Service, Making Effective Decisions.
- Experience: Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.
- Strengths: The strength-based questions will require natural responses from the candidates.
Candidates will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation, further details will be provided on invitation to interview.
Sift and Interview Dates
- Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 19/10/2026
- Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 09/11/2026 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change.
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Disability Confident Scheme (DCS)
We are a Disability Confident employer.
We apply a fair and proportionate interview process for all candidates. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to progress candidates who apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the required minimum selection criteria.
However, where high application volumes are received, progression to interview may be limited to those who best meet the role criteria. In these circumstances, the benchmark required to proceed to interview may be raised for all candidates.
How To Apply
You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly.
- Security Clearance Requirements
- Civil Service Nationality Requirements
- Right to Work
- Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles
- CV Declaration
- Sponsorships
- Salary and Grade
- Existing Civil Servants
- Conflict of Interest
- Location and Flexible Working
- Internal Fraud Database
- Appeals and Complaints
- Fixed Term Appointments for:
- External Candidates
- Existing Civil Servants (Including Loans)
- Secondments
- MHCLG employees
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Name: Chris Armstrong
Email: Chris.Armstrong@communities.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email: recruitment@communities.gov.uk
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact the Resourcing team at recruitment@communities.gov.uk.
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