Job Description

Assistant Project Manager

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Vacancy Type
Police Staff
Area Command / Department
Force Transformation
Location
Newcastle
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Salary Range
41,133 - 47,712
Closing Date
01/07/2025
Role:

Salary: Band 9, 41,133 - 47,712

Location: Agile, Forth Banks Police Station and homeworking

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent

Working for #TeamNP

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job - and that's where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.



As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we'll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.



As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.



Whether you're a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.



Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something that really matters.



Learn about our full benefits package

The role

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Force Transformation Department as an Assistant Change Project Manager.



As an Assistant Change Project Manager, you will assist Change Project Managers in overseeing all phases of project delivery, from business case development through initiation and implementation to benefits realisation. You will ensure projects meet time, cost, and quality standards, as well as reporting requirements.

What you'll do

Lead projects or workstreams, following the Force's programme management standards, including documentation, risk management, and communications.
Deputise for the Change Project Manager to ensure project delivery, escalate issues, and manage resources.
Support and deputise in designing and maintaining project documentation to engage the workforce and deliver improvements.
Monitor quality and business assurance measures to ensure projects meet Force needs.
Assist in process reviews and facilitate meetings and workshops to improve service delivery.


Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description

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. Utilising analytical skills to collect, organise and analyse large amounts of data with accuracy.

Ability to challenge embedded practice in a constructive and collaborative manner to drive change.

Well-developed planning and organising and management skills.

Experience managing project team resources and deputising for Project Manager where appropriate.


We know it's important for you to feel that you're 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, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.



Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.



Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact James Naisbett, Business Change Programme Manager by email at james.naisbett@northumbria.police.uk

What we offer

26 days' leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays


NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme


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 with up to 16% employer contribution


Corporate travel schemes - local rail, bus services and metro discounts


Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers


Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets

We've invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support

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 scheme

Opportunity to volunteer in local community

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of an Assistant Change Project Manager with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you're ing for and the values and behaviours that contribute.



The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.



We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.



If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.



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 dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.



If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to for any other post advertised internally or externally.



We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.



"Internal candidates with priority status will be given precedence for this role over other applicants."