About the job

Job summary

Introduction

Technical Advisors are appointed in line with decisions taken by Parliament’s Joint Investment Board (JIB) and following our governance framework for projects, programmes and portfolios.   The decisions taken by JIB effectively require Category A (highest risk/complexity) project and programme boards to include an external member.

We are now looking to appoint external Technical Advisers for the House of Commons Security Construction Programme Board.

Job description

The Security Construction Programme requires an external Technical Advisor, who will need to demonstrate experience of leadership and delivery at the highest level in an executive or non-executive capacity in the private, public or voluntary sectors. They will have outstanding Board-level experience in an organisation operating in a prominent public sphere, a significant track record of leadership and outstanding levels of expertise in the types of issues that are likely to be important in the Security Construction Programme, with experience of working within an open and transparent environment and achieving demonstrable value for money.

The Executive Sponsor is seeking a Technical Adviser to join the Project Sponsor Board. The Board supports the Executive Sponsor in strategically directing the project in the area of requirements and benefits, and in holding the SRO accountable for effective project delivery. Other members of the Board are drawn from the House of Commons service and the R&R Sponsor Body.

Person specification

Candidates will come from a range of backgrounds and areas of the United Kingdom.  All candidates will be required to demonstrate in their written applications and at interview how their skills, experience and personal qualities, from current or previous roles, will equip them to meet the requirements of the role. Please ensure you provide evidence, metrics where relevant, and examples (as far as you are able) in response to these when writing your application. Should you be selected for interview, these areas will be assessed in more depth at the interview stage.

Benefits

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Selection process details

Please see attached candidate pack for information on how to apply for this role. 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.