About the job

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate who is looking to kick start their career in project management.  You will experience how industry recognised business change and project and programme methodologies are applied in a large complex organisation.  You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge through a variety of work, working with both the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office EPMO and the change programmes and projects. This will help you develop technical and behavioural skills and knowledge in the business change arena. 

Job description

Participants on our Graduate Programme will develop their strategic thinking, problem solving, project management, leadership and relationship building skills whilst undertaking placements within their chosen profession. Day to day, depending on your chosen profession you could be acquiring or disposing of land, providing investment for infrastructure or working collaboratively with our partner organisations. From day one, you will have ownership and responsibility for your own projects / work.

 

You will be supported by your placement manager; have a buddy and you will be empowered to take ownership of your own learning and development including having access to a coach or mentor. Towards the end of the programme, we will support you to obtain a role aligned to your career aspirations and organisational needs. 

This programme will provide you with the foundations to kick start a career in project management. It will be set within the heart of the EPMO. The EPMO’s primary purpose is to ensure the effective delivery of organisational change which enables the strategic ambitions of the agency. This programme will provide the opportunity to work alongside an evolving team and you will be exposed to real life change delivery within a large, complex organisation. 

 

Homes England is investing in major programmes and projects to modernise and transform our operating model, with particular focus on our ways of working, business processes, data management, digital provision, people and culture. 

 

As a graduate in the EPMO, you will have the opportunity to:

• work alongside Portfolio, Programme and Project management specialists as well as Change Managers who will advise the programmes and projects on good practice in accordance with the Government Functional Standards for Project Delivery.

• Be involved in and exposed to every stage of the project delivery lifecycle, from conception to delivery. 

• Contribute to the design and implementation of delivery standards and training environments for Portfolio Programme and Project Professionals.

• Represent the EPMO at stakeholder meetings including Programme and Project reviews, Executive and Board forums.

• Support the facilitation and coordination of new and emerging Agency priorities.  This may be through the review or production of reports, analysis of change requests or supporting the facilitation of meetings. 

 

As well as the above, you will develop relationships with key teams across the agency. This could involve Governance, Delivery Enabling Services, Risk, Internal Audit, Digital, Communications, HR, Finance, Development, Investments and Markets, Partners & Places. You will also gain exposure to external consultants, working on projects, programmes and change activities throughout the Agency.

 

No two days are the same in EPMO. Whilst this means you will be exposed to a wide range of exciting opportunities, it also means that we will need you to be comfortable working with ambiguity and uncertainty, while remaining resilient and calm in challenging circumstances. It also means that you need to be flexible, adaptable and be able to respond to new priorities, which at times may be outside of your comfort zone.

 

The wider team has experience working in this way and will be hand to offer you support and guidance in your learning and development. A desire to develop your project and portfolio management skills is preferable, as there is a continuing need for these skills to provide support for complex change activities to deliver on organisational priorities.

 

You will also be required to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, regularly exercising your verbal and written communication skills. Furthermore, we need all team members to regularly endorse and uphold examples of best practice, identifying where standards still need to be set for certain areas of the Agency.

Person specification

We are looking for the next generation of housing professionals. You will be an innovator who will bring fresh ideas, be commercially minded, a problem solver and a strong relationship builder. You will strive for excellence, embrace change and be curious about future possibilities.  

 

You will be motivated to make a difference and share and be passionate about our vision to effectively drive regeneration and housing delivery to create high-quality and home and thriving places. You’ll be pro-active about your own development. 

 

To be shortlisted for this role you must have a degree, ideally in a business-related field, such as Project Management, Business, Business Administration, Human Resources, or Organisational Psychology however we are accepting applicants with degrees with any topic.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

 

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

 

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

 

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

 

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

 

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

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Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

 

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

 

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

 

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and assessments will be held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

 

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

 

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us.  Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

 

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

 

 

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

 

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. 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.