Project Support Officer

Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX), a division of Comcast NBCUniversal, is building a world class theme park and resort in Bedford, after the UK government agreed a package of support to unlock this £6.4bn inward investment. Opening in 2031, the park will become the UK's most popular visitor attraction with an estimated 8.5m visitors a year, supporting the creation of 8,000 new jobs and delivering an estimated £50b in economic benefits. Bedford Visitor Attraction Programme is the DCMS-led programme to support delivery of the park by UDX, and its supporting infrastructure, and facilitate cross-government collaboration with local authorities across the region to ensure the wider benefits are realised. You'll be joining us at an exciting time as part of an innovative and ambitious team, working hard to embed disciplined delivery and collaborative behaviours to ensure successful delivery of the different elements of the programme. As a team we're committed to supporting your professional development. As well as securing the APM Project Management Qualification, you'll be encouraged to develop your leadership skills, work with a mentor and build your professional network to support your future career progression. We currently have around 100 project delivery professionals within DCMS and around 18,000 working across Government. These colleagues work as project, programme and portfolio managers or in specialist roles such as risk and issues managers and project planners. A career in the Government Project Delivery Profession enables you to make a difference; improving our public services while building and developing your professional skills. Your career here could take you from climate change projects to building new hospitals or schools to equipping our armed forces. The variety and significance of roles is unparalleled. Our mission is to attract and retain the best individuals by providing a rewarding career, supporting continuous professional development through our robust learning offering which includes accredited and apprenticeship qualifications, and shaping our community in a way that you can all feel inspired by. For more information on the Project Delivery Profession, please see the Project Delivery Capability Framework which has been created to support the development of all project delivery professionals across government. As a Project Support Officer, you'll build experience across a range of project delivery competencies including risk management, stakeholder engagement, grant management, reporting, governance and assurance, and financial controls. You'll rotate around the programme, developing new skills and providing an opportunity to build on your strengths. Your role might include:

• Monitoring project spend and managing compliance with contractual obligations
• Preparing project performance reports and providing robust Secretariat support to the running of Boards ensuring a robust approach to decision-making
• Managing correspondence and relationships with senior external stakeholders, and proactively identifying opportunities to build support and advocacy
• Capturing lessons learned and implementing improvements to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
• Identifying and managing risks, developing mitigations and escalating where necessary.