Resource Management Support
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Job Title: Resource Management Support
Salary: £30,294 to £32,552 plus a Location allowance of £1,639. You will receive £30,294 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £32,552 will be via incremental progression.
Location: Newlands Park
This is an exciting time to be working in Transformation at the Met. In addition to the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London, a post within the Transformation Directorate will put you right at the centre of historic large-scale transformation of the UK’s largest Police Service. As a portfolio officer, there are many opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city, in a time of unprecedented change.
The Transformation Directorate specialises in delivering major change initiatives, using P3M (Project, Programme & Portfolio Management), project controls, business analysis and business change. The role of the portfolio office is to establish and maintain a deliverable and affordable portfolio of transformation programmes. The portfolio office is also responsible for setting programme and project management standards and processes, which will govern and support delivery.
This will be done through effective and consistent planning, reporting, governance, risk management, and resource management enabling evidence based decisions to be made. We can only do that by ensuring an accurate and high quality flow of information to decision makers, which is where you come in. We are looking for a new member of the team to work closely within the Resources Team to help deliver resource management outputs and deliverables.
The role is busy and requires someone with enthusiasm to manage a high volume of work to tight deadlines and someone who is able to work as part of a team to provide efficient and effective administrative support.
To succeed we need professionals who:
- Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- A confident individual who is customer driven and has a high-level of interpersonal skills
- Able to work pro-actively with colleagues and management to provide constant and consistent support; providing cross-service cover and help prevent workload peaks
- Is willing to develop detailed knowledge, skills and expertise across all administrative responsibilities to enable the Resources team to meet its outputs and deliverables.
- Someone who takes pride in their work by producing a range of documents and data to a good standard by the required deadlines.
- Can work with integrity and demonstrate respect for others
- A process driven individual who can work with minimum supervision and a quick learner
Your key responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day administrative support for resource management activities, by working closely with the Resources team.
- Maintain up to date information on resource deployment and utilisation across the Directorate and maintain information on short, medium and long term Transformation Directorate resource requirements
- Support the management team and colleagues in all recruitment activities from booking interviews with internal and external candidates, arranging interview panels and the on-boarding of new starters.
- Support the analysis of exit data and seek to address themes and issues arising from day to day activities
- Day to day maintenance of skills database(s) for Transformation Directorates staff and officers, to facilitate effective mapping of resource skills to project / programme requirements
- Supporting regular resource management meetings with the Directorate’s senior leadership team, including preparing accurate information on the project pipeline and resource availability
- Manage administrative requirements of the Directorate’s staff, including the vetting process, locker, desk utilisation, software requirements and training logistics
The nature of this post will require flexibility to meet urgent work needs as they arise so therefore the job description is not intended to be exhaustive. As the post holder, you will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude to duties which may have to be varied after discussion, subject to needs of the business. If this sounds like you, please read on how you can apply for this role.
Please click on the below link to view an online candidate information pack that will you give you an insight into the Met, the competency framework we use which shapes our daily work behaviours, the application process and a host of other information, that will help inform and support your application:
https://sscl-innovation.com/MPScandidatepack/
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement and online application form. Your personal statement should be no less than 500 words and must evidence why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role against the essential criteria. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 31st August 2022.
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Essential criteria
- Must have 2 years proven administrative experience preferable in Resourcing and Recruitment
- Proven ability to work effectively to deadlines
- Someone who is a self-starter and has good problem solving skills
- Must have a working knowledge and regular use of Microsoft Office applications and the internet, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint to at least intermediate level.
- Must have experience in analysing and handling large volumes of data and statistics
- Communicate complex issues effectively by telephone, in writing, by e-mail and in person to senior leadership team and external stakeholders
- Ability to work calmly under pressure prioritising competing demands effectively
- Must be able to use their own Initiative, be flexible and have the ability to handle change in a fast paced environment
- Must be able to produce accurate summaries of meetings, actions, events and conversations
- Able to work alone as well as working co-operatively as a team member
- Able to deal with work of a confidential nature.
The nature of this post will require flexibility to meet urgent work needs as they arise so therefore the job description is not intended to be exhaustive. As the post holder, you will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude to duties which may have to be varied after discussion, subject to needs of the business. If this sounds like you, please read on how you can apply for this role.
Application process
To apply please submit a CV and Personal Statement (no longer than 500 words) highlighting how you meet the essential criteria.
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
This opportunity is closed to applications.