Project Officer

Job Description

Role Name: Project Officer
Department: Transformation – Projects
Contract: FTC 12 Months
Location: Office
Security Clearance: BPSS
Region: London
Grade: G (Lower)
Salary: £29200 – £33100 (The SIA’s policy is that for all new starters are expected to start at the bottom of the grade.)

If you would like to apply for this role, please fill out the profile builder and provide a covering letter of no more than 500 words outlining why you would be a good fit for the role.

About Us
The SIA is the organisation responsible for the regulation of private security. It is an independent, arm’s length body (ALB) of the Home Office, reporting to the Home Secretary, under the terms of the Private Security Industry Act 2001. The SIA’s purpose Is protecting the public through effective regulation of the private security industry and working with partners to raise standards across the sector. Its regulatory remit covers the whole of the United Kingdom.

The SIA has two main duties: the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities within the private security industry and the management of a voluntary Approved Contractor Scheme, which measures private security suppliers against independently assessed criteria.

About the Role
Are you a project enthusiast with a passion for delivering outstanding results? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working collaboratively with others? We’re on the hunt for a talented Project Officer to join our Transformation department at the SIA!

As a Project Officer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of our projects and programmes, ensuring that outcomes are achieved on time, within budget, and to an exceptional standard. You’ll work closely with our team to develop project plans, monitor progress, and identify potential risks and issues. Your exceptional communication skills will shine as you build strong relationships with stakeholders and maintain a positive, professional presence.

What we are looking for:

For more details on the specifics of the role please see the job description attached and the Essential Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications below.

Essential Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications

• Experience of working on projects, programmes or portfolios including management of risks and issues
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience of working collaboratively, developing and maintaining relationships
• Ability to work under own initiative and be creative in tackling challenges and finding solutions
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a high pressured environment to complete and deliver outputs with competing deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of undertaking secretariat duties (drawing up agenda, preparing and circulating papers, drafting minutes, follow up on action points)
• Ability to draw information from a wide range of sources and synthesise the information into a coherent output
• Proficient in Microsoft Project with applied experience in supporting, updating and creating project plan(s) and experience of project planning
• Proficient in the use of SharePoint and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel
• An understanding of project management methodology such as PRINCE2

Location

The role is based at our Head Office in Canary Wharf, London, with the expectation of 1-2 days office days a week, with flexible working arrangements available. Occasional travel within the UK may be required.

What can you expect from us?

• A welcoming and innovative work environment.
• Continued support and development opportunities.
• Access to training for attainment of recognised qualifications.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Annual leave entitlement will be 27.5 days, rising by one additional day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 32.5 days.
• A variety of discounts including Gymflex,
• Civil Service Pension Scheme – Employee contribution between 4.60% and 7.35% and Employer contribution between 26.60% and 30.30%

Selection process for this role

If you would like to apply for this role, please complete the profile builder and submit a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the essential’, competency skills outlined within this advert, and ‘essential’, skills and experience within the job description.

The interview will be competency based (Also known as structured, behavioural, or situational interviews they are designed to test one or more skills or competencies).

• Closing date Sunday 16th February 2025
• Interviews scheduled for Monday 3rd March 2025
• Interview location to be confirmed closer to interview date
• We would like the successful candidate to start asap

The SIA is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. Our approach: do more than just our duty. We explain this in more detail in our equality, diversity and inclusion policy. We actively promote equality, take positive action to redress inequality and build a culture that champions diversity and inclusion. By doing this, we will ensure that we build equality, diversity and inclusion into the way we think and work. As an employer, the diversity of our employees enriches us and enables us to better carry out our role as a regulator. We value the skills and qualities each employee brings with them into the organisation. And we improve representation wherever we need to foster a culture of inclusion that our employees lead, own and champion.

If you’d like to know anything before applying such as more on the location, salary, or our recruitment policies etc, please just let us know and we’ll be happy to help. You can contact the recruiter for this role at (Recruitment@sia.gov.uk)