AMS PSR

On behalf of National Crime Agency , we are looking for a Programme Planner Inside IR35  for a 12 months contract based REMOTELY with occasional travel as per management requirements 

As a Programme Planner, your main responsibilities will be:

• Delivery and Leadership – Lead on planning activity and work with the Projects to support delivery of the Business Case benefits and outcomes. Support capability building and the use of best practice in planning and reporting.Provide expert advice for team members and the Project community
• Project Planning – Challenge and test project assumptions to ensure that plans and schedules are realistic and achievable. Development of breakdown structures, quality criteria, product descriptions and monitoring strategy. Support the Senior Project Managers and Project Managers to identify options to optimise delivery through resource smoothing, resource levelling and rescheduling of activities
• Stakeholder Management – Ensure that stakeholder responsibilities and needs are understood and addressed in reporting arrangements
• Project Performance and Controls – Monitor and analyse information, reporting progress, slippage and highlighting areas of risk and opportunity
• Guidance and Support – Provide expert advice on planning processes throughout the lifecycle of the project

Essential:

• Expert level experience in the use of Microsoft Project and proven experience in the use of the Microsoft Suite; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Office 365
• Practitioner in Planning and Scheduling - Experience of planning and scheduling in complex design and development programmes and be able to understand and work with multi-disciplined teams
• Experience of analysing Project, Programme or Portfolio plans, dependency management, baseline management and resource usage across a Portfolio, Programme or Project
• A working knowledge of Project delivery methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall

Desirable:

• Public sector experience

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, NCA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".