AMS PSR

On behalf of Active Travel England, we are looking for a Business Case Assurance Lead - Inside IR35 for a 6 Month contract (with possible extension) based Hybrid - Remote & 2/3 days p/week in York.

This role will focus on developing & delivering key elements of ATE's sponsorship model agreed at ExCo in December, including leading on business case assurance on existing retained schemes and overall monitoring and review/assurance of non-retained schemes including LUF and CRSTS.

As a Business Case Assurance Lead, your main responsibilities will be:

• Updating & operating wider sponsorship dashboard to administer the programme & track progress, inc. quarterly reporting on LUF/CRSTS/MRN schemes into capital schemes database.
• Liaising with ATE inspectorate & wider sponsor teams in DfT - attending meetings, co-ordinating ATE design assurance / VfM responses to schemes.
• Attending & representing ATE at external meetings with local/combined authorities to support business case development.
• Leading on reviewing key elements of local/combined authority business cases - providing high quality written feedback to sponsor teams & inputting recommendations to RIC / LIDIC papers.
• Managing business case evidence folders.

You'll have:

• Demonstrable Business Case development & assurance experience within the public sector.
• Project management & quality assurance experience - inc. governance & change control.
• Excellent organisational skills - ability to deliver stated objectives.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• A relevant Project Management qualification - APM / MSP / Prince 2.

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, DfT 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.

Armed Forces Covenant

ATE / DfT guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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".