Project Management Assistant

Location

Milton Keynes, GB

Department Name

Finance

About Network Rail

About Network Rail…

🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country.

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

Brief Description

Vacancy Details

Duration: 1 Year Secondment (internal) or 1 Year Fixed Term Contract (external) with the potential to go permanent. (Please note, secondments are subject to line manager approval, please discuss this with them before applying).

Location: This role is based in The Quadrant:MK. This role is a full-time opportunity, flexible working patterns will be considered.

Band & Salary: Band 5 £26,000 - £31,503 (Subject to experience)

Closing date: 11th July On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.

Next Steps: Interviews will be held W/C 22nd July depending on business requirements.

Some of our great benefits:

🌍 Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

🌞 Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

🎁 Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

🚂 75% subsidy on train tickets.

🎟️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

🕊️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more….

About the role (External)

About the team..

Our team provides improved confidence and understanding in the way we manage our business, through pro-active business support, consistent business insights and improving capabilities in governance, assurance, risk, improvement, and change management.

We do this through advising, coaching and facilitating cross business conversation to determine strategic solution to identified business concerns.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking to appoint a Project Management Assistant who will work as an integral member of the Quality and Business Improvement Team (Q&BI). The talented individual will help oversee all IMS content ensuring it is available in the right place, at the right time, and up to date.

The individual will work with our stakeholders and users to publish content, answer queries and generally assist in the ongoing service and development of the SharePoint platform. The ability to produce MI/KPI reports will also be required.

Anyone who has knowledge of SharePoint, planning and experience of an integrated management system or content management system would be ideally suited to the role.

What does the average day look like?

As a valued team member, your role will involve:

-Assisting the IMS programme in the delivery of publishing of content to provide a populated IMS IT platform.

-Assist the IMS programme in the reconciliation of the IMS content with stakeholders to other systems to ensure that it meets its objective of being ‘one source

-Provide customer support and resolution for ongoing system issues, so that the system is constantly available for users across the business.

-Provide through the IMS reports to key stakeholders on systems and content usage to support business decision making. Including user guidance.

-Maintain effective relationships with key customers and stakeholders, upskilling the business on the IMS publication process, so that they understand what is required of them.

-Manage the production of project management plans and other associated project management documents associated to the IMS Programme as required

Essential Criteria

-Educated to HNC/HND level or relevant work experience

-Microsoft Excel and Word skills

Desirable

-Associate Member of the Association for Project Management or other professional body

-Good Microsoft Office skills

-Green Belt trained

-Degree in a relevant subject

How to apply (External)

Additional Information…

We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

Visit Evenbreak’s Career Hive should you need accessibility support to apply or any require any reasonable adjustments, please email RecruitmentSupport@networkrail.co.uk

BPSS

As an arm’s length department of the UK Government, Network Rail is required to comply with a well-established pre-employment vetting process for all prospective employees. Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks require prospective employees of Network Rail to meet the following requirements.

• Provide eligibility to work in the UK and identity documentation

• Complete a satisfactory 3-year employment history check

• Complete a satisfactory unspent criminal conviction disclosure check for more information regarding BPSS pre-employment related checks, please visit the UK Government website for further information - UK Government - BPSS Checks

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or another factor.

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