Salary: £51,410.00 - £58,747.00 per annum

Grade: 5

Contract type: Permanent, Full Time

Reference: MOPACPJM

Interview date: Provisionally w/c 9th January 2023

Application closing date: Sun, 11/12/2022 - 23:59

About the role

• Are you an experienced project manager with a passion for helping public sector organisations to deliver for Londoners through effective project and programme management?
• Do you relish the challenge of helping to create better outcomes for communities and contributing to making London a Safer City for all?
• Are you a confident, strategic thinker, who is highly organised, able to manage competing priorities, and works well under pressure?

At the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), we are leading on delivering the Mayor’s ambitious Police and Crime Plan and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy for London. This involves overseeing record levels of investment in services to prevent and reduce violence, support victims, increase trust and confidence and protect those at risk of harm and exploitation.

MOPAC’s vision is clear: to make London a safe city for all. At MOPAC, we are uniquely placed to bring a wide range of people and organisations together to achieve this goal. As a project manager you be working with the Commissioning and Policy teams to make sure critical and innovative services are put in place and project managed to a high quality to achieve the intended outcomes, within the desired time frames and on budget. The work you do will make a real difference to Londoners, especially minoritised communities across the city.

Thanks to the Mayor’s investment, we are recruiting experienced and skilled project managers to help strengthen our ability to deliver for London. If you are passionate about making London a safer city and have the skills to help us with that mission, then we want to hear from you,

The Role

We are looking for two experienced and qualified project managers who can bring their expertise and skills to help MOPAC increase the project management discipline applied to our key projects, maximising the quality of our delivery.

This role will include:

• Working with senior leaders and commissioners to ensure that MOPACs priority projects and programmes under the Police and Crime Plan are effectively planned and delivered and key risks and issues are appropriately managed.
• Facilitating and upskilling commissioners to ensure there is a full understanding and ownership of all delivery and workstreams within the plans. This will also involve putting in place key project management documentation and ensuring they are ‘live’ and maintained.

• Ensuring that the focus remains on the commitments made to Londoners in the Police and Crime Plan and the VAWG strategy, and to help ensure there is a structure and support in place to measure impact of delivery.
• Working with the Programme Management Office to ensure full and effective corporate reporting.
• Problem solving and communicating at all levels, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and helping teams to effectively manage a wide range of situations including those not in their immediate control.
• Working with a wide range of stakeholder, providing constructive challenge and solutions that add value and lead to better results.

Want to find out what it’s like to work with MOPAC?

You can find out more about MOPAC by visiting our website.

If you have a question about the role or the recruitment process, please contact a member of the HR team via email on [email protected]

Political Restriction

Political Restriction; under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) all members of staff of MOPAC will be politically restricted without the right to apply for an exemption.

Security Vetting Clearance

The successful candidates will be expected to undergo the necessary security vetting which may take around 8 weeks to be completed. Applicants will also need to have resided in the UK continuously for at least the last three years.

Reward and Benefits

In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 32.5 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, civil service pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Applying for the role

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate. If this sounds like you, please click on the apply button. Please ensure your Supporting Statement clearly addresses the essential criteria and competency framework.

Where are we based?

We have moved to a hybrid working model with office hubs at Union Street (near London Bridge) and Newlands Park (postcode SE26). On average staff will work 1-2 days a week from an Office Hub, but this may differ depending on the role requirements.

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

Please note we do not accept CV’s for this role. All applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. To apply please click the "Apply" button below.