The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DfID) merged on 1 September 2020 to form the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

The FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK's security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Transition and Deployment Project Manager is part of a team responsible for undertaking the management of and the delivery of c.519 IT Network/Infrastructure circuits in over 153 countries for the Foreign and Commonwealth and Development Office and the British Council. One of the key aspects of the role is working with the DPS Project Manager to assist in project managing the delivery of a subset of the circuits on the incumbent supplier's platform and managing a wide variety of Suppliers and Stakeholders to ensure a seamless transition at each site around the world.

As an IT Project Manager your main responsibilities will be: 

• Supporting the management of a plan that captures all activity from DPS procurement and delivery through to the final transition and cutover at each site.
• Managing relationships with multiple stakeholders and suppliers within the Programme environment to ensure successful delivery and the meeting of ECHO 2 objectives.
• Support identifying and management of risks and RAID items in line with the agreed Programme process and escalating where appropriate.
• Providing updates and reporting to support Programme Assurance, including production of high impact dashboards and highlight reports as required by the DPS Lead.
• Participate in cross-functional workshops as required.
• Supporting the management of Project finances including budgets and budget control using department ERP system.
• Working collaboratively with the wider Programme team.
• Attending meetings with Suppliers and Customer representatives throughout the lifecycle of ECHO 2.
• Developing a plan for ongoing delivery of ISP circuits through the DPS function while in run.
• Maintain and promote the delivery standards and processes as outlined within the PRINCE2 and APMP frameworks. 

You ll have relevant experience in: 

• Current Valid un-caveated SC clearance and British National.
• Experience of supporting the delivery of large scale, complex IT projects.
• Broad understanding and knowledge of Commercial and Procurement processes.
• Expected to be self-driven and motivated.
• Excellent Microsoft Office suite skills including MS Project, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Exposure to a variety of project management and delivery methodologies and techniques, both Waterfall and Agile.
• Professional PPM Qualification of PRINCE 2 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of IT Networks and Infrastructure deployment.
• Managed the delivery of a commercial or procurement IT Project or Programme. 

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Akanksha.rai@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, FCDO 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.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

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.

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