IT Project Coordinator

British Transport Police are recruiting for two IT Project Coordinators for 18 month fixed term contracts to support our project team delivering the procurement and implementations of our new Wider Area Network (WAN).

BTP is the national police Force for Britain’s rail network. Every day we ensure the safety and security of over six million passengers and railway staff throughout England, Scotland and Wales. As IT Project Coordinator with BTP you will coordinate the IT elements of this major programme through to completion.

Key activities include:

• Ensuring successful project outcomes through the use of project management principles and Change Management controls.
• To provide project assurance at project meetings, reporting progress at project boards as well as compiling related risks and issues.
• Tracking and reporting of programme progress and performance.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. The successful Project Coordinator will be required to evidence the following skills:

• Good experience of planning and leading small to medium sized technology projects.
• Good experience of developing and managing customer relationships.
• Experience of working within a large complex organisation, negotiating and influencing personnel at all levels.
• Experience of working in all stages of the project development lifecycle, with experience of facilitating, creating and overseeing project plans.
• Experience of designing and maintaining effective systems to support project delivery, resource management and quality.
• Prince 2 qualification or good knowledge of project methodology.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary of £31,383.78 (£28,863.78 + £2,520 London Allowance)
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Final salary pension
• Various salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work/childcare) and retail discounts

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves so we welcome applicants from all sections of the community. You must have the right to remain and work in the UK and you must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'spent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment but they must be declared at the point of application.

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period (6 months) for current substantive posting.