Job details

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 Test Support PMO Analyst is part of a team responsible for supporting the Testing effort for a Programme undertaking the management and deployment of a new Wide Area Network (WAN) solution covering c.410 offices in 170 countries for the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office and the British Council.

As a Test Support PMO Analyst, your main responsibilities will be: 

• Working for the core Programme team to organise the capture and communication of site UAT test results and ensuring that these results are captured in the central log
• Preparing for reviews of the UAT test results with Programme team Technical subject matter experts (SME’s) and stakeholder representatives
• Preparing and consolidating UAT test results and sharing them with supplier PMO and Testing representatives
• Managing the process to ensuring that UAT Test results are actioned by suppliers to the satisfaction of Programme Technical SME’s and ensuring that Test activity is closed out and does not fall behind the momentum of the Deployment Schedule
• Ensuring that Test Certificates are provided to confirm closure of Test activity at a site
• Communicating Test activity results to identified range of key stakeholders

You will have:

• SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
• Experience working on large and complex IT projects in UK public sector with specific skills in supporting Testing activity
• Self starter that requires minimum supervision who has demonstrable administration, record taking and reporting skills
• Focused individual, who has strong inter-personal skills, communicates effectively and motivates their colleagues to deliver the specified requirements
• Tenacious individual that will ensure that the test requirement is delivered on time and to the standard.
• Excellent Microsoft Office suite skills including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Experience working with multiple suppliers and/or Third parties
• Experience planning and scheduling testing activity and related tasks to meet strict deadlines
• Strong attention to detail to check documents thoroughly and ensure they match specifications previously identified

Desirable:

• MS Excel advanced level skills including Vlookup formulae and pivot tables
• Basic qualification at foundation level in ISTQB relating to Testing or similar level of PPM qualification e.g. PRINCE2
• Knowledge of IT network infrastructure

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with rebecca.nolan@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.

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