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Companies House drives confidence in the economy and makes the UK a great place to start, and run, a business.

As an executive agency sponsored by The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) we have the ability to play a leading role in the right against corrupt business practices by providing the transparency and clarity necessary for the UK to continue to be regarded as a world-leading place to do business.

Companies House is undergoing an historic change – to our systems, culture, services, and ways of working. Our people are at the heart of these changes.

Earlier this year the UK Government passed the Economic Crime Act which has given Companies House the power to create the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE).

The second Economic Crime Bill has been accelerated, and will give us new powers in 2023, which will see us play an active role in the fight against economic crime, as well as fulfilling our ambition to be the most innovative, open and trusted registry in the world.

These changes represent the biggest opportunity for Companies House in almost 170 years. This move will help us achieve the kind of culture we want – one which drives high performance and where our brilliant people can flourish.

Job Purpose:

This is a specific role for a Senior Project Manager (SPM) within the Identity Verification (IDV) Project – to cover the (new) Alternative Verification Routes workstream and the existing Sign in and Verify Workstreams, while backfill is resolved.

As a Senior Project Manager your main responsibilities will be: 

• Working closely with the project Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) to design and manage the delivery of project objectives and outcomes in accordance with our project management practices.
• Developing the continuing business justification for the project.
• Ensuring that benefits are identified, defined, and monitored, and that mechanisms for measuring progress and benefits realisation are in place.
• Developing and managing the delivery plan, ensuring the achievement of project, programme, and portfolio delivery milestones.
• Leading the project delivery team, holding them accountable for their delivery, removing impediments to progress, supporting them in production of project deliverables, operating effective change control processes, and planning the integration of the project outputs to business as usual.
• Ensuring the project is compliant with our governance requirements and arrangements, including any interface with broader governance arrangements, such as government digital service or procurement standards.
• Managing relationships effectively with customers and stakeholders both internally and with external organisations.
• Providing assurance to the project board of your management of project budgets, issues, risks, resources, dependencies, delivery, and quality, and managing project controls around these.
• Arranging and facilitating project board and project team meetings, including the preparation of reporting decks.
• Contributing to broader portfolio reporting.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of our project delivery profession, including the continuous development of your own skills. 

You’ll have: 

• Extensive project management skills.
• Substantial project management experience.
• Great engagement skills – with both colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – to build strong relationships with key and senior stakeholders.
• The ability to explore and solve problems effectively.
• Experience of delivering complex, high-value projects, including at least one of the following:
• Working in a digital environment using Agile development methodology.
• Working with complex business change, managing cross-cutting themes, and mixed methodologies.
• Working in partnership with external suppliers or organisations.

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

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, Companies House 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.

Armed Forces Covenant   

Companies House guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of 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.