HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 7
Directorate: Generic - Projects and Programmes
Job Description - Project Manager
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-2879 Project Manager v1.0
Document Type
Management
Version
1.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
02/07/21
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HQ-JES-2879 Project Manager v1.0
Job Description
Job Title
Project Manager
Directorate
Generic - Projects and Programmes
Band
7
Overview of the job
The Band 7 Project Manager has the authority to run a small project or initiative on a
day-to-day basis on behalf of the project board / SRO. They are responsible for
ensuring that the project produces the required products within the specified
tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits. For larger projects, they
will manage particular aspects of the work / workstreams and report to the Band 8
or 9 Project / Programme Manager.
This could be considered a developmental role for staff who aspire to manage larger
projects in their own right at Band 8 or 9 and support will be offered to ensure
progression to higher levels.
Summary
The Project Manager will require professional expertise in the effective use of
project methodologies and techniques in managing a variety of projects and the day
to day delivery of the project team.
The job holder will be responsible for managing the project to support a result
capable of achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
• Day to day management of the project, project theme or workstream.
• Ensures project delivers to quality, time and budget within agreed tolerances.
• Prepare appropriate project documentations in conjunction with any Project
Assurance roles, and agree them with Project Boards.
• Plan, monitor and control the project in order to achieve programme/project
objectives.
• Create a mechanism to identify, measure and report risks and mitigation.
• Ensure that progress is appropriately reported, controlled and maintained.
• Identify the resources and processes necessary to deliver each stage of the
project’s lifecycle.
• Responsibility for change control and any configuration management.
• Act as a central point of contact and source of information for stakeholders.
• Prepare and report to the Project Board through Highlight Reports or any other
relevant documentation.
• Help lead and motivate the project management team.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not
intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable
alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant
adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall
be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
Behaviours
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
HQ-JES-2879 Project Manager v1.0
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Experience
• Communication - verbal and written
• Organisational skills
• Planning skills
• Budgeting skills
• Conflict management skills
• Negotiating skills
• Influencing skills
• Leadership skills
• Business acumen/cultural understanding skills
• Working under time pressures
Technical
• Have technical knowledge of managing risk and project lifecycles
Requirements
• Recognised project management qualifications, e.g. PRINCE2, Association for
Project Management (APM), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or
equivalent experience of managing staff and stakeholders to deliver a
particular goal
• Competent user of IT incl. Microsoft Project
Ability
Minimum Eligibility
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
• All external candidates are subject to 6 months’ probation. Internal candidates are
subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within
HMPPS.
• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or
organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
HQ-JES-2879 Project Manager v1.0
Success Profile
Strengths
Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
Experience
Technical
are chosen locally,
recommended 4-8
Making Effective Decisions
Communication - verbal and
Have technical knowledge of managing
written
risk and project lifecycles
Working Together
Organisational skills
Recognised project management
qualifications, e.g. PRINCE2, Association
for Project Management (APM),
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
or equivalent experience of managing
staff and stakeholders to deliver a
particular goal
Changing and Improving
Planning skills
Competent user of IT incl. Microsoft
Project
Delivering at Pace
Budgeting skills
Conflict management skills
Negotiating skills
Influencing skills
Leadership skills
Business acumen/cultural
understanding skills
Working under time pressures
HQ-JES-2879 Project Manager v1.0