[Hiring] Portfolio Support Officer @Public Sector Resourcing

Role Description

On behalf of DEFRA, we are looking for a Portfolio Support Officer x 2 (Inside IR35) for a 3 Month contract based Remote.

As a Portfolio Support Officer, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Develop and maintain function delivery plans in partnership with Function leads and stakeholders, providing support, challenge and assurance to improve delivery outcomes.
• Provide constructive challenge and assurance to ensure plans are aligned, feasible and deliverable.
• Monitor delivery against plans, identifying risks, dependencies and emerging issues.
• Provide cross-service insight and assurance to support organisational delivery.
• Support the escalation, coordination and resolution of critical delivery issues.
• Build effective relationships with Function owners and stakeholders, providing support, challenge and assurance to improve delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience of developing, coordinating and monitoring delivery plans.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and dependencies.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and build effective stakeholder relationships.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting the escalation and resolution of complex operational or delivery risks and issues.
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Requirements

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

Benefits

• Disability Confident: Defra guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
• Armed Forces Covenant: Defra guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.