Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Project Support Officer (Risk and Governance), to help shape the direction of the UK Health Security Campus Programme estate, to ensure it is fit for the future.
Responsibilities
The role of the Senior Project Support Officer covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the project’s objectives, which will typically be high in complexity.
You will enable the smooth running of the project by supporting the Project Manager through the operation of project management processes, and the co-ordination of business management actions and activities on their behalf.
Career Context
This role is a government project delivery profession role and part of UKHSA’s project delivery resource model. It is aligned to the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) career pathway Project Support Officer SEO.
Project Context
The government has committed to a multi-billion-pound investment in UKHSA’s new laboratory facilities – the most significant investment the UK has made in biosecurity infrastructure in a generation. These state-of-the‑art laboratories, to be built at a new site in Harlow, will replace UKHSA’s existing facilities at Porton Down and Colindale and will be critical to the UK’s public health resilience and national security for decades to come. This decision marks a pivotal moment for UKHSA and the wider government science landscape. The new facility will bring together world‑class capability under one roof, enabling cutting‑edge research, pandemic preparedness, and the protection of the UK from major biological threats.
Diversity & Inclusion
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
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