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£45,773 a year
Gross, as stated in the ad.
About £3,040 a month after tax.
Apply by Sunday 18 October
The date the employer’s listing closes.
Work on-site in Manchester
No relocation package mentioned.
28.97% employer pension
Paid in by the employer, per the ad. The legal minimum is 3%.
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.
Essential Criteria:
o PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation
o APM (Association for Project Management) Project Fundamentals Qualification
o Managing Successful Programmes Foundation
o Agile Project Management Foundation
o Other Project Delivery Qualifications such as Lean Six Sigma; Change Management Qualifications; Management of Risk etc.
£45,773
The salary for this role is £45,773 (National).
For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable. More information can be found in our 'How to Apply' section further down on this page.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Alongside your salary of £45,773, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £13,260 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
At MHCLG we offer many benefits that range from tailored career pathways and flexible working to MyLifestyle Staff Benefits Scheme, Childcare Vouchers, and Cycle to Work Schemes. For more information, please click here.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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In response to the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Government established the Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) Remediation Funds and the Building Safety Fund (BSF) to make sure high-rise buildings are safe - and people living in them feel safe - now and in the future. The ACM and BSF Programmes sit within the Remediation Portfolio which is part of the Government Major Project Portfolio. The Government has made over £5bn of funding available to building owners to enable them to undertake remediation of unsafe cladding on high rise buildings.
The Programme Support Officer will work within the Programme Management Office (PMO) team supporting governance, Programme Board, reporting, information management, programme closure and RAID management. The post holder will play a visible role, engaging and collaborating with external and internal stakeholders including our Delivery Partners and our Contract Management team. Prioritisation and adaptability will be key in managing priorities in a busy PMO.
As the Programme Management Officer your responsibilities will include:
Permanent
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Bristol, Cambridge, Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Wolverhampton
483926
Senior Executive Officer
Project Delivery
1
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 18th October 2026
Application and Selection
The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles:
Behaviours, Experience, Strengths
Stage 1: Sift
There is a 250-word limit per question.
When writing your application, remember:
Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors.
In the event that we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift using the lead behaviour listed in the advert. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.
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Stage 2: Interview
Candidates will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation, further details will be provided on invitation to interview.
Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 19/10/2026
Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 09/11/2026 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change.
Find out more about our recruitment processes here.
Find out everything you need to know before applying here.
You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
We are a Disability Confident employer.
We apply a fair and proportionate interview process for all candidates. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to progress candidates who apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the required minimum selection criteria.
However, where high application volumes are received, progression to interview may be limited to those who best meet the role criteria. In these circumstances, the benchmark required to proceed to interview may be raised for all candidates.
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If you are unsure about any part of the process or require additional information about the post to enable you to progress your application, you should speak to the Resourcing team - recruitment@communities.gov.uk. Candidates can appeal at any stage of the recruitment process if they believe there has been:
a procedural irregularity
an infringement of the Civil Service equal opportunities policy
exceptional circumstances which were not notified to the interview panel which might have affected performance on the day.
It is important to note that these are appeals about the process not the decision. In the first instance, an appeal should be directed to the MHCLG Resourcing Hub at recruitment@communities.gov.uk.
If the MHCLG Resourcing Hub is unable to satisfactorily resolve your complaint, you may contact put your complaint in writing to the Civil Service Commission, Room G8,1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ or by email to: info@csc.gov.uk
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