Project Support Officer

On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Project Support Officer (Inside IR35) for a contract which runs to the 26th March 2027, is a hybrid role so requires up to 3 days a week in the Corsham office

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

This position sits in the IPLC team within Theatre Delivery satellite command (Th Del). This is a Project Support Officer role and sits within the Project Delivery Function.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

As a Project Support Officer, your main responsibilities will be:

Lead the renewals process for all IPLC services as contracts approach expiry.
Engage with users to confirm requirements and maintaining ongoing communication with users to ensure timely submission of all required renewal documentation.
Engage with customers and stakeholders to ensure requirements are fully understood and recorded accurately.
Provide guidance on ordering and delivery processes to customers, including early engagement with suppliers where appropriate.
Support the delivery phase for IPLC projects, ensuring outputs meet quality standards and delivery timelines.
Produce regular reports on IPLC enquiries and deliveries for stakeholder briefings.
Attend and support key stakeholder meetings with Verizon, Babcock, and Th Del; deputise for the C2 when required.
Maintain key project documentation, such as Jira boards, finance trackers, the IPLC Index, and SharePoint repositories.
Provide leave cover and deputise for the C2 when necessary.
Where required, provide support to the IX team with business management taskings, ensuring deadlines are met and obligations the team have are fulfilled.

Essential Skills

Experience across project support within busy faced paced departments ideally within central government
Experience across a variety of skillsets, supplier management, contract renewals, sitting in on stakeholder meetings and full administration support
Stakeholder engagement at all levels across the business
Strong self starter who is process driven with a proactive approach to all duties

Desirable Skills

Experience of supporting on business cases would be highly beneficial
Experience within the MOD in a similar role would be highly beneficial

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

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD 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.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The MOD 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. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

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.