We’re recruiting for a Programme Support Officer to support strategic change initiatives, assist programme and project managers, and help coordinate key business transformation projects.

Why join us

This is an exciting time to join our Strategic Delivery Team. With ambitious growth plans and significant private equity investment, we’re bringing together our services under a bold new strategy. You’ll play a crucial role in supporting business transformation, working on high-impact projects that drive real change. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy problem-solving, and want to grow your career in project and programme management, this is a fantastic opportunity.

What We Offer

• Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
• Great Benefits
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• A supportive and inclusive work culture

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Programme Support Officer to provide essential support to programme and project managers across a wide range of strategic, integration, business change, and technology-related projects.

You’ll assist with planning activities, provide administrative support, and coordinate smaller tactical projects or initiatives. As a Monday.com super user, you’ll optimise how the project management platform is used within the business, ensuring processes run smoothly.

Your responsibilities will include organising meetings and workshops, coordinating resources, and preparing key materials. You’ll produce high-quality documentation such as meeting minutes, action items, and process flow documents, while supporting stakeholder engagement through maintaining stakeholder maps, RACI matrices, and communication plans.

You will also monitor project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as needed. Assisting project managers in tracking progress, managing project plans, and ensuring the integrity of project documentation will be key to your role. Additionally, you’ll support internal reporting, communications, and cost/resource tracking, while occasionally coordinating tactical projects or specific workstreams.

You’ll need strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. Previous experience in a project support or PMO role is essential, along with familiarity with project management tools - ideally Monday.com. A Project Management Foundation (PFQ) qualification would be an advantage.

Our Story

WorkNest is part of a wider GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) division owned by Axiom GRC.

Our plan is to create a £250m revenue business through the Private Equity (PE) cycle; generating >25% CAGR with strong organic initiatives combining with well-executed acquisitions (in both UK and select international regions).

This role will play an important part in our strategic change programme – working with a team to ensure we have good governance in place across a complex programme of work. To deliver our exciting new strategy, we will be running dozens of concurrent projects changing systems, processes, organisation structures both in the UK and internationally. Through this programme we'll create a fully integrated best-in-class operational model, driving increased value to both clients and investors. This role will be at the heart of this and will be critical to ensure we keep on top of dependencies, actions and risks both within and between projects.

The role holder will work within our SME division, which currently incorporates WorkNest, IMSM, Bulletproof and Pentest People, as well as number of sub brands acquired at earlier stages.

We are committed to delivering on our four core values that we believe all our colleagues should align with: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork and Inclusion.

Up for the challenge?

If you share our values of Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork and Inclusion, please use the purple ‘apply now’ button to begin your application. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.

WorkNest is committed to creating a culture of Inclusion and ensuring that everyone – job applicants, clients, colleagues, and anyone else we deal with – is treated fairly and with respect. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a diverse team, however, please speak to our Talent and Recruitment specialist if there are any adjustments, we need to make in order to ensure, a genuine equality of opportunity.

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Closing date: 20th April 2025. Please note: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may look to close the advert early, so please don't delay in submitting an application.