12 months Fixed Term Contract

Programme Manager

Location: London

Mainly remote work with 1 day a week travel into a Central London Office

Salary - £70 000

Our client is looking for Programme Manager to join on a Fixed Term contract to lead the design and implementation their reform programme. The Programme Manager would need to have a strong track of organisational design, process review and system change. The Reform Programme will ensure the organisation is ready to meet the ambitions of that strategy through transformation of organisational structures, operational processes, people capabilities and organisational culture, communications, and systems capability.

As a Programme Manager you would be responsible for the following areas:

• Provide expertise in designing of the reform programme, facilitating a deliverables centric plan with clear milestones and priorities
• Work closely with Head of Programmes to integrate milestones and resource planning, and to create a clear map of all dependent and inter-dependent activity
• Implement robust and proportionate governance to support programme development and delivery
• Work in collaboration with the Change Manager and with the Communications and Stakeholder Engagement team to ensure the development and delivery of the internal communications plan for impacted and generic internal audience groups
• Where necessary, hold senior stakeholders to account on project management deliverables on behalf of the Director General.
• Ensure operational delivery of the programme to time, cost, and quality, and providing timely governance interventions to recognise and address emerging risks and issues that are detrimental to the integrity of the Programme.
• Monitor progress against programme plan

A successful candidate for this role should has:

• Experience in managing programmes and managing organisational design
• Experience of communicating to a high standard verbally and in writing
• Strong ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders and resolve disputed
• Excellent planning skills and ability to prioritise under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with internal and external staff

If you feel you match the above requirements, then please apply with your updated CV. Please note, due to the number of applications we may not be able to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.