Programme Manager

Programme Manager

Salary & Grade: Grade 7, £51,824 - £61,414 (National), £53,812 - £63,252 (Outer), £55,799 - £65,089 (Inner)

Location: UKHSA, Flexible location

Type and term of contract: Permanent Contract

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provide health security and health protection for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards. We act like no other organisation previously to mitigate threats to health before they materialise.

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join the RCE Directorate which is within the Science Group.

As Programme Manager you will be responsible for leading a defined set of interdependent projects and the associated business change activities typically low to moderate in complexity. You will be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of the required outcomes, including the establishment of appropriate governance and assurance, monitoring progress, managing risks and issues, and ensuring business readiness for change.

Location

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's locations (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Specialist or regional roles will be based at the appropriate UKHSA site. For certain roles, some additional flexibility may be possible, which will be agreed upon with the hiring manager based on individual requirements and business needs.

As the Programme Manager your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead programmes to deliver business case benefits and objectives.
• Provide direction and guidance to the programme team and more broadly across the project delivery profession in UKHSA.
• Draft and clear the business case with project leads and subject matter experts.
• Lead on resourcing, planning scheduling and estimating.
• Oversee risk and issue management. Ensure mitigations are in place and resolved.
• Ensure realisation of benefits through planning and designing, and that project outputs meet programme requirements.
• Lead the planning of programme assurance activities.
• Work with project managers and operations to ensure dependencies are actively managed.
• Act as arbiter, resolving issues between elements of the programme.
• Engage with business areas to ensure business readiness for change.

Essential Criteria:

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1000 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description):

Essential

• Significant experience of planning, resource management, risk and issue management and governance in a project or programme environment.
• Working knowledge of scheduling, budgeting and cost management, business case development, business change and implementation, change control, assurance, and benefits management.
• Detailed knowledge of project methodologies and frameworks.
• A visible leader with experience of promoting diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity, respecting differences.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, managing complex pieces of work that have lots of dependencies and moving parts.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, challenge effectively and collaborate across boundaries

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of Project Management Methodology supported by
  professional qualifications such as:
  - PRINCE2 Practitioner
  - Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner/Advanced Practitioner
  - APM Project Management Qualification
  - APM Chartered Project Professional
  - Project Leadership Programme

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the full list of essential criteria as detailed in the attached job description - please do provide evidence of how you meet this.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE 2 - INTERVIEW

This post will involve an interview via MS TEAMs.

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification.

Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

You will also be asked to provide information within the 'Employer/ Activity history’ section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.

The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours will be used at the interview:

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing.
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving