Programme Manager; Transformation

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

The Job Description and Person Specification are available via NHS Jobs.

You will be an experienced programme manager with a proven track record of delivering complex change programmes in large, fast-paced organisations.

You will bring:

• Experience of managing and delivering complex programmes to agreed outcomes, timescales and budgets
• Strong programme and project management capability, including planning, reporting and risk management
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and managing delivery across organisational and professional boundaries
• The ability to translate strategic objectives into structured, achievable delivery plans
• Experience with in healthcare, People services, workforce, OD or similar environments

You will be resilient, organised and delivery-focused, with the judgement to elevate issues appropriately and the credibility to work effectively with senior leaders and partners.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Melissa Duncan, UHD Head of Workforce Resourcing, at .

Essential criteria

• Degree level qualification or equivalent professional qualification
• Postgraduate diploma, Master’s level qualification or equivalent level of experience supported by specialist programme/project management knowledge or training

Desirable criteria

• Formal programme or project management qualification (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2 or equivalent)

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience delivering complex programmes or major projects to agreed outcomes, timescales and budgets
• Experience coordinating multiple work streams or projects within a programme or portfolio
• Experience working across organisational and professional boundaries with a wide range of stakeholders
• Evidence of direct and/or matrix leadership, supporting others to deliver change
• Experience working within healthcare, People services, workforce/OD or a comparably complex environment

Desirable criteria

• Experience delivering People-focused or workforce-related programmes
• Experience working in a multi-site or system environment

Essential criteria

• Strong programme/project management skills, including planning, governance, risk and reporting
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information to support delivery and assurance
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication, including with senior stakeholders

Essential criteria

• Delivery-focused, resilient and well-organised
• Credible, professional and able to build effective working relationships
• Able to work with autonomy, judgement and discretion