Project Delivery and Capability Manager

This is not a traditional project management role. We are looking for a collaborative delivery professional who can partner with colleagues across ARUK to help teams successfully deliver strategic projects, build organisational capability and embed effective ways of working. This role would suit someone who combines strong project management expertise with excellent relationship-building skills and is motivated by coaching, influencing and partnering with colleagues across an organisation.

We are seeking a generalist who can work across diverse business functions, helping teams deliver strategic initiatives effectively, rather than a specialist focused on a single technical or operational discipline.

Managing the Project Delivery team and with line management responsibility for the Senior Projects Officer, the post holder will help drive organisational project management maturity by acting as a trusted partner, advisor and expert for project and programme teams across the charity. Through coaching, consultation, training and hands‑on partnering support, the role will help ensure major, cross‑organisational strategic initiatives are set up for success and delivered effectively.

Operating within an evolving hub‑and‑spoke model, the Project Delivery and Capability Manager will work closely with leaders of large, complex and strategically significant projects and programmes, providing expertise in areas such as planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management, dependency management and benefits realisation. The role will also contribute to the continuous development of project management tools, standards, training and communities of practice that improve delivery capability across the organisation.

While the primary focus is on delivery enablement and capability building, the postholder may directly manage selected high‑risk or high‑complexity projects where additional project management expertise or capacity is required.

• In collaboration with the Head of Programme Management, lead the ongoing development, implementation and continuous improvement of the charity's Project Management Framework, ensuring it remains fit for purpose, proportionate and aligned to organisational priorities and ARUK’s impact-focused annual planning approach
• Act as a centre of excellence for project management at ARUK, partnering with colleagues across the organisation to provide expert advice, guidance and challenge; use active listening, curiosity and adaptability to tailor support and drive successful delivery outcomes
• Develop, maintain and promote project management standards, templates, guidance and other resources that support consistent and effective project delivery, providing colleagues with practical tools that support decision‑making, reduce complexity, and improve outcomes
• Design and deliver project management training, workshops and consultations, to increase project management capability and maturity across the organisation, empowering teams to successfully deliver projects in proportion to their scope, scale, and complexity
• Partner with colleagues in the Organisational Development and Learning & Development team to ensure project management capability‑building aligns with broader organisational development priorities
• Monitor and evaluate the adoption of project management practices, identifying opportunities to improve project delivery effectiveness across the organisation
• Oversee the maintenance and continuous development of project management resources, intranet content and self‑service guidance materials

• Proactively partner with leaders of large, complex and strategically important projects and programmes to strengthen delivery planning, governance and execution
• Provide specialist support and challenge in areas including project set‑up, governance, stakeholder management, risk management, dependency mapping, sequencing, phased delivery planning and project review
• Facilitate effective coordination between interconnected projects and programmes, helping teams identify and manage…