Senior Programme Manager
Job in
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-11-01
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Part Time
position Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
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Management
Project & Program Management, Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A senior secondment in the Youth Custody Service at the Ministry of Justice, reporting to the Deputy Director of Operations. The post designs, delivers and governs a programme covering the PAVA Monitoring and Oversight Board, the Trowler Review recommendations and the Feltham A Improvement Plan. It stands out for leading programme practice across HMPPS and MoJ and for building governance with senior officials across government.
Only existing civil servants and accredited NDPB employees can apply, and the role cannot be worked overseas.
- Design, implement and manage the programme on behalf of the Senior Responsible Owner
- Manage the PAVA Monitoring and Oversight Board
- Implement the recommendations of the Trowler Review
- Support the Feltham A Improvement Plan
- Take primary responsibility for delivering new capabilities and establishing governance
- Engage Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, MoJ and HMPPS ministers and senior officials to agree decisions and plans across the programme lifecycle
- Design, agree and operate governance arrangements with senior stakeholders
- Lead complex teams, including multiple suppliers and people from different organisations and cultures
- Manage complex programmes on time and to budget
- Lead programme and project management practice in HMPPS and MoJ, capturing and transferring learning
- Help existing projects apply current programme and project management practice, and help new projects start quickly
- Ensure the programme and its projects undergo suitable external scrutiny at key points
- Project management experience
- In-depth experience of programme methodologies and techniques on complex programmes
- Creating programme structures and leading complex teams
- Designing and operating governance with senior stakeholders
- Engaging senior officials and ministers across government and professional disciplines
- Existing Civil Servant or accredited NDPB employee
- DBS standard check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules
- Declaration of any membership of a group HMPPS considers racist
- Evidence against the behaviours Seeing the Big Picture, Leadership, Communicating and Influencing and Delivering at Pace
- Project management qualifications
- Annual leave, pro-rata, with the holiday year starting 1 March
- 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) for bank, public and privilege holidays
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working where business need allows
- Flexible, part-time and job-share working considered
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training and development, including promotion programmes
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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