Job Title:Programme Manager

Band:8a

Department:Programme Management Office

Location:Hertfordshire

Duration:Initial 6 months with possible extension

Job Summary:

We have 6 WTE roles available (4 x Band 7 general PM experience and 2 x Band 8a/b more specific/strong clinical operational background), to start as soon as possible. Initial placements are for 6 months, with possible extension.

The selection panel will be looking to match the skill set of any potential candidates to specific divisional needs. There is also a requirement that these roles help build capability as they work alongside colleagues, so before exit and where needed , staff will have received development and training in key business activities that support CIP identification and delivery.

These posts will sit under the management of Head of PMO, and alongside our existing internal PMO team. The Band 7 level roles will require solely robust , generic PM skills. The Band 8 roles will need more nuanced change management, difficult conversations type skill sets. Given the rapid need to establish rapport and build relationships in the work areas amongst teams, these roles require a predominant on-site presence.

The Programme Management Office (PMO) plays a crucial role in ensuring the effective governance, coordination, and tracking of all CIP initiatives. The PMO provides structured oversight, risk management, and financial validation across all savings workstreams.

The key roles and responsibilities of the PMO function include governance & assurance, programme coordination & oversight, reporting & performance tracking, risk management & compliance, and standardisation & methodology

Main Responsibilities:

Lead a number of complex large-scale programmes and associated business change activities
Ensure successful delivery of required outcomes, including governance and assurance, monitoring, risk management, and business readiness for change
Lead transitional processes as part of our improvement partnership, involving the transfer of existing portfolio programmes from corporate areas into the Divisions and supporting the embedding and sustaining of new improvements once designed and implemented
Act as a convener, bringing multiple stakeholders with differing perspectives and views together with a shared purpose and vision

Further information

For further information, please contact Sophie Peters

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