Programme Manager

Location: London with hybrid working and supporting flexible working

Salary: £51,703 + £3,500 location allowance (LA) per year (rising to £55,482 + LA after probation)

Job summary

Reporting to the Digital Transformation Programme Director, the Programme manager leads on the operational planning and delivery of the Digital Futures programme and directing the work of project managers and workstream leads, ensuring the resources required are available. They will lead on providing advice to decision makers and stakeholders, and managing programme issues as they arise.

Main area of responsibility

• Lead on planning and organising the work to be done, to ensure there is a credible and coherent plan at all times
• Maintain an integrated programme plan , initiating projects as required to align with delivery of benefits and outcomes
• Guide and drive the delivery of programme plan, monitoring the progress of projects and workstreams, identifying and troubleshooting issues.
• Maintain and evolve the programme’s governance arrangements, and lead on progress reporting to the programme board
• Ensure the programme resources are sourced and available to deliver the programme activities, negotiating with internal teams for resources as required
• Develop and maintain the programme definition document and project initiation documents
• Ensure programme and project management processes and controls are implemented and understood
• Identify and manage all programme risks, issues and interdependencies; ensuring project and portfolio level issues and risks are managed through appropriate delegation and escalation.
• Manage the programme budget, monitoring and forecasting expenditure against the programme budget

Your experience must include

• Managing large complex programmes and multi-million pound budgets
• Developing business cases and taking them through the approval process
• Working in a cross-discipline team / matrix structure, and of matrix management
• Using common programme and project tools and developing programme documentation
• Delivering programmes involving significant business change and defining and delivering benefits

Your skill set must include

• A professional qualification in project management (e.g. APM PMQ, PPQ or Chartered Project Professional ChPP) ; or equivalent relevant qualification or experience
• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• A practical understanding of diversity and inclusion at work
• A broad working technical knowledge of digital technology architectures and products

About Girlguiding

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We’ve begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We’re on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Girlguiding operates a hybrid working arrangement where office based staff are required to attend the office on average two days a week, or 40% of working time across the year. Location allowance is payable to those who work in accordance with out hybrid working model. We’re committed though to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

Application Dates

Role Closes: 9 September at 9am

Shortlisting: 9 & 12 September

Interviews: 19 & 20 September