Benefits Manager (PPM-3)

identifi Global Resources; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing organization seeks an experienced Benefits Manager to support a major MOD programme. The role involves identifying, quantifying, and tracking benefits realization to justify investment. Key responsibilities include leading benefits management activities, developing benefits profiles, and engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive benefits management experience and hold APMG Benefits Management Practitioner certification. This is a hybrid/onsite position based in Abbey Wood (Bristol), with a duration of 6 months.

Qualifications

• Extensive Benefits Management experience, ideally within a large multinational and/or transformation environment.
• Proven ability to solve problems across organisational boundaries using sound judgement.
• Experience working within a PMO / P3MO / Portfolio environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership across benefits management activities.
• Develop robust benefits profiles supporting the delivery team.
• Coordinate tracking and reporting of benefits across the benefits maturity lifecycle.

Skills

Benefits management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical capability

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

APMG Benefits Management Practitioner or equivalent

Job description

Location: Abbey Wood (Bristol) – Hybrid/Onsite (as required)

Duration: 6 months

Clearance: BPSS to start (SC to be progressed or ideally current and active)

Start: ASAP (subject to onboarding)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Benefits Manager (PPM-3) to support a major MOD programme, responsible for proactively identifying, quantifying, and tracking the realisation of benefits used to justify investment.

You will ensure a fit-for-purpose benefits measurement and realisation approach, providing assurance that benefits identified in the business case can be achieved and delivered through to realisation.

Key Responsibilities

Benefits Management Leadership

• Provide visible and effective leadership across benefits management activities
• Work closely with delivery teams to ensure business case benefits are achieved
• Apply best practice benefits management standards, MOD tools, and processes
• Build strong relationships with key MOD stakeholders

Benefits Profiles & Baselines

• Develop robust benefits profiles supporting the Category Management delivery team
• Establish baselines and calculation methods for:
• Validate dependencies and secure sign-off of benefits handshakes
• Own and maintain the Category Management Benefits Realisation Plan
• Manage change control and assess impacts to benefits
• Identify risks to benefits delivery and propose mitigations

Tracking, Reporting & Governance

• Coordinate tracking and reporting of benefits across the MOD benefits maturity lifecycle (ML0–ML5)
• Ensure accurate reporting into governance forums and key stakeholders
• Provide benefits assurance and visibility through to realisation

Benefits Mapping & Workshops

• Facilitate workshops to identify, validate and map benefits
• Ensure alignment of benefits across stakeholders and delivery activity
• Circulate benefit profiles for agreement and formal approval

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with stakeholders and the wider benefits community to build a learning culture
• Ensure benefits are clearly identified, understood, owned, and maximised
• Brief stakeholders ahead of benefits reviews
• Work closely with the Category Management Head of Category Strategy / Portfolio Office to improve best practice
• Extensive Benefits Management experience, ideally within a large multinational and/or transformation environment
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative delivery approach
• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail
• Proven ability to solve problems across organisational boundaries using sound judgement
• Experience working within a PMO / P3MO / Portfolio environment
• Previous MOD / Defence experience (highly advantageous)

Qualifications

Required:

• APMG Benefits Management Practitioner (or equivalent)

Security Requirements

• Candidates must be able to start with BPSS
• Organisation will look to progress SC clearance during engagement or those with a current and active SC clearance would be desirable