Deputy Director – Commissioning PMO

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 94,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board is seeking a Deputy Director for the Commissioning PMO to provide senior leadership in developing and delivering the commissioning cycle across the region.

The post holder will establish and strengthen governance, assurance and delivery arrangements, working with multidisciplinary teams and system partners to support CIP delivery and organisational priorities.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with senior experience in commissioning/transformation/programme management in health or public sector.
• Programme or project management qualification or CPD in commissioning, transformation, governance or assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the commissioning PMO function with governance, assurance and delivery.
• Provide strategic leadership for the commissioning cycle and ensure robust decision-making systems.
• Develop and embed CIP plans across commissioning and finance to ensure delivery.
• Establish governance, programme controls, risk management and benefit realisation frameworks.
• Identify and manage strategic interdependencies ensuring system-level delivery and risk control.
• Provide executive-level assurance through reporting, insight and analysis on progress and outcomes.
• Support capability development to strengthen organisational capacity and drive improvement.

Skills

Programme management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

PM qualification

Job description

Main area Commissioning PMO and Strategic Programme Delivery Grade NHS AfC: Band 8d Contract 12 months (Fixed Term / Secondment) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 095-8190125-TS-A

Employer NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site Gail House Town Maidstone Salary £94,356 - £108,814 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/09/2026 23:59

Deputy Director – Commissioning PMO

NHS AfC: Band 8d

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced Deputy Director – Commissioning PMO to provide senior leadership for the development and delivery of the commissioning cycle across Kent and Medway ICB.

The post holder will establish and strengthen programme management, governance, assurance and delivery arrangements across the ICB's commissioning priorities. Working closely with multidisciplinary commissioning teams, finance colleagues and system partners, the role will support delivery of organisational priorities, including the cost improvement programme.

The successful candidate will ensure robust oversight of risk, performance, benefits realisation and financial delivery, providing clear reporting and assurance to senior forums. They will play a key role in improving commissioning capability, supporting effective decision-making and embedding strong governance across the commissioning function.

This role requires a confident senior leader with strong political awareness, excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across complex health and care systems.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the development and delivery of the commissioning PMO function, ensuring effective programme management, governance, assurance and delivery across the ICB's commissioning priorities.

• Provide strategic leadership for the commissioning cycle and ensures robust systems are in place for commissioning decision making and MDT operation
• Supports the process, of developing and agreeing the CIP plan for the organisation working across commissioning and finance to embed in commissioning plans and ensure delivery.
• Establish and oversee robust governance, programme controls, risk management and benefit realisation frameworks across all commissioning programmes.
• Identify, manage and resolve critical strategic interdependencies, ensuring system level grip on delivery, risk and performance.
• Provide Executive, Committee and Board level assurance through high quality reporting, insight and analysis on programme progress, risks and outcomes.
• Support the programme of commissioning capability development to strengthen organisational capability and drive continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Integrated Care Partnerships, system partners, NHS England and external agencies to support delivery and manage dependencies.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.

Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That's why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.

We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.

We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications and experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience, with significant senior experience leading complex commissioning, transformation or programme management functions within a health, care or public sector environment.
• Programme or project management qualification, or evidence of continuing professional development in commissioning, transformation, governance or assurance.

Leadership and stakeholder management

• Proven ability to lead teams and influence senior stakeholders across complex systems, including working collaboratively with finance, commissioning teams, system partners and external agencies.
• Experience working with Integrated Care Partnerships, NHS England or other system-level partners to deliver strategic commissioning priorities

Governance, assurance and delivery

• Strong experience of establishing governance, programme controls, risk management, benefits realisation and reporting arrangements to support delivery of complex organisational priorities.
• Experience supporting Board, Committee or Executive-level reporting and assurance within an NHS or public sector environment.