Programme Manager

Wokingham-Borough-Council; Wokingham; Híbrido; GBP 54.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous annual leave

GP helpline

Employee assistance programme

Free onsite gym

Local & lifestyle discounts

Move through menopause course

Sports & social group activities

Descripción de la vacante

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Programme Manager to join the Business Change & PMO team on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract. You will oversee governance across directorates, coordinate a strategic portfolio and manage risks with senior leaders to ensure delivery and impact.

You will engage stakeholders, support transformation programmes, and help build internal capability for sustainable project management across the council.

Formación

• Relevant Programme and Project Management qualification or skills and experience (MSP or similar).
• Skills and ability to implement Programme and Project Governance inline with best practice.
• Knowledge of local government and particularly transformational Government and efficiency agenda.
• Relevant Change Management qualification or skills and experience (Prosci or similar).
• Experience of using Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, PowerPoint.

Responsabilidades

• Responsible for driving the daily delivery and governance of directorate programmes across council directorates.
• Responsible for coordination of a strategic portfolio, working closely with the Business Change colleagues, especially the PMO and Portfolio Manager and Project Managers to ensure successful implementation and impact management.
• Accountable for the tracking of programme level related risks across the council with appropriate escalation and facilitation of risk and assurance sessions with senior leaders to understand potential issues, seek mitigations and provide successful delivery of services.
• Leading, motivating, and developing staff involved with projects and programmes in line with delivery requirements, to achieve consistently high employee engagement and performance, including line management responsibilities if required.
• Contribute to strategy, performance and quality control, and service and financial planning for specialist areas.

Conocimientos

MSP or similar

Governance

Change management

Stakeholder management

Herramientas

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

MS Visio

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £54,144 - £59,780 Per Annum, Plus Benefits
Location: Wokingham Borough Council, Shute End/Home Working
Contract: Contract
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: No
Closing Date: 08/01/2027 at 23:00
Reference: 713526

We have an excellent opportunity for a Programme Manager to join our Business Change & PMO Team here at Wokingham Borough Council on a Full-time,12 MonthFixedTerm Contract.

As Programme Manager, you will take responsibility for supporting the daily delivery of programmes including governance across council directorates, coordinating a strategic portfolio whilst working closely with Business Change colleagues, the PMO, Portfolio Manager, and Project Managers to ensure successful implementation and impact management. You will be accountable for tracking programme-level risks across the council with appropriate escalation, facilitating risk and assurance sessions with senior leaders to understand potential issues, seek mitigations, and provide successful delivery of services.

Working collaboratively with colleagues and having strong stakeholder management skills, you will engage with Members, Partners, and other stakeholders to agree and deliver the required outputs. You will liaise internally and externally to maintain the PMO framework and processes, building internal project and programme management expertise that will ensure WBC has a sustainable, long-term approach to programme and project management.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a collaborative, motivated and delivery-focused professional to contribute to an important transformation programme at Wokingham Borough Council.

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

• Generous Annual Leave – 31 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years of continued local government service), plus bank holidays
• GP Helpline – Available 7 days a week
• Employee Assistance Programme – Including a 24/7 Your Care Helpline
• Free Onsite Gym – Located at Shute End Offices, Wokingham
• Local & Lifestyle Discounts – Save on shopping, entertainment, dining out & more
• Move through Menopause Course
• Sports & Social Group Activities – Including running, football, cricket & more
• And more!

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for driving the daily delivery and governance of directorate programmes across council directorates.
• Responsible for coordination of a strategic portfolio, working closely with the Business Change colleagues, especially the PMO and Portfolio Manager and Project Managers to ensure successful implementation and impact management.
• Accountable for the tracking of programme level related risks across the council with appropriate escalation and facilitation of risk and assurance sessions with senior leaders to understand potential issues, seek mitigations and provide successful delivery of services.
• Leading, motivating, and developing staff involved with projects and programmes in line with delivery requirements, to achieve consistently high employee engagement and performance, including line management responsibilities if required.
• Contribute to strategy, performance and quality control, and service and financial planning for specialist areas.

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant Programme and Project Management qualification or skills and experience (MSP or similar)
• Skills and ability to implement Programme and Project Governance inline with best practice.
• Knowledge of local government and particularly transformational Government and efficiency agenda.
• Relevant Change Management qualification or skills and experience (Prosci or similar).
• Experience of using Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, PowerPoint.

Our Area:

Wokingham Borough Council has recently been ranked 2nd most productive council in England by the Impower Productivity Index, recognising our strong performance and efficient use of public money.

Our Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

Whilst this is a fixed term contract appointment, for anyone already employed by Wokingham Borough Council this would be classed as a secondment if successful. Therefore, the usual permission requests for secondments apply and you must speak to your line manager in the first instance before applying.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.