Programme Officer - Corporate Planning

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme

Development opportunities: bursaries,e

Enhanced pay for public holidays

NHS discounts

Employee support and counselling

Job summary

NHSGGC is recruiting a Programme Officer within the Corporate Planning Team to join the Programme Management Office (PMO). The role focuses on planning, management, reporting and delivery of Transforming Together and related programmes, ensuring robust governance and interdependency management.

You will work in a busy team, balancing multiple priorities to support senior colleagues and subject matter experts across the organisation, with a hybrid working pattern and a 36-hour week.

Qualifications

• Excellent planning, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, exercise judgement and escalate issues appropriately.
• Proven experience within a programme or project management environment.
• Track record of supporting successful delivery of change initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating project and programme status reporting.
• Supporting stakeholders with planning and milestone management.
• Risk, issue and dependency management.
• Portfolio change control processes.
• Tracking outcomes, benefits and impacts.
• Monitoring and following up actions from governance meetings.
• Supporting effective programme governance and decision-making.

Skills

Excellent planning

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Autonomous working

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

This is an exciting time to join NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as we deliver our ambitious Transforming Together Portfolio, supporting health and social care reform across our organisation and wider system.

An opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Planning Team for a Programme Officer to join the Programme Management Office (PMO).

The Role

The post holder will contribute to the planning, management, reporting and delivery of the Transforming Together and GGC Way Forward programmes, alongside other strategic programmes as required. Reporting through the established governance framework, you will manage a defined portfolio of change programmes, supporting Programme and Project Boards to oversee delivery, monitor progress and realise impact.

You will help ensure projects and programmes are delivered using appropriate project management methodologies and lifecycle approaches, enabling robust and effective delivery.

About You

Working within a busy team and to challenging deadlines, you will be required to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of delivery. You will work closely with senior colleagues and subject matter experts across the organisation to coordinate activity and manage interdependencies.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern

This is a permanent full-time post of 36 hours per week.

This is role is on a hybrid setup; at home and based at JB Russell House, Gartnavel Campus, G12 0XH. With a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

The shift pattern is 5 days, 9am to 5pm.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating project and programme status reporting
• Supporting stakeholders with planning and milestone management
• Risk, issue and dependency management
• Portfolio change control processes
• Tracking outcomes, benefits, and impacts
• Monitoring and following up actions arising from governance meetings
• Supporting effective programme governance and decision-making

The portfolio encompasses a diverse range of projects across health and social care, providing a unique opportunity to gain exposure to transformational change across multiple services and disciplines.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job

You Will Possess

• Excellent planning, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work autonomously, exercising judgement and escalating issues appropriately.
• Proven experience within a programme or project management environment.
• A demonstrable track record of supporting the successful delivery of change initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively within a complex and fast-paced environment.

What We Offer

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as various, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

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