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Additional Resources Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote work

Job summary

Additional Resources Ltd. seeks a Programme Manager to oversee a portfolio of strategic initiatives, translating priorities into solid delivery plans and milestones. You will drive visibility and momentum by coordinating planning, dependencies and risks across multiple teams and senior stakeholders.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, requiring strong communication and the ability to implement practical governance and reporting templates to ensure successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex programmes, portfolios or strategic initiatives.
• Proven record of delivering outcomes in organisations where programme delivery capability is still developing.
• Strong skills in planning, dependency management and risk management.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build confidence through effective delivery leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and coordination across a portfolio of initiatives.
• Turn strategic priorities into clear delivery plans, milestones, ownership and timelines.
• Monitor dependencies, assumptions, risks and key delivery pathways.
• Maintain momentum across multiple initiatives by coordinating planning and addressing delivery obstacles.
• Introduce practical programme management processes that improve visibility and delivery confidence.
• Work with initiative leads to strengthen planning, sequencing and execution.
• Produce clear reporting to support effective decision-making and provide senior stakeholders with visibility of progress, risks and delivery confidence.
• Build effective working relationships across business, operational and leadership teams.
• Facilitate discussions to align priorities, clarify responsibilities and support timely decisions.
• Develop practical tools, templates and processes to support continued effective delivery.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Planning

Risk management

Delivery leadership

Job description

Programme Manager - Strategic Delivery & Transformation

Programme Manager to join a well-established health research organisation and charity supporting large-scale medical research to improve disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

As a

Programme Manager, you will lead delivery across a portfolio of strategic growth initiatives, providing structure, oversight and direction to support successful outcomes.

This is a

6-month contract-based role offering hybrid / remote working options, salary range of £450 - £550 per day (Inside IR35) and benefits.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead planning and coordination across a portfolio of revenue-generating initiatives.
• Turn strategic priorities into clear delivery plans, milestones, ownership and timelines.
• Monitor dependencies, assumptions, risks and key delivery pathways.
• Maintain momentum across multiple initiatives by coordinating planning and addressing delivery obstacles.
• Introduce practical programme management processes that improve visibility and delivery confidence.
• Work with initiative leads to strengthen planning, sequencing and execution.
• Produce clear reporting to support effective decision-making and provide senior stakeholders with visibility of progress, risks and delivery confidence.
• Build effective working relationships across business, operational and leadership teams.
• Facilitate discussions to align priorities, clarify responsibilities and support timely decisions.
• Develop practical tools, templates and processes to support continued effective delivery.

Thecandidatesfromthefollowingbackgroundwillbeconsidered:

• Programme Manager, Portfolio Manager, Project Manager, Programme Delivery Manager, Portfolio Delivery Manager, Strategic Programme Manager,Programme Leador in a similar role

What we are looking for:

• Extensive experience leading complex programmes, portfolios or strategic initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• A proven record of delivering outcomes in organisations where programme delivery capability is still developing.
• Strong skills in planning, dependency management and risk management.
• Background of bringing structure, clarity and momentum to changing or ambiguous environments.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and build confidence through effective delivery leadership.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of how effective delivery supports business growth and organisational objectives.
• Comfortable working at both strategic and hands‑on delivery levels.

Particularly useful backgrounds:

• Business transformation
• Commercial growth
• Strategic planning
• Research
• Technology
• Data-driven organisations
• Scaling organisations
• Delivery frameworks

This is a great opportunity for a Programme Manager to make a measurable impact in a research and healthcare environment.