Programme Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Lead for the NICE Improving Timeliness of Guidance Development Programme. This is one of NICE’s most important business change programmes for 2024-2026, aiming to enhance the timeliness of guidance production across medicines, health tech, and guidelines while maintaining high-quality standards.
Programme Goals:
+ Improve the timeliness of guidance production measured by mean and median time in guidance-producing processes.
+ Achieve 90% optimal appraisals of medicines meeting target time between marketing authorisation and technology appraisal.
+ Improve staff engagement in guidance-producing functions and increase throughput of medicines and health tech guidance.
This opportunity to open to both London and Manchester office locations with hybrid home-working., + Provide independent and objective delivery of the overall programme, working alongside the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for the Programme.
+ Support Business Service Owners, Executive sponsors, and the SRO to deliver new ways of working to achieve programme outcomes and build capability in NICE for managing large programmes.
+ Collaborate with the Programme Director for Continuous Quality Improvement and the Digital, Information & Technology directorate to employ continuous quality improvement methods and digital tools.
+ Standardise and improve processes across guidance-producing centres, including topic management, committee management, stakeholder management, guidance generation, content creation, and the generation and use of management information.

Are you passionate about driving change and making a significant impact in the healthcare sector?, + Master’s degree or Doctorate or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development, + Experience of co-ordinating and managing multiple complex business transformation programmes
+ Experience of coaching and mentoring business leads to achieve their outcomes
+ Experience of working at a senior level engaging with Executive Team and Board level sponsors

Knowledge
Essential criteria
+ In-depth knowledge of Agile and other methodologies for programme management
+ Highly developed knowledge of techniques for planning and monitoring large scale change programmes

other
Essential criteria
+ An understanding and commitment to equality and diversity

+ An NHS pension
+ We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance including work from home, compressed hours and flexi start/finish times.
+ Access to a Blue Light Card which includes a wide range of discounts from major retailers, restaurants and more.
+ Holiday entitlement which starts from 27 days plus Bank Holidays
+ Access to modern offices
+ Access to Staff Networks
+ Personal development tailored to your needs, Candidates will be assessed on their skills, experience and knowledge demonstrated within the person specification field on the application
Candidates meeting the benchmark will be invited to interview, with a panel of 3-4 people who will ask competency based questions. There may be a short presentation or test, instructions will be sent prior to the interview date.
Offer will be made to top scoring candidate with the relevant skills & experiences
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.