Programme and Project Manager with Line Management

Have you successfully delivered complex projects and programmes? Do you have great line management skills and experience? If you want to deliver change that makes a difference and support others to do the same, we'd love to hear from you! Our Programme and Project Manager role is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects from our portfolio whilst providing line management for other project professionals.

Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills are a must.

Your personal statement must show how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Our recruitment process:

During the application window, applications are reviewed against the person specificationOnce the vacancy is closed remaining applicants are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria

First round interviews: from 30 September 2024

Final round interviews: from 14 October 2024

What do we offer?

• Hybrid working - offering flexibility to work predominantly from home with the opportunity to be office based should you prefer, or if business needs require it.


• 27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays.Opportunities for development.


• Active wellbeing and inclusion networks


• Excellent pension


• Various salary sacrifice schemes


• Employee Assistance Programme, offering free 24/7 support for you and your loved ones


• Access to a wide range of benefits and high street and online discounts, The Portfolio Management Directorate (PMD) delivers projects and programmes within the NHSBSA change portfolio. The Programme and Project Manager role is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects within the portfolio and fulfilling the line management of project professionals.


The role will have responsibility for the line management of a number of project professionals within the PMD. This involves all elements of the corporate performance management approach covering appraisals, performance, development and wellbeing. It is anticipated line management activities and responsibilities will account for approximately 50% of the role, and project assignments size, scale and complexity will reflect this to prioritise the consistency of the line management approach and support. This role does not cover the resource management and allocation of the direct reports. The role will manage projects in accordance with NHSBSA's Project Management Framework, and lead project teams with both internal and external stakeholders. The role will manage projects of varying size, scale and complexity in accordance with the Project Management Framework.

The role will be responsible for all elements of programme / project management, including budgets and forecasting resource needs. The role will plan and guide teams through the required internal and external assurance and approval processes.

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