Project Manager

This role is to provide project management support to the Health Equity for Health Security Strategy. The postholder will be responsible for working with action owners in delivering the work of the strategy and ensuring that the strategic actions and milestones are reported on a timely basis to the UKHSA Health Equity Board. You will be joining at an exciting time, where work is starting to develop the next iteration of the strategy.

They will be required to use their existing strong project management skills to coordinate work going on across the agency and manage priority workstreams to deliver the Health Equity for Health Security Strategy. The outputs of the project will contribute to UKHSA's strategic goal to 'achieve more equitable health security outcomes.

This will require expertise in project management skills and an ability to work in a complex and changing environment. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that robust monitoring and governance processes enable efficient and effective delivery against the strategy., Project Managemento Take overall responsibility for elements of the management of the Health Equity for Health Security Strategy using established stakeholder and project management techniques including knowledge management and monitoring and evaluation tools.o Report as necessary to all manner of stakeholders using written highlight reports, verbal updates, and email.o Present, using MS PowerPoint, to project and programme boards on the progress of the project or to sell complex ideas to varied stakeholder groups.o Manage the production of all required products defined by the project plan within agreed time periods. This will include production or modification of process maps, scope documentation, and the management of cross-organisational task and finish groupso Direct and motivate teams to ensure they deliver as planned.o Produce project documentation using methodology consistent with other strategies within the agencyo Manage risks, opportunities, and issueso Take responsibility for
overall progress and use of resources and initiate corrective action where necessaryo Be responsible for change control and configuration management in a manner consistent with other strategies within the agencyo Serve on UKHSA working groups or committees as required.

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.