Programme Manager

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Introduction

Are you a confident and influential programme leader? Do you have experience of delivering complex transformation, building productive stakeholder relationships and motivating teams to achieve successful outcomes?

What’s the role?

As IT Programme Manager, you’ll lead complex digital transformation programmes across the Council, ensuring they are delivered to agreed outcomes, timescales and budgets. You’ll lead multidisciplinary teams, establish effective programme governance and manage risks, dependencies and change. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to redesign services, introduce new ways of working and ensure that programmes deliver tangible benefits for the Council and its residents.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is strategic, organised and solutions focused, with the skills to manage senior stakeholders and competing priorities. You’ll bring sound judgement and a collaborative approach, with a strong focus on good programme governance, clear accountability and effective management of risks, issues and dependencies. You’ll be able to bring structure to complex programmes, maintain strong oversight and assurance, and turn strategic priorities into clear, achievable plans and measurable outcomes.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, Catford, London, SE6 4RU but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CVs.

Applicant handbook- please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Anna Sehmi (Programme Manager) [email protected]

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£65,922-£68,265 per annum (P08)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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