Programme Manager
Posted 6 days ago by Gloucestershire County Council
£52,805 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Programme Manager role at Gloucestershire County Council involves leading transformational projects within the Data and Intelligence Strategy team. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to implement the council's data strategy effectively. The role is fixed-term until March 2027 and emphasizes the importance of behaviour change and benefits management. Candidates should possess a strong background in programme delivery and stakeholder engagement within a local authority context.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage transformational projects and programmes within the Data and Intelligence Strategy team.
- Collaborate with the Strategic Lead and other key members of the Planning, Performance and Insight service.
- Utilize experience in benefits management and culture change to achieve programme delivery goals.
- Influence and engage with stakeholders, including senior management, to drive behaviour change.
Key Skills:
- Experience in leading the development and management of transformational projects and programmes.
- Strong programme delivery and benefits monitoring skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders in a local authority setting.
- Self-motivated with a passion for behaviour change.
Salary (Rate): £52,805 yearly
City: Gloucester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Job Title: Programme Manager Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 1st Floor Salary: £50,788 - £52,805 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Fixed Term Duration: Until March 2027 Closing Date: 13/07/2025 Job Requisition Number: 11855 This post is not open to job share
About The Team & Role Are you interested in being part of the emerging cultural shift to become insight-driven organisation? You’ll be a key member of the Data and Intelligence Strategy team which is implementing the GCC Data and Intelligence Strategy. This team sits within the Planning, Performance and Insight service. You'll work closely with the Strategic Lead for the Data and Intelligence Strategy, key members of the Planning, Performance and Insight service, as well as colleagues across the council. Your work will include managing transformational projects and programmes, and you will utilise past experience of benefits management and culture change.
About You Ideally, you'll have experience of leading the development, implementation and management of transformational projects and programmes. You’ll have achieved a high standard of programme delivery and monitored/delivered benefits (including savings). You’ll be passionate about behaviour change, highly self-motivated and determined; demonstrating an ability to influence and collaborate with key stakeholders including senior management in a local authority setting.
About Us For all your hard work, you will receive the following: Flexible and agile working opportunities (please note this is a hybrid role with the expectation of working at least two days a week in Shire Hall Gloucester) 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff) Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family Career development and qualification opportunities Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. An in-house Occupational Health service Employee discount scheme Cycle to Work scheme Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply) Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
How To Apply If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. Please note this is a fixed term contract as the funding is fixed until March 2027 to support the delivery of the Data and Intelligence strategy. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Elaine O’Connell Francischetto, Strategic Lead for the Data and Intelligence Strategy via email at Elaine.OConnell-Francischetto@gloucestershire.gov.uk We reserve the right to close the advertising window earlier than the closing date, if a sufficient volume of applications are received.
Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Job Profile - Programme Manager Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.