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Programme Manager

London/Milton Keynes – Hybrid

As a Programme Manager working within the Group Change Delivery team, you will establish, shape and lead the delivery of strategic change programmes across the organisation. You will be accountable to the Programme Sponsor for the successful delivery of programmes while reporting into the Programme Management Director.

Your role will require you to work closely with other functions within Group Change Delivery to ensure the integrity and successful delivery of the overall Group Change Portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Established, shape and lead the delivery of change programmes to achieve the required business outcomes.
• Present options and ensure appropriate trade-offs to reduce delivery risk and increase confidence in programme success.
• Provide strong insight to enable decision-making and guide direction of projects and programmes.
• Ensuring plans align with the Group Strategy, Target Operating Model, and the End State Blueprint.
• Manage, motivate, and support project and programme teams to achieve delivery against plans.
• Coach stakeholders to adopt the behaviours and tools which will allow them to succeed throughout the transformation cycle.
• Manage, coach and develop direct reports within your team.
• Identify issues and ideas which improve the way we work through workshops, intelligence gathering, interviews etc.
• Identify deliver risks and issues and ensure appropriate actions are implemented to mitigate then.
• Partner with the Business Analysis Team to ensure the Business Case is robust and that the programme vision, scope and required outcomes are clear and agreed.
• Work closely with Change Management Teams to drive the development and execution of programme wide communication strategies and plans.
• Provide concise and forward-looking visibility/reporting.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Project/Programme Management Qualifications (e.g Prince2/MSP/AgilePM)
• Brilliant people and line management capabilities.
• Extensive experience across project/programme management within established organisations.
• Demonstrable history of delivering complex programmes successfully.
• Experience managing programmes with upwards of 50 people.
• Advanced knowledge and ability to prove experience of shaping complex programmes.
• Great ability to implement effective programme governance framework.
• High level of stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous experience managing 3rd party suppliers.
• Brilliant ability to manage direct reports; coaching and developing others.

Nice to have, but not essential:

• Change Management qualification (e.g APM, Prosci)
• Commercial/legal experience; supplier contracts, statements of work etc.
• Active engagement in corporate industry and professional networks/standards in project & programme management.

Grow your career and expand your skills and knowledge. At BSI, we offer opportunities to work across industries and across the globe. You’ll benefit from the different perspectives and experiences of your international colleagues, as well as ongoing training and development. We offer flexible working, as well as 27 days’ annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, pension plan with company contribution, car allowance (dependent on role), income protection, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

We’re building an organisation that meets the challenges of tomorrow. Want to grow with us?

We exist to have a positive impact. Our people influence international thinking and action on important issues. Our 86,000 customers are based in 193 countries across the globe.

Now we’re taking on society’s biggest challenges. We’re developing standards and guidelines that will help our customers get to net zero, and we’re defining the way new technologies such as AI impact all our lives.

We’re focused on our future – and we’re looking for people who want to grow with us as we take on the challenges of tomorrow. At BSI, you’ll find a workplace where everyone can flourish and thrive, where innovation is encouraged and where learning is part of your everyday. You’ll contribute to work that shapes industries and enhances lives – and you’ll take pride in what you do.

We’re looking for passionate people who want to make a difference in a purpose-led organisation. If that sounds like you, apply now. Together, we can help create a better society and a more sustainable world.

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