Programme Manager

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £53,630 (Level one) rising to £56,840 'pro rata for part-time' per annum

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Council's Corporate Programme Management Office, through its Major Projects team, has a long history of managing the delivery of capital investment to the Council's assets.

We are looking to recruit a Programme Manager who will predominantly be responsible for the client side project management of our school capital programme. Currently this includes an annual condition programme (c£2m per year) and special educational needs and secondary expansion projects (c£26m over the next 2-3 years).

The role will involve close liaison with both the Council's Education service area, schools, the local Schools Trust and Multi Academy Trusts and be responsible for advising on the allocation of funding to meet needs and then ensuring the delivery of the resultant projects. Activities here range from supporting business case development, to seeking approvals to managing the performance of contractors delivering schemes.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A detailed in depth knowledge and application of project management theory and practical techniques to enable monitoring and control of multiple programmes and projects.

• The practical experience to create and manage a safe and controlled project environment that teams feel safe to work within.

. A developed experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, to efficiently deliver a range of projects that meet customer needs.

. The ability to analyse complex situations and make decisions leading to positive action

• The ability to provide complex technical advice and explain and communicate proposals with wide ranging and significant impacts for the Council in simple language to promote clear actions.

• The ability to find solutions to service challenges / priorities and deliver changing priorities and new ways of working.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Rob Caswell by email at robert.caswell@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

Closing Date: 11th November 2024

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 27th and 28th November 2024

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.