What you’ll do:

As the Programme Manager you will join one of our 5 value propositions and a peer group of Programme Managers.  The Programme Manager is at the heart of our work in testing and spreading innovation and innovative practice. We are seeking to recruit a number of Programme Managers, offering full or part time hours, permanent and fixed term contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Build deep knowledge, local networks and strong relationships within a defined area of the regional health and care system and/or discrete portfolio of projects.

• Establish strong internal relationships that draw on expertise from across the value propositions teams to support the delivery of projects or programmes

• Develop and draw on our methodologies to test spread and deploy innovation and innovative practice.

• Provide regular, accurate and detailed reporting on programme performance.

• Work with our communication and engagement team to engage partners in our programmes, communicate the impact of our work and raise our profile at a regional and national level.

• Work with our evaluation and learning team to define and measure the impact of our projects or programmes.

• To identify and develop new partnership opportunities to grow our work.

• One of the Programme Manager positions will oversee the business development process, ensuring that our organisation targets high value, strategic opportunities.

• Manage external contractors, associates and clinical advisors to deliver programme aims as required.

• Build strong relationships with other HINS and contribute to the success of the national HIN Network.

• Line management of roles that contribute to project delivery in a matrix environment.

• Other grade appropriate responsibilities as, from time to time, instructed by the line manager.

• Demonstrate the values of the organisation in all your work as impact led, improvement focused and collaborative. 

Key success factors:

• Track record in managing programmes and delivering results in complex stakeholder environments.

• Proven ability to build and maintain partnerships to generate mutual benefit.

• Flexible and adaptable, comfortable with change and working in uncertain environments.

• An accomplished communicator with the ability to influence others to problem solve, make decisions and overcome challenges

What you’ll need to succeed:

Experience we are looking for:

Essential

• Knowledge of change methodologies such as Quality Improvement (QI) frameworks, Lean or Six Sigma, and project and programme management frameworks such as PRINCE2 or Agile.

• Experience managing a pipeline of projects – assessing ideas for relevance and validity to identify high-value opportunities.

• A track record of influencing stakeholders to change their perspectives.

• Experience leading the delivery of projects and programmes.

• Experience of working in a matrix environment.

Desirable

• A good working knowledge of the health and care system, NHS commissioning and procurement.

• Designing and delivering complex multi stakeholder social innovation projects or programmes

• Working in or with the health and life sciences sectors – from a customer, supplier or intermediary perspective.

Abilities and attributes

·        Critical thinker – creative, curious and unafraid of complexity.

·        Adaptable – able to appraise and re-prioritise tasks quickly and calmly.

·        Effective stakeholder manager – able to earn and maintain the trust of internal and external stakeholders at all levels and inspire through a shared purpose.

·        Effective communicator and presenter – able to engage a wide range of audiences by being compelling, credible and inspiring.

·        Ability to work in an agile environment, to be proactive and fast-paced while ensuring results are achieved

Responsible to: Programme or Partnership Director