• Based at Manchester Airport
• Permanent role
• Flexible/Hybrid working for a better work/life balance
• We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds
Manchester Airports Group
At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:
• Bonus scheme
• 11% company contribution pension
• Car allowance
• Private medical scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service
The Role
Business Services is the central hub of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Department, responsible for the smooth running of the CIO function – managing and overseeing all key governance meetings as well as delivering CIO inputs into MAG’s wider critical corporate governance meetings, on time and to an appropriate level of quality. This role has a direct reporting line into the PMO Director responsible for the Office of the CIO function and working alongside 3 other Heads of roles which include, Head of Technology Change PMO, Head of Strategic Change PMO and Head of Demand Management. This role is a critical role in the Office of the CIO function and, whilst your direct reporting line will be to the PMO Director, you’ll provide support to, and interact directly with, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the CIO Technology Leadership Team on a routine basis as well as managing close relationships with the wider CIO teams. You’ll contribute to the smooth running of the CIO ensuring that the function is meeting its overall performance targets and business plan commitments (including cost, revenue, people and customer goals), via effective monitoring, tracking, reporting and analysis. You’ll also be responsible for developing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders across MAG (Risk, Compliance, Finance, People, Audit). You and your team will gather, analyse and present the evidence on the current status, risk profile, finance position, assurance, business continuity and overall performance of the CIO function, working alongside the other 3 Heads of roles in the OCIO. You’ll also work with Group Corporate Comms to plan & co-ordinate all internal communications to the CIO Department, arranging communications and using different methods to reach your target audience, as well as organising and supporting Leadership Events, All Staff calls & events. You’ll also play a key role in assessing the learning & development needs of the department, reviewing job families and career paths to support the various professions in the CIO, growing & developing our people to become high performing teams & working towards the CIO vision to become the world’s most intelligent airports.
What will make you successful in this role?
You’ll have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a similar projects/programmes related role; leading and developing high performing teams of analysts; matrix managing a wide range of teams and SMEs to achieve business outcomes. You’ll also have demonstrable experience in owning and embedding robust processes to identify, track and manage KPIs in a comparable industry. You’ll have experience of working with industry leading portfolio management tools (PPM) and increasing adoption and exploiting opportunities to make recommendations based on associated key performance indicators. You’ll have excellent senior stakeholder management and influencing skills, being able to find the balance between collaboration and holding people to account if standards are not met. You’ll have excellent project and time management skills, as well as effective communication skills at all levels, including verbal discussion, report writing and adapting your approach to meet the needs of a range of different audiences; high level presentation skills, including the ability to convert complex data into an easily digestible format alongside a strong working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint. You will have a sound understanding of learning & development needs across various professions in Service Delivery & Project Delivery, and the ability to create career paths & journeys using in house & 3rd party training methods.
Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments
At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We’re also committed to well-being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups.
As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process.
You can contact the team by emailing HR.Recruitment@MAGAirports.com
Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women’s Network, Embrace - Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity
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