Programme Manager needed in Southampton Paying £37.08 per hr ref 1466630 Full time hours on a temporary basis We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to oversee the delivery, management, and reporting of agreed programmes on time and within budget. Key Responsibilities: Overall delivery management, responsibility, and reporting of agreed programmes on time and within budget. Ownership of the programme budget, ensuring Project Managers manage project budgets accordingly. Establish programme-level governance and provide guidance to direct reports on delivery-level governance and status reporting. Manage relationships throughout the organisation, including at the Executive Director level. Collaborate to proactively identify and manage dependencies across projects and other programmes. Achieve agreed programme outcomes, including benefits realisation, through active delivery management and guidance of project managers. Line manage Programme Management team members and effectively matrix manage the wider project team. Actively manage delivery and commercial relationships with key suppliers. Lead the development and approval of the programme business case in conjunction with the Programme Sponsor. Identify resourcing requirements at the outset and ensure a balanced mix of permanent and flexible resources. Own, maintain, and actively manage the programme RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) to ensure risk is actively managed and reported. Resolve project escalations within agreed parameters and escalate those outside parameters appropriately. Regularly engage with internal and/or external Executive/Senior level stakeholders. If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verityessentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number. Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared