Job Title: Senior Programme Manager
Salary: £57,100 - £70,000
Location: Cambridge/ Hybrid
Contract: Permanent
Make a difference to people's futures. Make a difference to yours.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
We are recruiting a Senior Programme Manager who wants to see their work making a difference to people's futures through education. As part of a community of change leaders delivering strategic and tactical programmes, you will be responsible for defining, shaping and coordinating people, process and technology change globally, improving access to education and life opportunities for millions of people.
The successful applicant will be responsible for multiple programmes and be fundamental in determining their successful delivery. Each programme will provide its own challenges and opportunities. You may join a business change programme during its Discovery phase and take ownership of direction setting, strategic stakeholder engagement and programme start-up. For another, you could be accountable for diagnosing and delivering the corrective adjustments necessary to get a multi-million-pound critical IT programme back on track. Equally, you may pick up a mature product innovation programme, orchestrating its continued delivery and expansion into new geographies and customer groups.
In all cases you will need to demonstrate the ability to engage, motivate, lead and develop colleagues at all levels - both within and outside of your direct team. Experience, adaptability, positivity and proactivity are essential. As a senior practitioner you will also be expected to take on additional responsibilities through departmental, team and line management activities to grow the capability and community of the team in which you sit.
We are a modern organisation with a proud legacy and a global reputation for excellence. As one of the oldest established media organisations in the world we have been on a digital transformation journey and now are looking for people who can help us move beyond good to world-leading in the digital era.
We offer continuous learning opportunities including mentoring, coaching, communities of practice and the resources you need to grow your career in whichever direction you choose. Whether you want to increase your expertise or broaden your skills and career experience, we will support you.
About you
1. You have a wealth of experience and broad expertise in leading change and delivering programs.
2. Possess experience in applying user-centred design and Agile methodologies.
3. Develop and build consensus around a clear strategic vision through engaging and consulting with diverse stakeholders.
4. Embrace good governance and provide proactive oversight of program delivery to ensure successful outcomes.
5. Build trust and respect with senior stakeholders through honest and transparent communication, being comfortable providing and receiving strong feedback on progress and planning.
6. Drive the realisation of the program strategy through effective design, communication, and management of the program team.
7. Exhibit excellent people skills, incorporating multiple stakeholders' viewpoints into actionable plans supported by consensus.
8. Support the personal development of program team members through effective leadership and guidance.
9. Comfortable taking a strategic overview but also getting into the details and being hands-on to resolve issues when they arise - promoting accountability.
10. Proactive and highly motivated by personal accountability to make change happen
11. Significant experience of programme management for large complex programmes, multifaceted business change and or technical development projects If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
12. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
13. Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
14. Discretionary annual bonus
15. Group personal pension scheme
16. Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
17. Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 27th March although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take shortly after it closes.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
Why join us
j oining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
C ambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/ background.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different comm unities.
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