The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge.
We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.
What you will be doing
As our National Programme Officer, you will work with the National Programme Manager to provide a central Programme Management Office (PMO) function to enable delivery of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund. Working in close collaboration with colleagues across the organisation, the role will lead a team providing central PMO in compliance with Government Functional Standard GovS002 Project Delivery
The role sits within Business Improvement Group, a dynamic part of us committed to enabling innovative delivery, developing HE as an organisation and focusing its performance.
Who we are looking for
* Proven experience of supporting and/or planning and managing programmes or projects
* Shows initiative and is proactive in supporting projects/programmes and their colleagues
* Strong IT skills
* Excellent spoken and written communication skills
* Able to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
* Highly organised and forward planning their workload to meet tight deadlines
We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.
We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.
We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.