Programme Manager

Programme Manager - Fixed term until 31/5/2027
Waverley Court

Salary: £65,184 - £77,845
Hours: 36 per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced project/programme manager to join our Change and Transformation team to lead work focused on establishing and embedding a new organisation-wide governance framework to enable and provide robust assurance around change.
Part of this work will also include identifying and deploying a digital solution to best support the framework, so experience in leading digital projects and programmes would be ideal.
You must enjoy a fast-paced project management environment and want to be part of change and transformation in the public sector, improving services for the people of Edinburgh. You will be responsible for all aspects of programme management, will be outcome focused and will maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders.

We are looking for candidates with experience of:

• planning, leading, developing, and managing governance redesign programmes in a complex environment

• designing digital architecture to support governance

• driving positive change and achieving improved customer services and efficiency benefits.

• Budget and financial management, including procurement and ensuring value for money

• Applying change and project management techniques and methodologies

• Agile working and leadership (scrum, agile ceremonies, etc) and ability to build weave this with waterfall processes.

The Programme Manager will be responsible for the management, development and implementation of a strategic and operational change programme. In addition, they will lead on other projects and initiatives that support the Council's strategic objectives.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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