About the job

Job summary

The Programme Manager role operates as part of the Integrated Programme Management Office, this role sits within the Navy Command business area.  

In development, the Programme Manager will report to the Programme Director.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. 

Job description

Leadership

• Manage and provide leadership support for team members in order to support delivery of outputs    
• Ensure performance is managed consistently and fairly, including Diversity and Inclusion principles and provide regular feedback 
• Identify and develop capability needs, ensuring robust Development Plans are in place for yourself and your team 
• Ensure own and team’s compliance with mandatory requirements e.g. Health & Safety training.
• Inspire, motivate and engage with the Integrated Programme Management Team and with other external teams across the HMNB Clyde establishment community, by providing positive working environment and empowering the teams at all levels.
• Provide support to Line Manager and Programme Director to deliver departmental outputs with minimal supervision. 
• Recruit and line manage staff as required.
• Any other ad-hoc duties re required by the Programme Director.  

Programme Management

• Proactively monitor the progress of the programme, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action  
• Define, implement, and act to continuously improve programme controls to increase delivery confidence and understanding. 
• Monitor, manage and report on programme performance (time, cost, quality, safety etc.)
• Provide appropriate reports to the Programme Director, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Senior Responsible Officer and Front Line Command. 
• Act as a leading figure in the work to integrate organisations across Clyde and support implementation of an integrated project team approach across the programme, providing support and  guidance where required. 
• Provide education, guidance, advice and coaching on programme management best practice to programme colleagues. 
• Provide strategic advice and support project delivery and wider programme stakeholders where required.
• Deputise where required for Programme Director on programme matters.
• Core programme management products, including programme mandate, programme plans, Risk, Assurance, Issues, & Dependencies (RAID) logs, governance documents.  
• Highlight reports, progress updates and other reports as required (e.g. Portfolio Management Reporting System) 
• Development and critique of Business Cases.
• Benefits maps and profiles, and benefit realisation plans.
• Recruit appropriate programme office staff and manage the ongoing development and performance of the team members. 

Person specification

Essential Experience 

• Leading within a large or complex programme.
• Delivering within a structured environment and capable of deriving innovative and creative solutions to problems. 
• Successfully leading a virtual ‘team’ from across functional, organisational, or geographic boundaries to deliver high quality outputs. 
• Leading stakeholder management activates within a complex environment.
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (e.g. Project Management) or able to demonstrate significant knowledge experience at a comparable level. 

Desirable Experience 

• Experience of large Infrastructure or capability delivery programmes. 
• Delivered programmes within a regulated environment. 
• Experience of working in or knowledge of the defence or security sector – either through government or industry.
• Demonstrable commitment to learning and using established project management methodologies to enable successful delivery.

Qualifications

Obtained or working towards one of the following:

• PRINCE2 Practitioner;
• Agile Project Management Practitioner;
• APM Project Management Qualification;
• PMI Project Management Professional;
• Leading and Managing Project Workstreams.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £67,820, Ministry of Defence contributes £18,311 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates can apply online via the Civil Service Jobs website by completing the application form before the deadline shown. Apply using the Civil Service Jobs apply button, filling in all required details in all sections. Using the Success Profiles link for information on format and style, ensure you provide evidence for all Behaviours and Experience sections requested in the appropriate competency style.  

Sift Stage 

Candidates will be required to complete an online CV template to include job history, full details of education and qualifications and previous experiences and skills. Please also include any relevant responsibilities and achievements.

Candidates will be required to complete a Statement of Suitability/Personal Statement of no more 500 words, providing details relevant to the essential and desirable experience in the job advert. 

The requirements for the role have been benchmarked and these will be used to sift all candidates, with those meeting the minimum requirements invited to interview.  

Feedback will only be provided if you selected for an interview. 

Interview Stage

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and influencing

Further Information

Candidates who are found to meet an acceptable standard at interview but are not successful in one of the advertised posts may be considered for similar roles within the Business Unit.

You will also be expected to achieve Security Check clearance for this role

It is anticipated the sift for this role will take place w/c 13th May and interviews w/c 27th May.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.