About the job

Job summary

Homes England is undergoing significant organisation-wide internal business change. This change impacts at the strategic level through a refreshed Strategic Plan that will be supported by a new Target Operating Model. Our people and our culture will be key to delivering our Strategic Plan. 

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager with a proven track record of leading low to moderate complexity change programmes in the public sector. The successful person will be accountable to the Programme SRO and will lead the successful delivery of our People and Culture programme, which is a key initiative in our business change portfolio.  The priority work areas are likely to include professions and job families, job architecture, behaviours, performance management, career framework, pay and cultural enquiry. 

 

The Programme Manager will have primary responsibility for successful delivery of the required outcomes, including: the establishment of appropriate governance that fully integrates with organisational governance and assurance, monitoring progress, managing risks and issues, and ensuring business readiness for change. The post-holder may have one or more Project Managers reporting to them, who will be responsible for the successful delivery of their projects within the programme but ultimately accountable to the Programme Manager. The role will be suitable to an individual who is an experienced Government Project Delivery professional and has successfully managed low to moderate complexity change programmes. 

 

This is a key Project Delivery leadership role, where you will align your ways of working to the Government Project Delivery Function, using the Government Functional Standard for Project Delivery (002) and IPA Project Delivery Toolkit as your benchmark for success. 

 

As Programme Manager you will also champion the Project Delivery profession across the organisation and ensuring successful delivery of the programme’s strategic objectives. You will be an integral part of the Enterprise Portfolio and Change team and contribute positively to the Agency in accordance with our values and behaviours, and the behavioural competencies of the Government Project Delivery Profession.  

Person specification

We are looking for someone who:

- Has experience of working with teams who work in an agile way.  

- Has considerable depth and breadth of experience in leading and delivering medium complexity business change projects in the public sector.  

- Has demonstrated leadership and problem solving skills. 

- Is comfortable with planning, executing a budget and working with all levels of the organisation  

- Is a critical thinker with strong attention to detail. 

- Strives for continuous improvement and prioritize time management. 

- Can work in an environment of uncertainty and continual change. Able to feel comfortable making decisions and setting direction without having the full picture and re-focus as details emerge. Can apply knowledge and techniques to reduce ambiguity 

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

 

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

 

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

 

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

 

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

 

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

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Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

 

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

 

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

 

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

 

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

 

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us.  Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

 

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

 

 

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

 

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. 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.