Job Description

Overview:

Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager - (Fixed term contract) to lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of a major programme. The role will involve collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership to ensure alignment with organisational goals, our 5-year plan and to drive continuous improvement, focusing on delivering value-add change on behalf of our members, customers and colleagues.

The Programme Manager will play a crucial role in programme delivery, demonstrating strong programme leadership, exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Our Transformation team is responsible the delivery of our ambitious transformation portfolio. Our inclusive and customer-focused team places the PRS values at the heart of everything we do, fostering strong relationships and a high degree of trust with our stakeholders to ensure that we deliver change well.



Our transformation portfolio includes a wide range of initiatives involving systems, process and people change, focusing on ensuring that colleagues have the right information, tools, knowledge and support to work in new ways. This may involve identifying opportunities for improvement, developing new processes and procedures, implementing new technologies or systems, and providing training and support to ensure that all stakeholders are prepared to adapt to the changes.

The ethos of our inclusive and customer-focused team is one that prioritises respect, collaboration, empathy, flexibility and continuous improvement in order to deliver high quality change.
Responsibilities:

As our Programme Manager, some of your day to day duties will include:Building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. Collaborating with workstream leads, cross-functional teams and suppliers to define programme outcomes, requirements and expectations. Developing and implementing comprehensive programme plans focused on delivering agreed programme outcomes and benefits. Overseeing programme execution, ensuring adherance to quality standards, budget constraints and timelines. Fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture within the programme team.

About you:

At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have:

Proven experience as a Programme Manager or similar role managing complex delivery. Experience of delivery using Agile and Product based methodology. Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences. Strong understanding of programme management methodologies, tools, and best practices. Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams.

What's in it for you?

Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd:We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support. We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.

The Process

Our interview process for this role is simple:First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams. Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub.

We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.

Location

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week.

To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.

If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.

At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee's contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.