Job Description

About the role

At NNC we want to attract talented individuals who aren't content with 'doing what we have always done', who want to positively inspire change and who share our aspirations to deliver exceptional services across North Northamptonshire.


After becoming a Unitary Council in 2021, we're coming to the end of our local government reorganisation and are in the process of setting out our next strategic objectives. These will guide the creation of a clear transformation plan and associated portfolio to enable the delivery of our ambition and evolution.


The successful candidate will be one of a number of programme managers tasked with defining, developing and successfully delivering the programmes within this portfolio. These will contain wide ranging outcomes, stakeholder groups and complex interdependencies


To enable delivery of this work, you'll be leading and managing a team which consists of highly skilled Project Managers, Change Engagement Manager(s) and Project Support who'll be responsible for the projects that underpin the delivery of the desired outcomes you'll be responsible for.


What will you be doing?

You'll be responsible for the delivery and implementation of programmes within NNC's transformation and service improvement portfolio. You'll need to ensure the achievement of cost and efficiency savings and service/performance improvements with clients and partners.


You'll need to lead, manage and develop staff in the team, ensuring high levels of utilisation. You'll need to promote, deploy and prioritise the use of staff to ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget.


You'll need to challenge, influence, empower and work in partnership with senior leaders, new partners, senior managers and staff across the council delivering the transformation strategic and corporate plan priorities.


You'll need to lead on the reviewing and setting of delivery plans, performance targets and objectives for the programmes and projects within the area they are responsible for.


You'll need to ensure that transformation projects and programmes delivered by the team follow robust project management methodology and are delivered successfully through good project management discipline, strong governance and the proactive management of risks and issues.


You'll need to ensure that programmes and projects are well communicated through the use of management information and subsequent governance to partners and stakeholders to encourage engagement and the adoption of transformational change.


You'll need to manage the team operationally and strategically to ensure that current and forecast resource levels match demand and that the investment in change and associated benefits are clearly understood to allow informed decision making.


About you

We are looking for a highly driven, inspirational and creative leader who is comfortable challenging the norm, breaking down boundaries and building relationships and has a demonstrable track record within public services of delivering and imbedding complex change and aspired outcomes.


Someone who is a change professional, who understands industry best practice, project discipline and methodologies and can translate their use to identify opportunity and drive a culture of continual improvement within a maturing public sector change environment,


You must be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively brief and influence corporate leadership, whilst building and maintaining relationships with your team and the wider business community.


You will have a proven record of driving through efficiency savings and transformational change and be able to respond positively to changing circumstances.


If this sounds like you then we'll welcome your application, please get in touch.


Your application should set out your experience, credentials and reasoning as to how and why you meet the principal responsibilities and specification set out in the


About us

Our Values and Behaviours


Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:


Customer-focused

Respectful

Efficient

Supportive

Trustworthy


Our Key Commitments


Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.


We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.


North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council's pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.


Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)


Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we're transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.



You'll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!


Why choose us?


We offer a vibrant working environment with:

a competitive salary a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection. lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.


We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.