Job Description

Details

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Reference number

421716

Salary

68,568 - 82,746
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Grade 6

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Project Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London -Canary Wharf (Core HQs)

About the job

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Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Programme Manager to join the Science Hub Programme. The overall aim of the programme is to deliver new modern fit for purpose science facilities, creating a hub for the critical scientific capabilities the UK needs to deliver on key health security objectives and National Biosecurity. The Science Hub Programme aims to enhance and replace existing UKHSA critical infrastructure, most importantly its aging high containment laboratories, which are essential for protecting the nation against potentially highly infectious diseases.


The programme has a small civil service core team to deliver high value complex capital infrastructure construction programme of works. It leads, directs, manages and controls the day-to-day work. Overall, this is headed by the Programme Director, supported by Lead Project Manager, project teams, PMO and technical assurance team. The programme is supported by professional services delivery partners appointed through framework of specialist suppliers for design, technical, project management, commercial and cost management and other disciplines.


We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.


UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Job description

As Senior Programme Manager you will report to the Science Hub Programme Director and be responsible for leading a defined set of interdependent projects and the associated business change activities. You will be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of the required outcomes, including the establishment of appropriate governance and assurance, monitoring progress, managing risks and issues, and ensuring business readiness for change.


In addition, you will head up the Programme Management Office (PMO) which will track delivery, ensuring project outputs enable benefits realisation. The PMO provides guidance and support to the programme team and is the source of all programme information and metrics. This includes the implementation and sharing of best practice as well as the development and application of project/programme management procedures, tools and techniques to standardise methodologies.


This role is a government project delivery profession role and part of UKHSA's project delivery resource model. It is aligned to the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) career pathway Programme Manager 3 with elements of PMO Manager 2.


The main responsibilities for this role are as follows:

Lead the Science Hub programme to deliver the business case benefits and objectives. Provide effective leadership and line management to the PMO team. Provide direction and guidance to the wider programme team, identifying common capabilities and opportunities for sharing methods and lessons learned. Champion the use of UKHSA's best practice project/programme management methodologies and standards, frameworks, and processes. Draft and clear the business case with project leads and subject matter experts. Develop and agree budgets for the project and/or programme, forecast spend against agreed budget. Lead on resourcing, planning scheduling and estimating across the programme. Oversee risk and issue management. Ensure mitigations are in place and resolved and dependencies are actively managed. Ensure realisation of benefits through planning and designing, and that project outputs meet programme requirements. Lead the planning of programme assurance activities. Monitor the effectiveness of controls and ensure recommendations from assurance reviews are acted upon. Establish and implement processes to change the scope of projects and update configuration documents as required. Establish and manage project controls, reporting on project progress and status to appropriate boards and stakeholders. Act as arbiter, resolving issues between elements of the programme. Lead engagement between the programme and other business areas to ensure business readiness for change. Effectively manage internal and external stakeholder relationships, including DHSC, HMT & Cabinet Office. Maintain overall integrity and coherence of programme and governance framework to support each project. Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.

The job holder will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project Delivery Accreditation where they do not already hold this.

Person specification

Essential role criteria:

A successful track record of leading a PMO team or managing several medium to high complexity projects or programmes Detailed knowledge and experience of planning, scheduling, resource management, budgeting and cost management, risk and issue management, change control, governance, and assurance in a project delivery environment. Significant experience of business case development and benefits management, with experience of drafting and presenting business cases and option appraisals. Working knowledge of commercial and procurement processes and change control. A visible leader with experience of driving performance through collaboration with project or programme teams. Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholder, demonstrated through the ability to influence and challenge effectively at a senior level. Holds or is working towards APM Project Management Qualification, APM Chartered Project Professional, Project Leadership Programme or Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner/Advanced Practitioner.

Desirable role criteria

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Experience of working on construction / infrastructure projects/programmes.

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 68,568, UK Health Security Agency contributes 19,864 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

Stage 1: Application & Sift

This vacancy is using Success Profiles

At sift stage you will be assessed against the Essential Criteria listed in the job advert.


You will be required to complete an:

Application form ('Employer/ Activity history' section on the application) Statement of Suitability (up to 1200 words). This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role.

Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your statement of suitability must be no more than 1200 words - any words above this will not be read by the panel.


The statement of suitability should provide examples of how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role.


You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V -please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible)


If we receive a large number of applications, we will perform an initial sift against the lead criteria of: A successful track record of leading a PMO team or managing several medium to high complexity projects or programmes


Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

Meets all essential criteria- including lead criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria

Only the first pile of meets all essential criteria will be taken through to sift.


Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates


Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (success profiles)

You will be invited to a remote interview.


This vacancy is being assessed using Success Profiles. During the interview we will assess you against the below:


The Behaviour's tested during the interview stage will be:

Leadership (Lead behaviour) Working Together Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace

Project Delivery Technical Knowledge and Experience will be tested at interview:


If invited to interview you will be required to prepare and present a 5-10 minute presentation. The subject of this will be sent to you prior to interview.


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


Eligibility Criteria


Option 1 - External


Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates will require Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) as a minimum with willingness and capability to work towards Security Check (SC)


Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.


For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requires Security Check (SC) . UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Future location

UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK.

The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.


You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

International Police check

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.


Link below:


Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

Internal Fraud check

If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant's personal details - name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional circumstances. Currently this is only for External candidates to the Civil Service.

Careers website

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

Hybrid

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ's. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ's (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London)



Most of our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).



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) 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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .
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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Project Delivery team Email : projectdeliveryresourcing@ukhsa.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : Recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk


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