Programme Manager

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Programme Manager
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 4, 2nd Floor 
• Salary:                              £50,788 - £52,805 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    15/06/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    11678 
• This post is not open to job share

Are you looking for the next step in your career?

If, like us, you want to make a real difference to people’s lives and enjoy working in a team committed to change, then this opportunity could be just for you!

About the role

The Adult Transformation Team is looking for one full-time Programme Manager. Your work will include developing and leading ambitious projects and programmes, acting as a positive advocate for change with a diverse group of stakeholders, and using experience of health and social care to deliver areas of work, such as system redesign, remodelling of services, preparing for inspection and culture change.

About us

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an establishing Integrated Care System which ensures that health and care are considered as a joint provision across the county.   You will join a small team based at Shire Hall in Gloucester, working as part of an agile working offer (which includes working from home combined with time in the office). If you join us, you can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, supportive, passionate, innovative, and highly experienced team. The suitable candidate will be well supported within their role and will receive regular supervision.

About you

You will have proven experience in the leadership and management of projects and programmes, along with a desire to progress these skills further. You will have provided leadership and support in the most challenging of circumstances, achieving high standards of practice and positive and improved outcomes. You will be highly organised, enthusiastic about change, and be able to motivate and influence others. Ideally, you will have substantial experience working with senior managers and/or politicians and you will have experience of working within health or social care or equivalent experience gained in another field.

If you have the skills to manage projects, the experience to work strategically and collaboratively, plus the drive to deliver transformation, we want to hear from you!

Our Offer

Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this:

• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Annual leave up to 30.5 days after 5 years employment (Grade 11) or fixed entitlement of 30 days annual leave from commencement of your employment (Grade RB1)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Agile working opportunities (please discuss at interview)

Applying

Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria on the Job Profile. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call back.

We’re closer than you think

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. 

Additional Information

Interviews will be held on Friday, June 27th.

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/dtldetbn/programme-manager-job-profile-final.pdf

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 business days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. 

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.