Job Vacancy Senior Programme Manager

Job Title: Senior Programme Manager

Salary: £57,100 - £70,000

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

Make a difference to people's futures. Make a difference to yours.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

We are recruiting a Senior Programme Manager who wants to see their work making a difference to people's futures through education. As part of a community of change leaders delivering strategic and tactical programmes, you will be responsible for defining, shaping and coordinating people, process and technology change globally, improving access to education and life opportunities for millions of people.

The successful applicant will be responsible for multiple programmes and be fundamental in determining their successful delivery. Each programme will provide its own challenges and opportunities. You may join a business change programme during its Discovery phase and take ownership of direction setting, strategic stakeholder engagement and programme start-up. For another, you could be accountable for diagnosing and delivering the corrective adjustments necessary to get a multi-million-pound critical IT programme back on track. Equally, you may pick up a mature product innovation programme, orchestrating its continued delivery and expansion into new geographies and customer groups.

In all cases you will need to demonstrate the ability to engage, motivate, lead and develop colleagues at all levels - both within and outside of your direct team. Experience, adaptability, positivity and proactivity are essential. As a senior practitioner you will also be expected to take on additional responsibilities through departmental, team and line management activities to grow the capability and community of the team in which you sit.

We are a modern organisation with a proud legacy and a global reputation for excellence. As one of the oldest established media organisations in the world we have been on a digital transformation journey and now are looking for people who can help us move beyond good to world-leading in the digital era.

We offer continuous learning opportunities including mentoring, coaching, communities of practice and the resources you need to grow your career in whichever direction you choose. Whether you want to increase your expertise or broaden your skills and career experience, we will support you.

About you

• You can demonstrate significant experience and breadth in change leadership and programme delivery
• You can develop and achieve consensus around a clear strategic vision through engagement and consultation with diverse stakeholders
• You embrace good governance and proactive oversight of programme delivery to support successful outcomes
• You build trust and respect with senior stakeholders through honest and transparent communication, being comfortable providing and receiving strong challenges around progress and planning
• You can drive realisation of the programme strategy through programme design, communication and management of the programme team
• You have great people skills, assimilating the viewpoints of multiple stakeholders into actionable plans supported by consensus
• You can support the personal development of members of the programme team through effective leadership and support
• You are comfortable taking the strategic view but getting into the details and 'hands on' to fix issues when they arise - both by promoting accountability
• You are proactive and highly motivated by your personal accountability to make change happen

If you are inspired to make a difference and believe that you can, we welcome your application. Please include a short cover letter with your application, indicating your suitability for the role and motivations.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 5 th January 2025 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take place shortly after the campaign closes.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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