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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. This role oversees planning and managing technology programmes within Technology and Product Groups. It involves collaborating with Directors, team members, and stakeholders to implement and deliver strategic programmes, focusing on benefits, dependencies, and risk management. The role involves overseeing Senior Project Managers/Project Managers within the team, providing mentorship, training, and development support. This includes participating in team recruitment, contributing to team training and development plans, and coaching team members to ensure they have the necessary tools for effective programme management. 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 have a wealth of experience and broad expertise in leading change and delivering programmes. Possess experience in applying user-centred design and Agile methodologies. Develop and build consensus around a clear strategic vision through engaging and consulting with diverse stakeholders. Embrace good governance and provide proactive oversight of programme delivery to ensure successful outcomes. Build trust and respect with senior stakeholders through honest and transparent communication, being comfortable providing and receiving strong feedback on progress and planning. Drive the realisation of the programme strategy through effective design, communication, and management of the programme team. Exhibit excellent people skills, incorporating multiple stakeholders viewpoints into actionable plans supported by consensus. Support the personal development of program team members through effective leadership and guidance. Comfortable taking a strategic overview but also getting into the details and being hands-on to resolve issues when they arise - promoting accountability. Proactive and highly motivated by personal accountability to make change happen Significant experience of programme management for large complex programmes, multifaceted business change and or technical development projects 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 21st May 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. C ambridge 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. 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Job Description Technical Programme Manager - Milton Keynes Our Client is looking to recruit a Technical Programme Manager with at least 10 years experience in IT having come up the ranks. Must have expertise to manage and oversee the technical processes, enhancements, upgrades and installation of new software and processes. You need to demonstrate strong technical project/programme manager with previous hands-on of networks or platforms Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level. A minimum of 7 to 10 years broad based project management experience - from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. The base for this assignment will be Milton Keynes with travel to sites in the UK and Asia. Contract assignment duration will be 6 months initially. The rate will be circa £600 to £750 per day dependent on experience- although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate in Euros and your availability.

Programme Manager (DV Security Clearance) Position Description The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This position will be a working out of our office in Reading. Your future duties and responsibilities CGI is preparing a major bid for our Defence client, and we are looking to build a high-calibre team, including a Delivery Project Manager and/or Service Delivery Manager. The successful candidate will have experience working on large delivery and service programmes, ideally with bid experience, and will be responsible for shaping our Service Solution and complex change model. DV clearance is required; candidates may be granted time to secure this before the ITN stage. Key Responsibilities: • Define and impact service requirements in detail • Own the service charges model • Develop transition and implementation plans • Collaborate across workstreams to ensure cohesive delivery • Estimate and cost service models and delivery plans Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Experience with Defence and Enterprise Business Systems • Proven project and service delivery expertise • Strong technical understanding of CGI's scope • Contract and commercial management skills • Excellent client and supplier relationship management Desired Competencies: • Experience with large infrastructure services programmes • Knowledge of applications integration, desktop, and hosting infrastructure services • Tier 3 or Tier 2 security level experience • Experience with hybrid delivery programmes (including Agile) • Previous experience on major bids The bid will be based at or near CGI's Reading Office, with some client site engagement anticipated. #LI-UKA Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because... You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Senior Programme Manager (Central Gov) Position Description If you're looking for a challenge that stretches your talents and want to make a real difference in people's lives, come and help us support the digital transformation of the UK. We need a passionate and experienced Senior Programme Manager to join us, working with high-profile public sector clients to deliver meaningful change. From transforming vital public services to improving the way government departments operate, your work will help protect and serve the UK public. When you start your CGI story, not only will you be improving people's lives, but you can be sure we'll do the same for you. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI partner, not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector-including our Armed Forces-and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. All applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) to Security Check (SC) and NPPV3 level. Your future duties and responsibilities As a Senior Programme Manager you will provide strategic leadership and oversight across complex, high-impact programmes. You'll work alongside talented, driven people to improve some of the UK's most impactful public services, tackling problems that affect the most vulnerable citizens. Key responsibilities will include: - Providing P3M oversight, expertise and leadership - Managing senior-level stakeholder relationships - Leading technical delivery workstreams and supporting their direction - Implementing Agile, DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices - Forming blended delivery teams with clients and third parties - Mentoring team members and developing programme and project management capabilities - Building and growing the PM capability across the business unit Required qualifications to be successful in this role - Formal programme or project management certification(s) (such as: PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, PMI-ACP, Project+, CAPM, SAFe) - Strong leadership, interpersonal and personal effectiveness skills - Excellent communication skills: verbal, written, facilitation and presentation - Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure - Strong team player with the ability to work independently - Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills - Proven success delivering medium to large-scale programmes in complex environments - Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps and SRE - Experience working with Central Government, policing or law enforcement highly advantageous #LI-RJ1 Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because... You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Job Title: Junior Programme Manager - Emerging Technologies Location: London / Hybrid Salary : £28,000 - £33,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Role Purpose: Their main deliverable for this role will be the delivery of techUK's regular ‘sprint campaigns' around particular technologies or industries. These are campaigns that span several months, are focused on identifying opportunities for UK leadership on the development or application of future technologies, facilitate considered interventions (such as events, reports, and policy asks) by industry that will drive tangible progress for the sector, and convene a varied cross-section of stakeholders from across the UK's technology sector. Each sprint campaign will require a strong sense of ownership, creativity, the development of a clear and consistent narrative, as well as a regular drumbeat of varied activity and range of outputs that add demonstrable value for techUK's members and stakeholders. A central focus for this role is to work with the Senior Programme Manager to ensure that techUK's Emerging Technologies content, activity, policy asks, strategy, and other outputs remain relevant and credible, in particular through its recommendations for key audiences, such as Government, to ensure the UK has an ecosystem and environment in which innovation and R&D can be not just supported but supercharged. Key Responsibilities Assisting with the scoping, planning, delivery, and evaluation of regular ‘sprint campaigns around particular technologies or industries which span several months, Focused on identifying opportunities for UK leadership on the development or application of future technologies, Facilitate considered interventions (such as events, reports, and policy asks) by industry that will drive tangible progress for the sector, Convene a varied cross-section of stakeholders from across the UKs technology sector, and equip techUK with an understanding regarding the strategic importance of continued activity in the area. About you: Essential Knowledge and Experience: Strong interest in innovation, future technologies, or policy. Experience of planning and hosting webinars or events. Experience of writing articles or communications for external audiences. Experience in stakeholder and membership engagement including recruitment. Desirable Knowledge and Experience: A broad understanding of the key emerging technologies set to transform industries and drive economic growth. An appreciation of the policy and regulatory issues facing the UKs technology sector. Experience providing administrative support to a committee. Additional Information The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to the commencement of employment. To apply for this role, please click below on the 'Apply Now' button. Candidates with experience of; Junior Programme Management, Policy Manager, Junior Programme Manager may also be considered for this role.