Programme Officer

Join us as a Programme OfficerThis is an opportunity to take on a new challenge in a project support roleYou’ll have the chance to make a tangible impact on our function and develop your skillsTake on this exciting, fast paced role, and advance your career with usWhat you'll doYou’ll be improving the planning and delivery process by collecting and maintaining data in a consistent form.

You’ll also support the project governance and control including tracking the performance and progress of projects, project financial control and adoption. It’ll be your responsibility to:Implement guidelines, procedures and templates to collect and maintain consistent data, and provide hands-on delivery support to a programme or projectDrive the creation and update of programme or project plans as required by the programme or project managerSupport the identification of where cross-project dependencies exist and track or monitor these in support of the managerImplement agreed regular progress reporting mechanisms for all projects and thereby monitor routine progress of projects, and assist in the preparation of the programme status or project highlight reportsEstablish and maintain an information management system, managing both electronic and hard-copy configuration librariesThe skills you'll needYou’ll need experience of project support roles internally or externally, and knowledge of project types and the project lifecycle.

You’ll also need:Strong pan-franchise, pan-entity programme and project support experience, with an understanding of project planning, governance, and the project lifecycleExperience of maintaining project plans and tracking progress, actions, risks, issues, and cross-project dependenciesGood reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to maintain accurate project data and support the production of status and highlight reportsExperience in managing budgets and forecasts across multiple programmes of work (pan-franchise & pan-entity), with confidence working with project information and financial dataStrong senior stakeholder and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with project managers and wider project teams across the franchise and groupGood working knowledge of project tools and systems, such as Microsoft Office, Planview, Oracle and SharePointStrong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environmentManagement of third-parties, including the procurement life-cycle through to invoice managementHours35Job Posting Closing Date:06/11/2026Ways of Working:HybridSummaryLocation: London; Birmingham; Manchester; EdinburghType: Full time

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