Programme Manager

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Programme Manager on behalf of Luton Borough Council.

Purpose of post:

• To provide effective Program Management and Operational Delivery of the Neighbourhood Services Investment Work Program
• To support the strategic and operational delivery, particularly relating to members' priorities linked across Neighbourhood Services and other departments as needed.
• To ensure that there is coordinated delivery across multiple inter-related projects, active stakeholder engagement and communication to implement and enhance a one-council approach to priority street scene & public realm issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the programme management and operational delivery of the Neighbourhood Services Investment and Members Priorities programme of works.
• To lead on the delivery of all the identified project work streams, ensuring that they achieve their objectives and are delivered to high quality standards, within target timescales and within budget.
• Review, develop, motivate and lead managers and staff from across the Council to ensure programmes of work and integration plans within the work programme are properly executed and both statutory and governance requirements met.
• To prepare timely reports, briefings, presentations and progress reports for the Director of Neighbourhood Service, internal leadership meetings and relevant member-led meetings.
• To build and develop the current Neighborhood Services priority Work Programme plan structure and work streams; PIDs and business cases which include objectives and outcomes , areas of activity, criteria to evaluate success, timescales, risks logs and mitigating actions.
• To ensure robust monitoring of the overall programme and each of the project work streams to ensure that they are delivered according to the project plan, quality standards, budget and timescales. Keeping abreast of relevant national policies and best practice that could impact on the delivery of the work programme.
• To work with other internal services including communications, procurement, legal and others to ensure full realisation of the programme's goals and aims.

Skills and experience:

• Significant demonstrable experience of managing large complex programmes and projects and achieving deliverables within a recognised programme management methodology
• Demonstrable experience and achievement of measurable/evidence based results in Neighbourhood Services or similar area
• Proven experience and ability to assess risk whilst effectively developing services and strategic priorities
• Thinking and acting strategically with the capability to translate strategy into operational delivery
• Proven ability to formulate and implement strategies, policies, procedures, processes and systems
• Ability to anticipate, interpret and manage change and achieve results through influence and negotiation with a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to produce and present high quality reports setting out information, robust analysis and interpretation in a lucid and persuasive manner in the context of evidence
• Degree level or equivalent Management qualification i.e. MBA, Diploma in Management, Chartered Manager

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.