The Strategy & Programme Office team is looking to recruit a Programme Manager (PM) to support our Culture Diversity Equity & Inclusion Team (CEDI). The role of the Programme Manager will be broad and varied. They will provide a critical link and alignment of the business area to internal Wellcome teams (including finance, risk, legal, procurement, strategy) to ensure knowledge and information are shared around the organisation and the business area has the tools, expertise and resource it requires to deliver its outcomes

The Culture Equity Diversity & Inclusion team makes sure that in everything Wellcome does, the broadest possible range of people contribute to, and benefit from, science's potential to change the world. Our commitments are:

• To be an inclusive employer - Wellcome staff will be representative of the places we work, able to be themselves, and supported to be their best.

• To be an inclusive funder - People funded by Wellcome will be more representative of the global population, able to be themselves, and supported to be their best; and

• To create inclusive research design and practice - All Wellcome-funded research will be inclusive in both design and practice, to help drive better science and more equitable health solutions.

The PM will:

• Manage the development and delivery of programme-level milestones with workstream leads across the business area.

• Manage the secretariat/administration of any Advisory or other groups for team's work and ensure the governance and delegated authority structures are used appropriately for delivery purposes.

• Work as part of Wellcome's Programme Office to share appropriate project and programme management, skills, approaches and best practice.

• Support and advise the Senior Leadership Team member and the business area Management team on critical matters related to decision making for the business unit and advise on appropriate course of action to mitigate risks - including working with advisory groups and ensuring the governance and delegated authority structures are used appropriately for delivery purposes.

• Ensure alignment with corporate governance including preparation of programme documentation, including all necessary reports (for example; finance, delivery plans,risk registers, Executive Leadership Team and Board of Governors' papers).

• Lead Budget management and Human resource planning and allocation for the team, including resource matrixed from elsewhere in Wellcome, and managing recruitment of new team members - supporting the SLT lead to build and manage an appropriately skilled and experience, diverse team.

Skills and Experience:

• Experienced Programme Manager, particularly with CEDI initiatives.

• Project Management qualifications such as PRINCE II - desirable

• Experienced in the use of project management methodologies e.g. Agile, Prince2

• Proficient with project planning and management tools

• Comprehensive project management experience including managing complex projects.

• Experienced with risk management.

• Able to demonstrate experience of working within a Programme Management Office

• Has strong planning, communication and presentation skills, and is proficient in project quality management

• Experience with coordinating competing priorities and multiple stakeholders and able to influence directly and indirectly in a matrix organization

• Experienced in planning and problem solving with project management and delivery teams

• Communicates in a highly effective manner across a wide variety of mediums to create positive outcomes for all stakeholders

• Resolves complex conflicts and disputes elegantly, politically and to the satisfaction of all parties.

• Excellent organisational skills, organises and plans effectively creating clarity of expectation for all parties

• Meticulous attention to detail including the ability to think in an analytical way with the ability to adapt well to change over the scope of a programme.

If you are interested in the role, please make sure when submitting your application, you attach your CV and complete the questionnaire form

Salary: £59,000

Contract Type: Permanent

Advert closing date: Sunday, 10th of October 2021

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and healthy environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you would like us to make adjustments during the application process, please contact us at .