This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
1. Job Title: Programme Manager
2. Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 2nd Floor
3. Salary: £53,937 - £57,844 per annum
4. Hours per Week: 37.00
5. Contract Type: Fixed Term
6. Duration: Two years
7. Closing Date: 25/08/2025
8. Job Requisition Number: 12173
9. This post is not open to job share
Are you looking for the next step in your career?
If, like us, you want to make a real difference to people’s lives and enjoy working in a team committed to change, then this opportunity could be just for you!
About the role
The Adult Transformation Team is looking for one Programme Manager on a fixed-term basis (24 months). Your work will include developing and leading ambitious projects and programmes, acting as a positive advocate for change with a diverse group of stakeholders, and using experience of health and social care to deliver areas of work, such as system redesign, remodelling of services, preparing for inspection and culture change.
About us
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an establishing Integrated Care System which ensures that health and care are considered as a joint provision across the county. You will join a small team based at Shire Hall in Gloucester, working as part of an agile working offer (which includes working from home combined with time in the office). If you join us, you can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, supportive, passionate, innovative, and highly experienced team. The suitable candidate will be well supported within their role and will receive regular supervision.
About you
You will have proven experience in the leadership and management of projects and programmes, along with a desire to progress these skills further. You will have provided leadership and support in the most challenging of circumstances, achieving high standards of practice and positive and improved outcomes. You will be highly organised, enthusiastic about change, and be able to motivate and influence others. Ideally, you will have substantial experience working with senior managers and/or politicians and you will have experience of working within health or social care or equivalent experience gained in another field.
If you have the skills to manage projects, the experience to work strategically and collaboratively, plus the drive to deliver transformation, we want to hear from you!
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role!
Our Offer
Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this:
10. Regular formal and informal support
11. Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
12. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
13. Cycle to Work scheme
14. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
15. Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
16. Annual leave 30.5 days
17. Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
18. Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
19. Agile working opportunities (please discuss at interview)
Applying:
Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria on the Job Profile. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
We’re closer than you think:
We are an easy commute from many locations, to see what we mean.
Additional Information:
The interviews will be held on Friday, September 5th.
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.