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• The role provides leadership across programme and resourcing functions, working closely with business leads and stakeholders to define a clear vision and roadmap for delivery. The postholder leads the development of project delivery plans that meet corporate priorities and performance standards, while negotiating realistic timelines and targets based on market analysis, feasibility, and resource availability. They are responsible for ensuring that programmes are structured, resourced, and motivated to deliver efficiently and effectively. The role also provides expert advice to internal clients, supporting the development of new initiatives from business case through to delivery. It contributes to business improvement planning and ensures that quality assurance, reporting, and evaluation processes reflect best practice and deliver value for money. The postholder builds external networks to bring in professional insights and continuously improve project management methodologies across the organisation. In terms of performance and resourcing, the role leads the planning and acquisition of resources, working with corporate functions, regional teams, and external partners. It defines and communicates performance expectations and benefits, and leads retrospectives and post-launch reviews to embed learning and improve future delivery. Risk and compliance are central to the role, with responsibility for identifying and mitigating operational risks and ensuring compliance with all relevant internal and external standards. Please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates the following core and role competencies Minimum / Essential: Finance & resource management Managing Projects Managing Risk Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 or agile etc). Demonstrable experience of leading and successfully managing large (£-multi-million) projects concurrently for a multi-national organisation with considerable global reach. Experience of leading projects using a variety of methodologies - e.g. Agile, Scrum at Scale, Scaled Agile, Waterfall Experience of leading digital/online/technology projects or programmes on a global scale First degree or equivalent qualification/ experience Professional programme management qualification(s), such as Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner, or equivalent programme qualification (MPA / PMI, etc). Experience of delivering learning and / or assessment programmes and projects