Job summary
Employer heading
Delivery Programme Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 5
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to creating a inclusive environment and welcome everyone from all backgrounds to apply so we can continue to create a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve.
If you are suitably qualified and have an interest in remote, hybrid, full time or part time working we encourage you to get in touch as we are happy to discuss potential flexible working opportunities.
We have modern offices in Manchester city centre and Stratford, London. Please take into consideration that you may be required to commute to one of our offices for business purposes if necessary.
Job overview
This post will support the co-ordination and administration of the Business Plan delivery programme. This requires a flexible and responsive approach and provides the post-holder with an interesting variety of work within a diverse and forward-thinking team. To succeed in this role, you will need experience of providing administrative and coordination support within a complex operational environment, strong communication skills, and the ability to work flexibly in an unpredictable environment.
The role will involve supporting programme boards and project boards, which will be attended by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs). This includes planning and servicing, diary management, production and distribution of papers, minute taking and progressing action logs.
Main duties of the job
As Delivery Programme Coordinator you will be responsible for:
• Coordinating the delivery of programmes that are a high priority for the delivery of NICE’s business plan, including maintaining project plan trackers and action logs, monitoring risks, and providing secretariat support to key meetings
• Providing progress reports on assignments for which they have responsibility and alerting the appropriate staff members when there are problems in meeting deadlines
• Providing administrative and diary management support to the senior staff within the directorate
• Coordinating and supporting meetings relating to the Directorate
• Gathering and analysing data and producing reports and presentation slides
• Supporting external engagement by senior managers
Working for our organisation
The Strategy, Policy and International Directorate supports NICE’s Executive Team to define NICE’s strategy, build and execute plans to implement it, and adapt it to changing circumstances. The Delivery Unit sits in this Directorate and leads NICE’s work on planning, performance management, project management and change management. It designs and oversees the reporting and governance structures that guide the delivery of NICE’s business plan, actively appraises performance to support the Chief Executive’s management of the programme, and drives delivery and problem solving of NICE’s top priority projects.
Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.
Benefits:
• We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and staff discounts
• We provide a thorough induction programme
• Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunities
• We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance
• We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community
• We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.
Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Relevant first degree, basic professional qualification, NVQ Level 6, or equivalent qualification (e.g. non-English qualification) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate experience of planning and completing multiple tasks with competing deadlines
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both within and outside an organisation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate the ability to handle confidential, complex information with thorough attention to detail and high standards of accuracy
Other
Essential criteria
- Be able to demonstrate a flexible attitude to working environment and ability to work as part of a team
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Alcock
- Job title
- Senior Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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