Programme Manager

An exciting Programme Manager position has arisen in a fantastic organisation, whose mission is to use the law to hold power to account and protect the environment.

Location: Hybrid working with 3 days a week from Covent Garden office

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000

As Programme Manager you will lead internal programme delivery across a complex range of external facing campaigns and internal change programmes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Development of the project management office and related systems and processes ensuring they remain robust, agile and highly efficient.
• Providing functional line management to all subject matter expert project managers as part of a matrix management system.
• Developing and maintaining detailed programme plans, defining scope, timelines, milestones, resource allocation strategies and deliverables.
• Managing programme budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking, ensuring that expenditures align with financial objectives.
• Identifying and managing dependencies, risks, and issues across projects, implementing mitigation strategies where necessary.
• Driving continuous improvement of systems, tools, and processes to enhance operational efficiency and support future innovation.
• Developing highly effective negotiation, communication and reporting strategies with senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have proven experience (5+ years) of both managing large-scale programmes and leading a team. Excellent project management skills with a deep understanding of both agile and waterfall methodologies is crucial, alongside strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Financial acumen and experience managing large budgets is also a must.

Understanding of legal campaign work and a knowledge of UK political landscape would be beneficial.

If this sounds like you and you re keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!

Please note, CVS are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp , Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.