Job Title: NHF Project Manager (Governance)
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Salary Range: £53,589.85 to £68,437.82
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 19/06/2025
Job Purpose
This role is a linked grade 9 and 10. Appointees who meet essential skills, experience and requirements of this will be a grade 10. Appointees that demonstrate some, but not all the essential skills, experience and requirements would be considered a grade 9. To reach a grade 10 (if appointed at grade 9), project managers will need to have completed a year of experience within the role.
The Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of projects for the New Healthcare Facilities Programme, using defined best practice project management methodologies to deliver the projects within the time, cost and expected quality. The post holder will use their project management knowledge and skills to ensure a successful delivery whilst also keeping track of the timeline and resources and managing expectations from the team and stakeholders.
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Job Overview
This role sits within the New Healthcare Facilities Programme Business team and will be responsible for helping with the goverance aspects of Programme delivery. Working within the team you will be working within the regulatory framework of the Government of Jersey and have significant exposure to key stakeholders for the Programme.
We’re looking for someone with strong project management skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to inspire teams. Ideally, you will have:
- A degree or equivalent experience.
- A project management qualification (or working towards one) such as APM, MSP, PRINCE2, Agile, or Lean.
- Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies and risk management.
- Experience working in a governance-related role within a project or programme environment.
- A strong understanding of internal government processes and States Assembly procedures.
- Excellent engagement and communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- High IT literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Statutory Responsibilities
Active engagement, participation and compliance with other statutory responsiblities applicable to the role.
Job Specific Outcomes 1 of 2
What You’ll Do
- Oversee governance related projects, ensuring milestones are met.
- Assist colleagues responsible for project delivery on aspects related to governance
- Identify and manage risks, implementing mitigation strategies.
- Develop, maintain, and monitor robust project governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, organisational policies, and industry best practices.
- Manage expectations, escalating issues when necessary to keep projects on track.
- Ensure alignment with strategic priorities and report on project performance.
- Drive organisational change, helping teams embrace new ways of working.
- Work collaboratively across departments, fostering strong relationships to ensure coordinated project delivery and shared ownership of key business objectives.
Qualifications
Educated to degree in a subject with a high degree of analytical or numerical content, or demonstrate such a level of equivalent qualifications and experience
Holds or is working towards a recognised project management qualification (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, AGILE, Lean, etc.)
Knowledge
- Extensive knowledge of project management methods and tools
- Knowledge in projects with sizeable elements of organisational change/experience of dealing with highly complex/sensitive issues
- Confidence in providing advice and constructive challenge at senior level
- Sound experience and understanding of risk management and strategic importance of risk identification and clarification
- Considerable experience in stakeholder management and engagement
Technical Work Based Skills
Demonstrable skills using such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
General skills / attributes
- Excellent interpersonal skills & communication skills and ability to communicate well within and across various teams.
- Ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships.
- Good organisational skills with excellent time management, especially working under pressure.
- Working at a senior level in specialist area
Experience
- Project Management experience within a similar organisation of similar size
- Takes a key leadership role in the overall benefits realisation process and be responsible for the benefits realisation process
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