Programme manager vacancy

Place and growth division

Programme manager
12 - 18 month fixed term contract 
(21 hours per week)
Salary: £34,793 to £38,844 per annum, pro rata
Dependent on experience and qualifications

We are looking for a dynamic, highly skilled and self-motivated programme manager to join our client management team delivering a significant programme of improvement activity across the environmental services portfolio including waste, recycling, street cleansing and grounds maintenance. 

The role will deliver the improvement programme, deliver significant business change, motivate multi-disciplinary teams, produce realistic plans and ensure targets are met, whilst liaising with partner organisations and external suppliers.

You must have a commercial outlook, a track record of delivering successful programmes and projects within a local government environment, ideally with experience of waste and recycling, demonstrate highly developed people skills, be able to manage and deliver business improvement interventions, particularly systems thinking.

If you are available for an immediate start in the New Year and have the ability to form successful relationships with all stakeholders and the tenacity and drive to deliver positive outcomes in an increasingly dynamic and ambitious environment, we want to hear from you. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Karen Watson on 01242 264249 or email [email protected]

How to apply

Download and read the job description and person specification.

To apply, please email [email protected] with your CV and cover letter; tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Cheltenham Borough Council.

Please quote job reference CBC007 when applying.

Closing date: 20 January 2019 at 5:00pm
Interview date: TBC

To comply with the Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), applicants will be asked to provide proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment history and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.

We are working towards equal opportunities.