Technical Programme Manager

General information

Reference

001825  

Publication start date

06/02/2025

Publication end date

20/02/2025

Post Description

Technical Programme Manager

Vacancy location

Location

South West, Gloucestershire, Rosehill - Hybrid

Vacancy details

Job Profile

Digital Services - Technical Teams

Title

Technical Programme Manager

Contract Type

Full Time

About us

About UCAS

UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education.

 

UCAS is the world’s leading shared admissions service for higher education. We provide application services for UK universities and colleges as well as delivering a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies and employers.

 

We’re a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year. We're committed to delivering a first-class service to all of our customers — they're at the heart of everything we do

Business Unit description

The Digital Services business unit is at the heart of UCAS’ technical innovation, data and infrastructure. It focuses on leveraging data science, technology, and enterprise architecture to enhance UCAS' digital products and services.

 

The unit is dedicated to developing and improving customer-centric digital solutions, ensuring seamless and secure online experiences for all users. By providing insightful data and analysis, often made available to anyone with free-to-use intuitive dashboard, Digital Services empowers the Higher Education sector and those interested in the sector with valuable information to make informed decisions. By working in collaborative, expert led, multi-disciplinary teams, Digital Services drives UCAS’ mission to connect students with their next opportunities through advanced technological solutions.

About the role

Contractual Hours

35.00

About the role

To Plan, execute and complete a technology programme of work to support UCAS’ strategic objectives. Overseeing individual technical projects directly as well as coordinating the duties of one or more project managers, creating an environment where individual initiatives can succeed.

 

Through the adoption and implementation of multiple software delivery techniques you will engage and enthuse multiple, cross functional teams in pursuit of predictable, high-quality delivery.

 

Key accountabilities:

• Plan, execute, and complete multiple large and complex technical streams of work to achieve a common goal and business objectives, in accordance with UCAS project management principles.

 

• Facilitate the writing of business cases, including helping to define objectives and scope to secure the required operational and financial resources to prevent conflicts or delays

 

• Coordinate and supervise the duties of one or more project managers to ensure quality of service

 

• Coach and develop team members

 

• Work with project managers, senior and executive management, and cross-functional teams to plan schedules, budgets, goals.

 

• Coordinate multiple teams across different professional disciplines to create programme timelines and milestones

 

• Identify and manage dependencies, working closely with the product-focused multi-disciplinary Teams (MDTs) to negotiate and prioritise the work within the product roadmaps within the required timeframes

Skills, qualifications, and experience

• Strong background in managing large-scale, complex technical projects or programmes to completion (background in networks and Cloud infrastructure would be beneficial)

 

•A background in software development, data science or engineering where you’ve spent time as a technical or data professional

 

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and challenges to non-technical audiences.

 

• Proven track record of utilising different project management approaches and methodologies in a blended way to deliver successfully (formal project management qualification preferred).

 

• Extensive experience of working in Agile/Scrum environment (essential). With equivalent experience of more traditional delivery methodologies

 

• PRINCE 2 qualified

 

• Experience of managing and developing a team

 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to influence stakeholders up to Director level, and across the organisation.

 

• Experience of managing offshore/onshore teams of resource.

 

• Substantial experience of budget and supplier management to ensure control of spend and value for money is achieved

 

• Possesses tenacity, drive and a proactive approach to recognise, intercept and address challenges early.

 

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key project stakeholders to establish support and minimise resistance to the change.

 

• A high degree of personal initiative, with the drive and ability to meet challenging goals.

Package

Salary - up to £65,000

 

• 30 days annual leave (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and your bank holidays!)

• Flexibility – UCAS positively supports Hybrid working for its employees, meaning you can work between home and the office in a way that suits you and the business and also has a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy

 

• A generous pension scheme

 

• Hundreds of high street discounts and offers with Perkbox

 

• Internal training and development

 

• Subsidised gym and café

 

• Be rewarded for going above and beyond with our ex-gratia bonus scheme and Celebrating U, our quarterly employee recognition scheme

 

• Dedicated volunteer employee networks promoting wellbeing, awareness and inclusion

 

 

 

 

Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to a role unless they tick every box. At UCAS we recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to delivering a fair and equitable recruitment process where applicants have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills. So, if you are interested in this vacancy, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still apply.

 

If you have any questions and would like to find out more about the role before applying please email the Talent Acquisition team via careers@ucas.ac.uk and one of us will be in touch.

Working Arrangements

Is fully remote working an option?

No

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