Business Programme Manager

Business Programme Manager
12 month FTC
51,300

Working for an independent health focused charity, the role of Business Manager is pivotal. Your role will be working with the senior leads to take a lead on all external commissioning and approval routes for funded projects within the team, troubleshooting where required, to ensure the team is supported to carry out its work in line with internal policies and procedures.

This role is responsible for all tracking progress of internal and external projects and progress on the Business plan including finance, budget, and forecasting, working with the Finance Team.

This role will also support central operational process and system changes within the organisation to address continual improvement and fit for purpose, working with the Operations Team and Business Managers supporting other teams.

Key duties:
- Provide advice around all proposed projects by having an overview of the award and contracts governance process.
- Report potential issues with the awards and contracts process for projects - work with internal stakeholder so resolution is found and implemented.
- Take responsibility for all projects to be taken through programme commissioning and project management processes, ensuring that all the internal regulations and documentation are completed, and the audit trail is logged on the appropriate systems.
- Take a lead on all final Contract and Award agreements reviewing these
- Work with auditors to carry out audits as required and work with the team to take forward recommendations from audits.
- Support any reviews or streamlining of internal operational processes and
- Produce the documentation for the Quarterly Business reviews
- Produce the team’s annual grant budget
- Manage the team’s annual business planning by ensuring existing work commitments and new programmes are accurately presented in the annual business plan.
- Develop and apply programme management principles to manage, to a high standard, a large and complex portfolio of projects and activities
- Be the team’s point of advice on financial processes and budgetary issues
- With the finance team and other Business Managers, be responsible for processing grant payments using Salesforce-Grants.

Experience required:
- Experience in financial oversight of programmes and an understanding of budget management
- Organisational, operational, and forward planning skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in successful business management across a team of people
- Ability to apply excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and to work collaboratively to deliver of effective solutions to business issues.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal; excellent active listening skills.