Senior Project Manager

at  General Medical Council

GMC4364

Senior Project Manager (Registration & Revalidation)
The role
Are you looking for an exciting Senior Project Manager role that will give you an opportunity to join an organisation that really makes a difference?
Would you like to lead and mentor a team of project managers, set project management standards and give expert advice on how to deliver projects successfully?
If so, you may be interested in becoming a Senior Project Manager and shaping our team’s project management practices and fostering a culture of collaboration and improvement to get the best out of people.
As a Senior Project Manager you will be a leader in a project team within the Registration and Revalidation directorate helping to deliver a portfolio of projects. Our projects are diverse, but they all help us to adapt to change and have effective policies, processes, and systems in place to allow applicants to join and leave our registers and keep their knowledge and skills up to date through revalidation.

You’ll:

• Co-manage a team of project managers and project officers supporting their development, managing their performance levels and motivation.
• Set our projects up for success by making sure project information is always timely and accurate and work is allocated to the team effectively and fairly.
• Establish and adapt our project management practices and inclusive ways of working by listening to the changing needs of the team and the organisation.
• Support the Head of Projects to develop a compassionate and inclusive culture in an effective project team.

This role will give you the chance to lead and mentor our project managers to help them deliver projects on our portfolio like:

• Upgrading the technology our contact centre uses.
• Improving the user experience in our revalidation processes.
• Implementing policies and processes related to our evidence requirements for joining and leaving the registers.

The person
We are looking for someone who offers an unwavering professionalism and compassion towards all colleagues. Someone who can communicate clearly, with empathy, and remain calm to deal with pressure of managing a large team to deliver a portfolio of projects.
You can find more detail on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.
Applicants will be expected to work in the Manchester office about three to four days each month. The option is available to attend more regularly if preferred with the expectation to come into the office more often during the induction period, or to suit the needs of the team. There may be occasional travel required to other GMC offices.
The benefits

As a member of the project team there will be plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and career including:

• Working closely with experienced project management and change professionals as well as senior leaders in Registration and Revalidation
• Ownership and autonomy on how you manage your workload including running team building activities, team meetings and giving advice and feedback on the work the team produces.
• Accessing a wide range of learning and development online resources and in-person training events, as well as a being part of a project management community of practice to access expertise across the business
• Leading continuous improvement activity in the team and helping to develop our portfolio and project management practices.

We work with doctors, physician associates (PAs), anaesthesia associates (AAs), those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors, PAs, AAs and their educators need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors, PAs, or AAs may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

You’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Attractive salary that’s reviewed annually
• Private medical insurance
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

We are happy to consider a range of flexible working options. Flexible working requests will be considered in line with the policy.
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How to apply for the role
If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete the online application form. You will need to cover reason for application in 500 words and how you meet the essential skills of the role in 1,500 words.
We will assess the information you provide against the skills required for the role and let you know whether you will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.
If you do not provide all the above, we will not be able to progress your application and your application could be withdrawn.
Diversity and inclusion
The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination. We are also committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme. If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview.
The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750

• Upgrading the technology our contact centre uses.
• Improving the user experience in our revalidation processes.
• Implementing policies and processes related to our evidence requirements for joining and leaving the registers