Strategic Portfolio Manager

2 weeks ago


Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom UCAS Full time

About the Role

UCAS is seeking a highly skilled Commercial Planning and Delivery Specialist to support the Commercial and Estates Teams in achieving their business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Understand the strategic direction of the Commercial and Estates team to enable prioritisation and programming of projects, initiatives, and communications.

Ensure that all Commercial and Estates projects and programmes have appropriate authorisation to proceed.

Support the Commercial and Estates team to deliver new products or services that meet quality, time, and budget requirements.

Establish and maintain formal reporting arrangements on Commercial and Estates activities and programmes progress for the Executive team and senior stakeholders.

Support board reporting and policy reviews across the Commercial and Estates Team.

Develop and introduce Procurement management policies and processes to ensure outcomes are not compromised, and interests and influence are managed appropriately.

Requirements:

Substantial track record and experience of Portfolio, Programme, or Project Management using various formal methodologies.

Substantial experience of managing third-party suppliers in the delivery of project services.

Substantial experience of leading project and programme management teams.

Significant experience providing a proactive, positive, and creative approach to delivery and issue management.

Experience of Financial Management.

Excellent abilities to plan and work at a strategic level with customers, partners, and commercial organisations.

Advanced technical understanding of the principles that underpin successful programme management, including techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling programmes, including risk management.

A strong people leader, with a proven track record in motivating, nurturing, and developing teams.

Package:

Salary - up to £50,000 (dependent on experience)

30 days annual leave (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and 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.

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



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