Commercial & Estates Planning Manager

2 months ago


Cheltenham, United Kingdom UCAS Full time

About the role

Support the Commercial & Estates Teams in the planning, and delivery of activities to support UCAS to achieve its business objectives

Key Responsibilities: 

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


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


Support the Commercial & Estates team to ensure the delivery of new products or services meet appropriate levels of quality, are on time and within budget.


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 Commercial and Estates Team.


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

Please see full job spec attached. 

Skills, qualifications, and experience

Substantial track record and experience of Portfolio, Programme or Project Management using a variety of 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 pro-active, 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 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 w ellbeing, awareness and inclusion



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