Senior Programme Manager

Senior Programme Manager – Salary: London – circa £80,000 / Perth – circa £70,000

This is a great job for a change management expert, skilled in managing multiple stakeholders to ensure seamless management and delivery of all Aviva staff pensions projects as part of the team supporting the Trustee of the pension schemes.

The position holder will be responsible for providing expertise and guidance on project management methodologies and practices, whilst managing complex and high-impact projects.

A bit about the job:

Supporting the Head of Programme Management, you will be involved in running a significant number of projects being delivered over the next 10 years. You will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of large, complex, multi-year pensions projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while managing interdependencies.

The successful individual will develop, maintain and evaluate project plans, deliverables and outcomes using appropriate systems, tools and techniques, whilst contributing to the development and enhancement of project management capabilities within the team. The role-holder will support risk management to identify project risks, areas for improvement and implement solutions to address these issues.

You will also be expected to build and maintain strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders, including actuarial, legal, investment and covenant advisers, pension administrators, other service providers, regulators, and professional bodies, including providing MI to key stakeholders to enable oversight.

This position will also be responsible for monitoring the progress of the pensions programmes, making recommendations for day-to-day operational actions to the Leadership team, ensuring the smooth execution of the pensions programmes and addressing any issues that arise.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Substantial experience managing complex change and large programmes within large, corporate environments, with expert knowledge of change frameworks.
• Prior use of Microsoft Project is essential.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Skilled in risk management, project tracking and change control.
• Effective coordination of people, tasks and resources to deliver projects on time, within scope and on budget.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £70,000 (Perth) / circa £80,000 (London) (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Alannah Burgess a call on 07391381173 or send an email to alannah.burgess1@aviva.com.