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 relish the opportunity to lead a programme delivering one of the most significant changes that our Directorate will face?

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the Registration and Revalidation Directorate’s ‘Regulatory Reform’ programme; a once-in-a-generation change that reshapes the GMC’s legislative framework, and affects every part of the Directorate. This is an exciting opportunity where your work will directly influence how regulation operates in practice.

Working within the Registration and Revalidation Directorate, you’ll lead our Directorate’s end-to-end programme of change, aligning our directorate-level delivery with the organisation’s wider Regulatory Reform programme.

You’ll collaborate with a broad and stimulating mix of subject areas and expert stakeholders, translating new legislation into clear policies, effective processes, and robust systems which deliver our Directorate’s ambitions for reform.

You’ll become a permanent member of the R&R project team, and as a Senior Project Manager in our team, you’ll:

• Lead and mentor our project managers to help and motivate them to deliver projects, support their development and manage their performance
• Support the Head of Projects to deliver a compassionate and inclusive culture in an effective project team
• Establish and adapt our project management practices and inclusive ways of working by listening to the changing needs of the team and the organisation

The person

We're looking for someone with experience delivering transformational change, who can lead our Directorate through complexity, harness the knowledge and expertise of others, and deliver great outcomes. And someone who can communicate clearly, with empathy, and remain calm to deal with the pressure of managing a challenging programme.

You can find more detail on the responsibilities and essential skills required for the role in the job description.

Applicants will be expected to work in the Manchester office on average one day a week. The option is available to attend more regularly if preferred, with the expectation to come into the office more often during the induction period, to suit the needs of the team, or as needed for the programme. There may be occasional travel required to other GMC offices.

The benefits

In leading the R&R Regulatory Reform programme, 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 in a high profile programme
• Ownership in devising and leading approaches to delivering the programme; including selecting and tailoring methodologies, and exercising professional judgement over solutions, resourcing, and sequencing of work
• 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'll need to cover reason for application in approximately 500 words and how you meet the essential skills of the role in approximately 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.

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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 committed to the Disability Confident Employer scheme, and candidates with a disability who best meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification will be offered an interview.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750)