Description
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is seeking Benefits Managers to join its critical work in protecting the nation from health threats. The role involves working within the UK Health Security Campus (UKHSC) Programme as part of the Business Case team and wider programme delivery team.
The UKHSC Programme aims to deliver modern science facilities and create a hub for scientific capabilities to meet key health security objectives. The goal is to enhance and replace existing UKHSA infrastructure, particularly high-containment laboratories essential for protecting against highly infectious diseases.
As a Benefits Manager, you will lead the application of structured benefits management approaches across projects and programmes of moderate complexity. Your responsibilities include:
- Defining, governing, tracking, and realising measurable, evidence-based benefits
- Supporting effective investment decisions and delivery of strategic outcomes aligned to UKHSA priorities
- Embedding a benefits-led culture with project/programme stakeholders
- Ensuring benefits are owned, achievable, and sustained beyond delivery into business operations
The role requires experience in project delivery, particularly in transformational delivery, government operations reform, and/or infrastructure project experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead benefits management practice across assigned projects/programmes
- Define and assure benefits within business cases
- Develop and shape the project benefits management strategy and benefits realisation plans
- Track and report benefits through the project lifecycle and into realisation
- Facilitate workshops and provide advice and constructive challenge
- Ensure benefits are owned, embedded, and transitioned into business-as-usual
- Support the project manager and Economist team
- Use digital tools and data standards to track, monitor, analyse, and report on benefits realisation
- Provide insight and assurance to senior stakeholders on benefits performance
- Champion best practice and provide benefits management guidance
Requirements:
- In-depth knowledge and experience of applying structured benefits management approaches
- Strong understanding and experience of business case development
- Experience of governance, assurance, budgeting, and cost management
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience using digital tools to track, monitor, analyse, and report data
- Strong capability in using Microsoft Office applications
Location: The role is offered as hybrid working based at any of UKHSA's Core HQs: Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London.
Salary: £41,983 to £52,113 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working