Description
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is seeking Benefits Managers to join their critical work in protecting the nation from health threats. The role will work directly within the UK Health Security Campus (UKHSC) Programme, as part of the Business Case team and as part of the wider programme delivery team.
The overall aim of the UKHSC Programme is to deliver new modern fit for purpose science facilities and create a hub for the scientific capabilities the UK needs to deliver on the key health security objectives. The UKHSC Programme aims to enhance and replace existing UKHSA infrastructure, most importantly its high-containment laboratories, which are essential for protecting the nation against potentially highly infectious diseases.
Responsibilities:
- Lead benefits management practice across assigned projects/programmes, ensuring alignment to organisational frameworks and standards.
- Define and assure benefits within business cases, including clear baselines, attribution, dependencies, and measures.
- Develop and shape the project benefits management strategy and benefits realisation plans, ensuring integration with delivery plans.
- Develop and implement systems for the tracking and reporting of benefits through the project lifecycle and into realisation.
- Facilitate workshops, to map benefits, provide advice and constructive challenge where appropriate and ensuring outcomes are agreed and approved.
- Ensure benefits are owned, embedded and transitioned into business-as-usual, including post-implementation tracking.
- Support the project manager by preparing and updating the benefits elements of the Business Cases.
- Support the Economist team and the development of Economic Cases as part of the Business Cases for the programme.
- Use digital tools and data standards to track, monitor analyse and report on benefits realisation.
- Work with stakeholders to ensure benefits are identified, understood, owned and maximised.
- Provide insight and assurance to senior stakeholders on benefits performance, associate risks and confidence in realisation.
- Champion best practice and provide benefits management guidance across the wider profession.
- Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.
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.
Benefits:
- Salary of £41,983 - £52,113 per year.
- Contribution of £12,162 towards being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.