Programme Manager
Programme Manager 15 month Contract- Maternity Cover
📍 Dublin City Centre
📅 15 month contract
💰 €82,290K Salary per year
Key Responsibilities
The responsibilities outlined below reflect the current scope of the role and may evolve in line with organisational needs.
Reporting to senior leadership, the Programme Manager will be responsible for:
- Driving the delivery, analysis, and ongoing development of strategic and organisational objectives.
- Supporting senior leadership through effective engagement management and relationship building.
- Drafting and coordinating high-quality reports, briefings, and board-level documentation.
- Providing clear, data-driven insights and analysis to support decision-making and reporting requirements.
- Leading the oversight, coordination, and delivery of strategic and operational projects, including ad hoc initiatives.
- Managing internal communications aligned with leadership priorities.
- Driving execution of key projects, action plans, and business priorities across the organisation.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of strategic objectives.
- Continuously improving operational rhythms, processes, and ways of working.
- Managing and coordinating executive support resources and engaging with wider internal teams.
- Partnering with relevant stakeholders to ensure effective external engagement and delivery of organisational priorities.
- Handling escalations and incoming queries (e.g. complaints, stakeholder requests) with professionalism, ensuring appropriate triage and resolution.
- Demonstrating flexibility to support peak periods of activity when required.
Knowledge & Skills
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong ability to identify, prioritise, and drive strategically important initiatives.
- Experience advising senior leaders and managing complex workplans and deadlines.
- Proven expertise in managing and delivering complex, cross-functional projects.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with sound judgement on complex issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to represent the organisation externally.
- A proactive, results-driven approach with experience managing scope, timelines, risk, cost, and quality.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
- Excellent organisational and leadership capabilities.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Flexible and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
- High attention to detail, strong numeracy skills, and commitment to quality.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong self-motivation and ability to work on own initiative.
- Excellent IT proficiency.
Experience & Qualifications
Essential Requirements
- A degree (minimum Level 8 NFQ or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as Business, Project Management, or Business Analysis.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a managerial role and/or working with senior leadership teams.
- Proven track record in delivering projects involving diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management experience, including working within complex environments.
- Excellent communication skills, including report writing, presentations, and the ability to clearly articulate ideas and vision.
Desirable Requirements
- Understanding of governance, ideally within a public sector or regulated environment.
- Experience delivering strategic initiatives or transformation projects.
- Irish language proficiency.
- Experience in customer experience or stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and solve problems creatively.
If this sounds like a role you would be interested in, please email you cv to [email protected]
