Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Benefits Lead to support a major central government transformation programme, ensuring that intended programme benefits are clearly defined, measured, tracked and successfully realised. You will work across multiple workstreams, engaging with senior stakeholders to establish benefits frameworks, monitor delivery and demonstrate the value of organisational transformation.
Client Details
Our client is a major UK central government organisation undertaking a significant organisational transformation programme.
The programme is focused on creating greater alignment and integration across operational, technology and intelligence functions. It brings together multiple workstreams and projects into a single delivery structure, supporting a more joined-up operating model and improving collaboration across the organisation.
Description
- Developing and maintaining the programme benefits management framework and benefits realisation plan.
- Identifying, defining and mapping benefits across multiple projects and workstreams.
- Establishing benefits measures, KPIs and baseline performance data.
- Working with stakeholders to agree benefit ownership, accountability and delivery timelines.
- Monitoring and reporting on benefits realisation against agreed targets and expected outcomes.
- Supporting the development of business cases and investment justification through robust benefits analysis.
- Identifying opportunities to maximise efficiencies, improve operational performance and deliver organisational value.
- Producing benefits reports, dashboards and updates for senior programme leadership.
- Identifying risks, issues and dependencies that could impact the successful realisation of benefits.
- Ensuring benefits are embedded into programme delivery and sustained beyond implementation.
Profile
- Proven experience leading benefits management across major transformation programmes.
- Strong knowledge of benefits identification, mapping, measurement and realisation methodologies.
- Experience developing and implementing benefits management frameworks and plans.
- The ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across complex organisations.
- Experience working across multiple projects, programmes and business functions.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret performance data and demonstrate measurable outcomes.
- Experience within central government or the wider public sector.
- Excellent communication, reporting and stakeholder management skills.
- Active SC Security Clearance (essential).
Job Offer
- Competitive day rate.
- Inside IR35 contract.
- Opportunity to contribute to a significant government transformation programme.