Programme Benefits Manager

Programme Benefits Manager

550/day Inside IR35 Until December Remote with 1-2 Days/Month in Leeds

We're recruiting for an experienced Programme Benefits Manager to support a major NHS digital transformation programme. This is a senior, hands-on role where you'll be responsible for ensuring programme benefits are identified, measured, tracked and realised, helping to demonstrate value and inform key investment decisions.

Previous NHS experience is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the programme's benefits management strategy, framework and realisation plans.
• Define benefits, KPIs and success measures, ensuring they align with programme objectives and business cases.
• Track, measure and report on benefits delivery, producing clear reporting and dashboards for senior stakeholders.
• Identify risks, dependencies and issues that could impact benefit realisation.
• Work closely with programme teams, operational stakeholders and suppliers to validate benefits and gather supporting evidence.
• Facilitate workshops to define, review and refine programme benefits.
• Support the development of business cases and provide robust benefits analysis to support investment decisions.
• Promote best practice in benefits management and drive continuous improvement across the programme.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Programme Benefits Manager on large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong experience in benefits modelling, forecasting, tracking and realisation.
• Experience developing business cases, benefits frameworks and executive-level reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with experience defining KPIs, dashboards and performance metrics.
• Comfortable working independently within complex, fast-paced programme environments.
• Previous NHS experience is essential.

Desirable

• Experience supporting Identity & Access Management or other large-scale digital programmes.
• Knowledge of NHS business case methodologies or HM Treasury Green Book.
• Experience delivering workforce or operational transformation programmes.

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