Evolution Programme Business Partner
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | 41, 310 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Gainsborough, DN21 1GG |
| Company: | Acis Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1084 |
Summary
Job Advert
As our Evolution Programme Business Partner, you’ll be at the heart of shaping our organisation’s future, driving ambitious,
high‑impact programmes that transform how we work and how we deliver for our communities. If you thrive on complexity, build
powerful relationships, and love turning big ideas into real‑world results, this is your stage. Join us and lead the evolution!
As an Evolution Programme Business Partner, a typical day might include:
* Appraising, establishing and implementing innovative programme and change management tools that unlock and drive forward the
delivery of projects that achieve group objectives
* Being responsible for a programme of large scale, evolutionary projects that support our strategic direction, help us to
achieve our corporate ambitions and deliver on our wider social value aspirations
* Driving end-to-end delivery across multiple projects, ensuring efficient, effective delivery, whilst managing project
interdependencies and priorities, across all our business units. Ensuring value for money and wider impact at all times.
* Future planning – ensuring the capacity and capability of the organisation to deliver projects with competing priorities – and
working with the senior management team to agree this.
* developing feasibility and business cases and ensuring governance of project documentation to maintain strategic oversight,
delivery assurance, and constant communication at all times.
* Working across a wide section of internal colleagues and external partners to ensure specialist input where its needed,
cross-organisational buy in and appropriate sign-off when required – leading the project steering board group wide to ensure
joined up thinking and innovation at all times.
* ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget and the quality anticipated.
* playing a huge part in change management, working with colleagues to ensure projects and their impact is evidenced and
communicated across the group and beyond.
* Reporting and presenting on progress, challenges and risks to our key stakeholders, executive team and our board
* constantly risk assessing, being solution focused and target driven. You will understand each project, the 'why' and the
strategic fit. The 'how' we will leave down to you to work with the teams to deliver it.
* Reviewing and evaluating project completions and success – focusing on their impact and the wider strategic impact for our
customers and communities.
Some of the experience/skills we need to consider you (dont worry if you dont tick every box!):
* Experience of managing cross-cutting programmes and projects, and implementing programme management tools.
* Your a strong leader, an effective communicator and a great relationship builder. You will know how to engage and motivate
people around you to get the job done
* Successful track record of delivering a programme which requires working effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
and/or organisations to deliver shared goals Your solution focused and target driven, keeping your eye on the goal at all times
* you will have a strong understanding of project management principles and methodologies
* managing project budgets and risks are natural to you – and you can talk numbers with finance as much as words with marketing
* strong skills in writing and presenting – with experience of business case and feasibility preparation, report writing, and
presenting to senior teams
* You have great business acumen, understanding the business context and be able to align the programme with our strategic goals
* You will have a proven track record of managing large scale projects, and that they were delivered on time and to budget
* You will never compromise quality, working hard to ensure high standards of work in everything you do
* You’ll be passionate about making a difference. Our projects deliver impact in our communities each and every day. We want to
deliver the best we can for our customers and you will be a key part in helping us to achieve this
* Your able to think on your feet, finding solutions to challenging problems as they crop up
* You’ll have an eye for detail, making sure nothing falls through the gaps and we maximise every efficiency and opportunity
What will make you stand out from the crowd:
* Experience of successfully operating in a complex organisational or political environment.
* A general understanding of issues and policy relating to communities
* Experience of working on government funded projects and the complexities this can bring
* An interest or experience in impact measurement at a community and national level
* Strong external stakeholder management
* Experience in developing community and customer engagement activities – and co-designing projects and services with those who
will use them
Being part of the Acis team, you’ll get:
* Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual leave rising by 1 per year to a max of 30 plus bank holidays
* Pension contributions up to 10%
* The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.
* One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)
* Staff benefits with Paycare – A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits
such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more
* Benefits with Acis Perkz – a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee,
weekly shop, days out and much more!
* Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers
* Long service awards for our loyal employees
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it
* Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development
* Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme
As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so
please do not delay in submitting your application.
Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any
applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and
we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you
might need
As our Evolution Programme Business Partner, you’ll be at the heart of shaping our organisation’s future, driving ambitious,
high‑impact programmes that transform how we work and how we deliver for our communities. If you thrive on complexity, build
powerful relationships, and love turning big ideas into real‑world results, this is your stage. Join us and lead the evolution!
As an Evolution Programme Business Partner, a typical day might include:
* Appraising, establishing and implementing innovative programme and change management tools that unlock and drive forward the
delivery of projects that achieve group objectives
* Being responsible for a programme of large scale, evolutionary projects that support our strategic direction, help us to
achieve our corporate ambitions and deliver on our wider social value aspirations
* Driving end-to-end delivery across multiple projects, ensuring efficient, effective delivery, whilst managing project
interdependencies and priorities, across all our business units. Ensuring value for money and wider impact at all times.
* Future planning – ensuring the capacity and capability of the organisation to deliver projects with competing priorities – and
working with the senior management team to agree this.
* developing feasibility and business cases and ensuring governance of project documentation to maintain strategic oversight,
delivery assurance, and constant communication at all times.
* Working across a wide section of internal colleagues and external partners to ensure specialist input where its needed,
cross-organisational buy in and appropriate sign-off when required – leading the project steering board group wide to ensure
joined up thinking and innovation at all times.
* ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget and the quality anticipated.
* playing a huge part in change management, working with colleagues to ensure projects and their impact is evidenced and
communicated across the group and beyond.
* Reporting and presenting on progress, challenges and risks to our key stakeholders, executive team and our board
* constantly risk assessing, being solution focused and target driven. You will understand each project, the 'why' and the
strategic fit. The 'how' we will leave down to you to work with the teams to deliver it.
* Reviewing and evaluating project completions and success – focusing on their impact and the wider strategic impact for our
customers and communities.
Some of the experience/skills we need to consider you (dont worry if you dont tick every box!):
* Experience of managing cross-cutting programmes and projects, and implementing programme management tools.
* Your a strong leader, an effective communicator and a great relationship builder. You will know how to engage and motivate
people around you to get the job done
* Successful track record of delivering a programme which requires working effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
and/or organisations to deliver shared goals Your solution focused and target driven, keeping your eye on the goal at all times
* you will have a strong understanding of project management principles and methodologies
* managing project budgets and risks are natural to you – and you can talk numbers with finance as much as words with marketing
* strong skills in writing and presenting – with experience of business case and feasibility preparation, report writing, and
presenting to senior teams
* You have great business acumen, understanding the business context and be able to align the programme with our strategic goals
* You will have a proven track record of managing large scale projects, and that they were delivered on time and to budget
* You will never compromise quality, working hard to ensure high standards of work in everything you do
* You’ll be passionate about making a difference. Our projects deliver impact in our communities each and every day. We want to
deliver the best we can for our customers and you will be a key part in helping us to achieve this
* Your able to think on your feet, finding solutions to challenging problems as they crop up
* You’ll have an eye for detail, making sure nothing falls through the gaps and we maximise every efficiency and opportunity
What will make you stand out from the crowd:
* Experience of successfully operating in a complex organisational or political environment.
* A general understanding of issues and policy relating to communities
* Experience of working on government funded projects and the complexities this can bring
* An interest or experience in impact measurement at a community and national level
* Strong external stakeholder management
* Experience in developing community and customer engagement activities – and co-designing projects and services with those who
will use them
Being part of the Acis team, you’ll get:
* Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual leave rising by 1 per year to a max of 30 plus bank holidays
* Pension contributions up to 10%
* The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.
* One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)
* Staff benefits with Paycare – A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits
such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more
* Benefits with Acis Perkz – a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee,
weekly shop, days out and much more!
* Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers
* Long service awards for our loyal employees
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it
* Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development
* Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme
As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so
please do not delay in submitting your application.
Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any
applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and
we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you
might need