Programme Manager (9 months)
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M3 3AP |
| Company: | NatWest Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R-00271745-OTHLOC-GBR-5FMAN096 |
Summary
Join us as a Programme Manager
- This is an opportunity for a driven Programme Manager to take on a new, exciting career challenge
- You’ll have the chance to build and maintain a strong network of stakeholders of varying seniority
- Put your existing project management skills to the test and take advantage of our fantastic development opportunities
- We're offering this role for a period of nine months
What you'll do
We’ll look to you to define and lead strategic change programmes, programme and project lifecycles to deliver sustainable business and customer outcomes, while making sure that all governance, risk, finances and resources are managed effectively. You’ll define the programme in partnership with stakeholders, defining appropriate objectives, structure and scope and lead the articulation of the financial business case for the programme.
You’ll also:
- Contribute to a financial business case for the programme
- Work with the delivery teams to make sure that appropriate resources are assigned to deliver the programme
- Build, manage and maintain a positive working relationship with senior stakeholders across multiple franchises and functions, influencing decision making in line with business objectives
- Manage programme level risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies
- Understand the impacts other programmes may have and manages the dependencies
The skills you'll need
To join us in this role, you’ll need to hold an appropriate programme management qualification such as MSP or Agile.
You’ll also:
- Experience of managing and controlling costs to a budget successfully
- Experience of delivering strategic programmes that support the business strategy and its growth agenda
- Experience of delivering programme management in a customer function using such tools as Jira