Band 7 Senior Project Manager

Job Summary

Senior Project Managers play a key role within Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM), leading the delivery of high-impact programmes that drive innovation and improvement across health and care systems. Working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, you will manage projects spanning real‑world evaluation, innovation adoption, funding opportunities and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a range of projects, ensuring delivery to time, budget and quality standards.
• Develop and implement project plans, monitor progress, manage risks and report on outcomes.
• Work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to facilitate engagement, support the adoption and spread of innovations, and ensure successful delivery across programmes.
• Assess business development opportunities, contribute to funding bids and income generation, and analyse data to evaluate impact.
• Support strategic planning and help shape new programmes aligned to organisational priorities.

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant degree or equivalent training and postgraduate‑level experience in a related arena.
• Postgraduate project management qualification or proven equivalent practical experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable Recognised Qualifications

• Patient safety.
• Quality improvement.
• Change management.
• Benefits realisation.
• Business advice.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of managing projects from set‑up through planning, process mapping, data analysis and implementation of change initiatives in healthcare settings.
• Experience of innovation and improvement interventions implemented in health and care settings.
• Evidence of using a variety of quality improvement and service redesign approaches with health and care settings.
• Experience of organising and managing meetings involving different sectors, agencies and professions.
• Evidence of patient or user involvement initiatives throughout programme or project delivery.
• Experience presenting reports, managing feedback and questions at senior management level.
• Experience of adoption and spread within and across organisations.
• Experience of data analytics.

Desirable

• Experience working with industry and/or higher education institutions.
• Evidence of influencing professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, including clinicians and industry partners.
• Operational and/or clinical experience within a health or care setting.
• Experience of working in or with commercial businesses and investors.
• Experience of working with commissioning, integrated care boards, social care, HEIs and/or public health.
• Business support, management/costing, income generation, patient safety understanding.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Effective leadership, delegation, organisational and people management skills, including conflict resolution.
• Excellent organisational, time management and prioritisation skills.
• Analytical ability to organise complex information.
• Design, implement and report on evaluation of projects and programmes.
• Self‑initiative within broad occupational policies.
• Excellent communication skills and facilitation coaching skills.
• Teamwork, matrix working and flexibility.
• IT skills including data analysis and use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Commitment to patient and public at heart of decision‑making, values diversity and operates with integrity.
• Ability to travel to satisfy post requirements.

Desirable

• Use specialist knowledge to inform the design and delivery of programmes, projects and activities.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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