Programme Director - NFP - Publishing - London
Mar 14, 2025
o all you lovely Programme Directors out there if you have worked in Publishing on line and on paper this could be for you.
We have been tasked with finding a dynamic handson Transformation Programme Director to drive a strategic change programme to reshape their subscription and events offers.
The role is for one year on a fixed term contract for 120k with a good chance it may continue on after the first year.
This will only work if you have publishing in your back ground and it would be helpful if you are familiar with publishing on line.
We need someone sophisticated for this role it was described to me as an Iron fist in a silk glove someone who can work with people at all levels and will ruthlessly keep the modernisation programmes on track.
We need you to embed a highperformance culture built on inclusivity engagement collaboration and continuous improvement. Stakeholder management will be an important aspect of the role. Experience of digital and data led transformation with budgetary control is essential.
Experience required:
- Strong leadership influencing and enabling ss to influence stakeholders across the group.
- Proven experience of handson delivery of significant product development reshaping content processes and people led programmes.
- Ability to inspire confidence and secure high performance to deliver on the value proposition.
- Ability to challenge and change direction to meet strategic objectives
- Credible selfstarter bringing energy resilience and commitment.
- Excellent communication and presentation ss
Key Aims of Role
Ensure delivery of the transformation programme
Embed necessary processes to achieve aligned working across departments.
To ensure that programmes and projects have clear KPIs that are monitored.
To manage progression and doentation of requirements definition workstreams deadlines decisionmaking actions and risks reporting to the CEO and the Executive Team.
Person Specification
- Qualified in programme and project management odologies such as MSP PRINCE2 or APM
- Good understanding of change management.
- Strong crossfunctional background and specifically publishing/subscription business experience
- Ability to navigate complexity and sensitivities ociated with managing change and reorganisation in a small organisation with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of leading and delivering transformational change and the ability to convey a compelling and engaging vision of change.
- Experience of translating strategy into delivery through benefits realisation plans programmes people and culture.
Experience required:
- Strong leadership influencing and enabling ss to influence stakeholders across the group.
- Proven experience of handson delivery of significant product development reshaping content processes and people led programmes.
- Ability to inspire confidence and secure high performance to deliver on the value proposition.
- Ability to challenge and change direction to meet strategic objectives
- Credible selfstarter bringing energy resilience and commitment.
- Excellent communication and presentation ss
