We have an excellent opportunity for a Technology Programme Manager to join our Business Change & PMO Team here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a Hybrid working basis with 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
As Technology Programme Manager, you will take lead responsibility for supporting the daily delivery of Programmes across Council Directorates, ensuring successful implementation and impact management. You will coordinate a strategic portfolio working closely with DDAT and Business Change colleagues, including the DDAT Portfolio Manager, and may oversee 2 to 3 Project Managers or graduates.
You will work closely with Officers, Members, Partners, and senior stakeholders across the organisation to ensure programme objectives are met. Tracking programme plans and risks and issues, facilitating risk and assurance sessions with senior leaders, and maintaining the PMO Framework and processes form integral parts of your role. You will also support budget monitoring for projects and programmes, contribute to service and financial planning, and champion the principles of corporate parenting throughout all aspects of service delivery.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated, diplomatically skilled leader with significant experience to guide our team toward enabling the organisation to deliver large-scale transformation, change and continuous improvement across the Borough.
Benefits:
Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of days 31 (rising to 36 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays
- An excellent local government pension scheme
- An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline
- A range of local & lifestyle discounts
- Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)
- Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for supporting the daily delivery of Technology Programmes across Council Directorates.
- Responsible for coordination of a strategic portfolio, working closely with the Business Change colleagues, especially the PMO and Programme Delivery Manager and Project Managers to ensure successful implementation and impact management.
- Accountable for the tracking of Programme level related risks across the Council with appropriate escalation and facilitation of risk and assurance sessions with senior leaders to understand potential issues, seek mitigations and provide successful delivery of services.
- Leading, motivating, and developing staff involved with Projects and Programmes in line with delivery requirements, to achieve consistently high employee engagement and performance, including line management responsibilities if required.
- Contribute to strategy, performance and quality control, and service and financial planning for specialist areas.
Candidate Requirements
- Relevant Programme and Project Management qualification or skills and experience (MSP or similar).
- Knowledge of local government and particularly transformational Government and efficiency agenda.
- Relevant Change Management qualification or skills and experience (Prosci or similar).
- Experience of using Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, PowerPoint.
Our Area
Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.
If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today!
Alternatively, for more information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Tony Harmsworth, Digital, Data and Technology Portfolio Manager via email [email protected]
Closing date: 11pm, Sunday 19th of July 2026
Interviews: TBC
AI in Applications:
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However, applications must reflect your own skills, experience and understanding. If an application appears to rely excessively on AI-generated content, it may not meet the required standard and could be rejected.
We encourage all applicants to ensure their submissions are authentic, tailored to the role, and clearly demonstrate their own knowledge, experience and suitability.
Whilst this is a fixed term contract appointment, for anyone already employed by Wokingham Borough Council this would be classed as a secondment if successful. Therefore, the usual permission requests for secondments apply and you must speak to your line manager in the first instance before applying.
If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.
Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.
Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.
