Job summary

Here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) we are going through an exciting period of change and rapid growth. There could not be a better time to join us! As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve the same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things. We understand the importance of creating a respectful, supportive and transparent environment for all our employees which is why your health and wellbeing is a top priority for us!

• Develop and manage systems for projects, recording activities and tracking progress.
• Ensure consistency across the work programmes and take the lead on projects, supporting wider project management professional team objectives where appropriate.
• Contribute to the medium- and long-term planning of the work of the project management professional team.
• Ensure deadlines are communicated and successfully met.
• Assess and report any risks associated with the effective running of projects.
• Be a main point of contact for NICE teams, and liaising to ensure appropriate input from the project management professional team in the CQI Improving Timeliness project.
• Liaise with internal staff to negotiate timely planning and delivery of work.
• Identify areas of working practice that can be improved, developing the new process, and communicating and implementing the changes.

The Centre for Guidelines directorate develops guidelines on the promotion of good health, the prevention of ill health, the appropriate treatment and care for people with specific diseases and conditions, and social care and service delivery. Our guidance is used by those working in the NHS, local government, social care, patients, and their families.

We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.

Our benefits include:

• NHS pension scheme which is one of the most generous in the UK.
• We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance including work from home, compressed hours and flexi start/finish times.
• Access to a Blue Light Card which includes a wide range of discounts from major retailers, restaurants and more.
• Holiday entitlement which starts from 27 days plus Bank Holidays
• Access to modern offices with showers, bike storage facilities and refreshments such as tea and coffee.
• Access to Staff Networks including Disability Advocacy and Wellbeing Network, Women In NICE, Race Equality Network, NICE and Proud, Eco-NICE, Change Agent Network. Equality and Diversity is highly valued in the organisation.
• Personal development tailored to your needs.

If you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.

14 July 2025

Agenda for change

Band 7

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Permanent

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

907-774

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

• Degree, relevant project management qualification, or equivalent experience.

• Demonstrable experience in the management of complex projects involving multidisciplinary teams.

• Experience of managing workloads to ensure that deadlines are met.

• Self-motivated team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to working and able to work independently, unsupervised and to a high standard within tight deadlines.

• Effective and persuasive communicator demonstrating oral, written and presentation skills with a high degree of personal credibility.

• Competent and accurate IT skills (Microsoft 365) with the ability to use computer software to develop or create reports, documents and spreadsheets.

• Degree, relevant project management qualification, or equivalent experience.

• Demonstrable experience in the management of complex projects involving multidisciplinary teams.

• Experience of managing workloads to ensure that deadlines are met.

• Self-motivated team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to working and able to work independently, unsupervised and to a high standard within tight deadlines.

• Effective and persuasive communicator demonstrating oral, written and presentation skills with a high degree of personal credibility.

• Competent and accurate IT skills (Microsoft 365) with the ability to use computer software to develop or create reports, documents and spreadsheets.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)