Senior Programme Administrator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a highly motivated and organised Band 5 Senior Programme Administrator within the Quality and Commissioning Team of the Greater Manchester Adult Secure Provider Collaborative. The post holder will provide high-quality programme, governance, and administrative support to a complex, specialised system-wide programme. Key responsibilities include coordinating programme delivery administration, supporting governance processes, managing reporting requirements, and engaging with various stakeholders across NHS organisations and independent providers. The role requires responsiveness, resilience, confidentiality, and integrity.
Essential criteria
- GSCE Maths and English grade C/4 and above
- Educated to level 3 / 4 qualifications e.g. NVQ level 4, BTEC or Foundation degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Desirable criteria
- Training or experience in project management tools
- Knowledge of NHS systems and data/reporting tools
- Significant administrative experience within a complex office or programme environment
- Experience supporting meetings, including agendas, minutes and action tracking
- Experience working with sensitive or confidential information
- Experience working across multiple stakeholders or teams
- Experience of diary management
- Experience within an NHS, commissioning or health/ social care environment or other equitable experience
- Experience supporting governance processes or formal committees
- Experience of line management or supervision of staff
- Understanding of data protection, confidentiality and information governance principles
- Understanding of performance monitoring and reporting processes
- Awareness of the role of Provider Collaboratives and healthcare systems
- Knowledge of NHS commissioning, performance frameworks and targets
- Understanding of project management methodologies
- Skills & abilities
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines within a time pressured environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and present data
- High standard of written communication, and attention to detail including report writing
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem solvinAbility to build effective working relationships with stakeholdersg and decision making skills
- Experience using data reporting tools or dashboards
- Experience working in a multi agency or system wide environment
- Education & Skills
- GSCE Maths and English grade C/4 and above
- Educated to level 3 / 4 qualifications e.g. NVQ level 4, BTEC or Foundation degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Training or experience in project management tools
- Knowledge of NHS systems and data/reporting tools
- Significant administrative experience within a complex office or programme environment
- Experience supporting meetings, including agendas, minutes and action tracking
- Experience working with sensitive or confidential information
- Experience working across multiple stakeholders or teams
- Experience of diary management
- Experience within an NHS, commissioning or health/ social care environment or other equitable experience
- Experience supporting governance processes or formal committees
- Experience of line management or supervision of staff
- Understanding of data protection, confidentiality and information governance principles
- Understanding of performance monitoring and reporting processes
- Awareness of the role of Provider Collaboratives and healthcare systems
- Knowledge of NHS commissioning, performance frameworks and targets
- Understanding of project management methodologies
- Skills & abilities
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines within a time pressured environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and present data
- High standard of written communication, and attention to detail including report writing
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem solvinAbility to build effective working relationships with stakeholdersg and decision making skills
- Experience using data reporting tools or dashboards
- Experience working in a multi agency or system wide environment
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated, organised and experienced band 5 Senior Programme Administrator to join the Quality and Commissioning Team, at the Greater Manchester Adult Secure Provider Collaborative (GM AS PC). The PC holds commissioning and quality responsibility on behalf of the GM ICB for the 4 Greater Manchester Secure Providers (GMMH, PCFT, Elysium Spinney & Cygnet Bury).
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and fast-paced commissioning environment, providing high-quality programme, governance and administrative support to a complex, specialised system-wide programme.
The post holder will play a key role coordinating the administration of programme delivery, supporting governance processes, managing the administration of reporting requirements and working with a wide range of stakeholders across NHS organisations, independent providers and system partners. Hence the successful candidate will require the ability to demonstrate responsiveness, resilience, confidentiality and integrity.
The post is full time (9-5) and based at Harrop House, Prestwich Hospital, but offers a combination of office, home and remote working across the Provider Collaborative footprint as required.
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