At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic projects and ensure effective delivery across the organisation.
- Company: Join ScreenSkills, the driving force behind the UK's screen industries.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to industry innovation and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in shaping the future of the screen workforce.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and strong organisational skills.
The predicted salary is between 58349 - 71315 £ per year.
About us: ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the screen industries - film, television (including children's, unscripted and high-end), VFX, animation and games. We are supporting the continued growth and future innovation across the whole of the UK by investing in the skilled and inclusive workforce who are critical to the global success of the screen sector. We are supported by industry contributions to our Skills Funds – High-end TV, Film, Animation, Children’s TV, Unscripted TV – and Arts Council England to help people get into the industry and progress within it.
Role purpose: ScreenSkills is delivering its 2025–2030 strategy to support a world‑leading, inclusive and agile screen workforce. This role provides organisational leadership across Strategic Projects, ensuring activity is sequenced, governed and resourced effectively. Alongside Strategy programme oversight, the role will also help promote the basic foundations of a Project Management approach as needed, to strengthen delivery discipline, cross team coordination and portfolio level reporting across the organisation.
Key responsibilities:
- Strategic Programme Management: Lead day‑to‑day planning, tracking, oversight, and reporting of a programme of Strategic Projects derived from ScreenSkills’ Strategy and Annual Operating Plan activities. Maintain the organisation‑wide roadmap of Strategic Projects, including dependencies, milestones, delivery risks and mitigations. Ensure Strategic Projects deliver expected outcomes, integrating evaluation, workforce insight and stakeholder priorities.
- Delivery of Core Strategy Workstreams Financial Reporting: Monitor actual expenditure and forecasted spend for Strategic Projects, aligned to the current budgets, working closely with senior colleagues in delivery and Finance teams. Work with the CEO, Finance Director and the COO to produce board updates and strategic performance summaries. Proposing and identifying risks and mitigations.
Programme Manager employer: ScreenSkills
At ScreenSkills, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to fostering a skilled and inclusive workforce in the screen industries. Our collaborative work culture encourages innovation and professional growth, offering employees the opportunity to lead impactful projects that shape the future of film, television, and gaming. Located in the heart of the UK’s creative sector, we provide unique advantages such as industry connections and access to resources that empower our team to thrive in their careers.
