Vacancy: Programmes Manager - CPA Parliamentary Academy (Full-Time/Fixed Term 1 year)

Job title: Programmes Manager – CPA Parliamentary Academy (Full-Time/Fixed-Term 1 year)

Reporting to: Deputy Head of Programmes (Bilateral Engagement)

Supervisory responsibility: Programmes Officer and/or Programmes Administrator

Key relationships: Head of Programmes, Communications Manager, Financial Accountant, Head of Strategy & Communications, Programmes Managers

Term: Full-Time - 1-Year Fixed Term contract

Salary: £40,563 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting)

Main Duties/Activities

1. Under the direction of the Deputy Head of Programmes (Bilateral Engagement), to manage and maintain the online elements of the CPA Parliamentary Academy by:

• Promoting the CPA Parliamentary Academy within the CPA network and encouraging take-up and completion of courses through the development of products and materials.
• Promoting the course to external stakeholders to source income-generation for the CPA and to promote the work and value of the CPA to a wide audience.
• Updating online course content to ensure it remains relevant and accurate.
• Populate the online platform with new course content ensuring it meets rigorously high learning standards for professional development.
• Commission and oversee the development of online courses by contracting specialists in their fields and ensuring compliance with contractual agreements.
• Ensure new and existing online courses are newly accredited through the Continuous Professional Development Accreditation Standard
• Onboarding new students onto the platform.
• Working with academic institutional partners to promote the Academy course learning pathway.
• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of registered students.

2. Support the delivery and development of up to three in-person Residency programmes associated with the Parliamentary Academy by:

• Assisting in the management of the financial, logistical, risk management, communications and monitoring and evaluation arrangements for Residency Programmes.
• Where applicable, being deployed to the Residency host jurisdictions to assist in the successful implementation of the programme.
• Promoting the Residency to key internal and external stakeholders to encourage course take-up.
• Encourage and facilitate ongoing participant engagement via the online community platform.

Essential

• Enthusiastic, flexible and proactive attitude towards problem-solving.

• Confident working with senior stakeholders, with the ability to establish both good working relationships and professional credibility.

• Experience working in a small and dynamic office with an ability to work under pressure, adapt to changing requirements and balance conflicting demands.

• Excellent time management, attention to detail and self-organising skills.

• Excellent project management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence and negotiate.

• Proven ability to sustain a programme of activity that requires excellent collaboration with senior professionals.

• Ability and willingness to undertake international travel, within the context of the role.

• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (e.g. SharePoint, Dynamics 365 and Excel).

• Evidence of research skills (including proficiency in the use of research tools/packages) to contribute constructively to analysis of data and/or leadership, or organisational interventions, and apply the analysis appropriately.

• Numerate, with the ability to understand and analyse financial and statistical data.

• Ability to engage constructively with colleagues to regularly review and support the execution/completion of projects/activities.

• An understanding of and commitment to valuing diversity and the development of collegiate working culture.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially public speaking and communicating to a wider and diverse audience.

• Experience working with people from different geographical regions, backgrounds and cultures.

• Graduate level education or demonstrable equivalent experience within an international multicultural setting.

Desirable

• Experience of working with Learning Management Systems

• Experience of working with Members of Parliament/parliamentary staff.

• Good working knowledge of the Commonwealth, its shared values and associated organisations.

• Experience and understanding of the workings of ‘Westminster model’ parliaments.

• Project/programme management qualification (e.g. Prince2 or Project DPro).

• Experience of working with design software (Adobe InDesign specifically).

• Experience of using video editing software (Adobe Premiere Pro specifically).

Our Mission:

"To promote knowledge of the constitutional, legislative, economic, social and cultural aspects of parliamentary democracy, with particular reference to the countries of the Commonwealth."

About Us:

The CPA is a membership-based organisation that connects, develops, promotes and supports Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff to identify benchmarks of good governance and the implementation of the enduring values of the Commonwealth. The Association is made up of almost 180 Legislatures (CPA Branches) divided up between nine geographic regions of the Commonwealth. It offers a vast opportunity for Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff to collaborate on issues of mutual interest and to share good practice through CPA programmes and activities.

CPA activities focus on the Commonwealth’s commitment to its fundamental political values, including: just and honest government, fundamental human rights, international peace and order, the rule of law, equal rights and representation for all citizens, the separation of powers among the three branches of government and the right to participate in free and democratic political processes.

If you are committed to progressing parliamentary democracy, highly self-motivated, hard-working and an organised individual who is willing to take on responsibility, then please apply for this role.

To apply, please submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter of no more than two A4 pages, stating how you fulfill the requirements of the role. 

All applications should be sent via email to sharon.moses@cpahq.org.

Deadline: Midnight (GMT+0) on 5 March 2025.

Interviews: Interviews are due to be held on 18 March 2025.

Equality and Diversity: Applicants are also encouraged to complete the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form to submit with their application.

For informal enquiries please contact Sharon Moses, Head of Human Resources at the CPA Headquarters.

PLEASE NOTE: All posts are subject to UK Border Agency requirements for those who already have the right to work in the UK.