Benefits and Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department is seeking a Benefits and Monitoring & Evaluation Manager with experience of consolidating and assuring benefits and evaluation evidence on complex, high-value programmes.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join the global authority in precision timing at a defining moment for UK digital infrastructure. 

Backed by a government investment of £180 million in the National Timing Centre (NTC) programme, we are developing a world-first resilient time distribution capability that will provide industry with a robust complement to satellite systems (such as GPS) – which are increasingly vulnerable to disruption from solar storms, jamming and spoofing. This will underpin essential services, including:

• Telecommunications, 
• Online banking, 
• Emergency response, 
• Transport networks, and 
• Wider digital and data-driven operations.

Together, these services form the backbone of modern society - and your leadership will help ensure they remain secure, reliable and robust even if global navigation satellite systems fail. 

As a member of the NTC Programme Management Office, you will bring together benefits and monitoring & evaluation activity from across the programme into a single, coherent view. Working closely with the Benefits Lead and the Monitoring & Evaluation function, you will consolidate their outputs, keep them consistent and in proper order, and own the central tracking that lets the SRO and senior stakeholders see, with confidence, what the programme is actually delivering.

This is a role where independence of thought and attention to rigour matter. You will assure and challenge benefits and evaluation evidence before it reaches decision-makers, and act as the point of coherence across activity that would otherwise sit in separate parts of the programme.

•  Consolidating benefits and monitoring & evaluation strategies and plans produced by the Benefits Lead and the M&E function into a single, coherent view for the programme
•  Owning the central tracking and reporting of benefits and evaluation evidence, ensuring it is consistent, well-ordered and ready for scrutiny
• Quality assuring and challenging benefits and evaluation data before it reaches the SRO and senior stakeholders
• Identifying risks and inconsistencies across benefits and evaluation activity, and directing action to resolve them
• Maintaining the mechanisms by which benefits and outcomes are tracked, reported and evidenced throughout the programme lifecycle
• Assuring the SRO that planned benefits are realistic, deliverable, and properly evidenced
• Setting the standard for benefits and evaluation reporting across the programme, and holding contributors to it
• Representing the programme's benefits and evaluation position in engagement with sponsoring departments and government stakeholders

To be successful in this role, you will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience of consolidating and assuring benefits and evaluation evidence on complex, high-value programmes, ideally within a government or major infrastructure setting.
• Strong analytical rigour with the authority to challenge contributors and senior stakeholders alike
• Track record of turning activity from separate teams into a single, credible picture that stands up to real scrutiny.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance. 

However, to work in this role in the Time and Frequency department, you will need to have an SC clearance with no restrictions, or you must have the ability to obtain an SC clearance.  

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology to underpin prosperity and quality of life in the UK. Find out more about what it is like working here - The measure of us - Overview
 
NPL and DSIT have strong commitments to diversity and equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or age, providing they meet the required criteria. Applications from women, disabled and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in particular are encouraged. All disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
 
At NPL, we believe our success is a result of the diversity and talent of our people. We strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued by treating everyone on the basis of their own individual merits and abilities regardless of their own or perceived identity, as part of our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we ensure we’re creating an environment where all our colleagues feel supported and welcome. More about this on our Diversity & Inclusion page.
 
We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Flexible working and social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of rewards, benefits and recognition. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success. To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we’re always willing to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss, please contact us.