The company

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is a workplace pension scheme designed around the needs of employers and workers. It offers a high quality, easy to use way to save for retirement and is now the largest defined contribution pension scheme in terms of members - with over 9 million individuals saving with NEST. NEST currently manages over £9.5 billion in assets and supports over 800,000 employers in meeting their auto-enrolment duties.

Your new team

Nest outsources the delivery of services to its customers and in 2023, the current administration contract is coming to an end.

The Nest Experience Directorate in which this role will sit, is responsible for the continued delivery of the existing scheme administration service and the implementation of the new scheme administration service.

There are circa 200 colleagues working across Nest Experience, currently structured within the following teams:

• Change Programmes and Service Management (CPSM)
• Customer Engagement
• Future Service Implementation Programme (FSIP)
• Commercial Finance

This role sits within Customer Engagement’s Delivery Team, reporting to the Director for Business Delivery.

The role holder will provide programme management support for a large organisational change project which will run alongside the transition to the new administration service, taking place from 2021 to 2023.

Your new role

The principle accountability for this role is to lead on the creation of the programme collateral required to manage the business through a complex people and culture transformation programme (running through 2021-23).

The programme manager will be accountable to the project board and will report directly to the Director of Business Delivery.

As the role is an initial 6-month contract, the responsibilities are focused upon the set-up phase of the programme. This will include working closely with project sponsors, cross-functional teams to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives.

This role sits at the heart of Nest, helping the organisation to navigate a complex transformation programme which will run alongside the implementation of the new administration provider. The role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of an organisation which for the right candidate will offer significant rewards.

What you’ll need to succeed

You will have excellent project experience to a knowledge of organisational change management theory & practice.

You be excellent at organisational design / change and an appetite for organisation change and reporting.

Communication skills, a flexible approach and an ability to work with a team are also needed for this varying role.

What you’ll get in return

Base salary up to £79,000 plus Benefits on a 6-month FTC.

We welcome part time applicants for this role on a 4-day week basis as well as full time applicants.

Everyone wants a good work life balance and you will be working with a truly flexible employer, fully embracing a working from home culture and flexible working hours.

You will have a generous pension contribution also.

What you need to do now

Please complete your application- CV & Cover Letter on our website.

We will not be able to respond to all applicants due to a high number of applicants at this current moment.

Application closing date: Thursday 22nd April

Nest is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all the nine protected characteristics.

As a Disability Confident Committed, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Please note that we can onboard and work remotely successfully during this period at Nest.

Please note that this is a London based role for when required.

Please apply to the 'Nest Experience People Programme Manager position on the link'