Senior Associate, Programme Manager

Closing Date:

10/03/2026

Group:

Infrastructure and Connectivity Group

Management Level:

Senior Associate

Job Type:

Permanent

Job Description:

Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Tuesday 24 March, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Monday 23 March.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore encourage candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Interviews for this role will take place in mid-April due to the Easter break.

About Ofcom

As the UK’s communications regulator, we’re delivering vital work that helps keep the UK connected and shapes the future of how we’ll stay connected with each other.

Our work covers everything from phones and broadband, through to TV, radio, the postal service, and wireless devices. We’re also taking on the challenge of making the online world a safer place. And we need people of all backgrounds, skill sets, and experiences to help us achieve our goal of making communications work for everyone.

About the team you’ll be part of

The Infrastructure & Connectivity Group’s (ICG) role is to advance a better‑connected UK and ensure there is reliable internet and post for UK people and businesses. The Group oversees a broad and increasingly complex remit across connectivity, telecoms, security and resilience, consumer and competition issues, and future digital infrastructure.

Strategy & Delivery (S&D) is ICG’s central strategy and programme delivery function. Our mission is to shape ICG’s strategic direction and support teams to deliver with impact. We do this by setting a clear strategic direction, leading planning and progress monitoring, and optimising how we use our time, talent, and resources. The Delivery arm of S&D is crucial to success in ICG - leading ICG’s annual planning cycle, governance and delivery assurance, risk management, resourcing, budget, corporate reporting, and operational improvements.

The purpose and scope of the role

This role will take charge of programme management across ICG’s portfolio. You will own the planning cadence, governance and reporting that keep complex programmes on track, building deep knowledge of ICG’s work and proactively surfacing risks, dependencies and decisions. Working closely with the Principal – Delivery and the Senior Associate – Resourcing & Budget, you will help ensure ICG has a clear, credible and forward‑looking delivery plan, and that senior colleagues have the insight they need to make confident decisions.

As this is a newly created role, its scope and focus will evolve to meet the needs of the team and the wider Group. Responsibilities may shift as we learn more about what’s required - so flexibility, adaptability and a collaborative mindset will be essential for success. This role reports to the Principal – Delivery.

Your Key Responsibilities

You will proactively build and develop broad understanding of ICG’s work programme so that you can act as the central point of coordination for programme plans, milestones and delivery risks across ICG:

Programme planning and oversight

• Own and maintain ICG’s programme plan, milestones, dependencies and critical path across portfolios.
• Lead annual and quarterly planning cycles, ensuring plans are robust, joined-up and deliverable – including owning ICG’s input into Ofcom’s 3-year and annual plans.
• Ensure ICG’s programme plan is clearly and effectively communicated to colleagues at all levels.
• Work closely with all S&D colleagues to ensure coherent alignment between strategy, planning and delivery.

Governance and reporting

• Own and continuously improve ICG’s delivery governance processes, including tracking programme progress and strategically managing senior governance forums.
• Produce high-quality reporting for senior colleagues, including clear insights and narrative on risks, progress, and resource implications (partnering closely with the Senior Associate – Resourcing & Budget).

Risk management

• Own and maintain risk registers and help ensure risks are surfaced early and addressed proactively.
• Ensure all risk products (e.g., forward looks, risk registers, corporate reporting) meet…