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A unique job opportunity has arisen for a Programme Lead to join a rapidly expanding organisation that is responsible for driving transformation throughout the health and social care sectors in Wales. The organisation drives innovation and collaboration between industry-leading research, health, and social care organisations, with a view to making positive impacts to people's lives and supporting businesses to understand issues and identify how innovation can help deliver better care, health, and wellbeing solutions.

Your new role

Working as part of the Innovation and Adoption team, the Programme Lead will be responsible for leading a programme focused on the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of a safe and ethical environment for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the health and social care sector in Wales. You will liaise with several key internal and external stakeholders, building relationships and collaborating with wider government bodies, public sector and third sector partners, academia, industry and health and social care organisations. You will work to understand, document, and address the requirements of organisations and the public around AI adoption, in addition to understanding best practice from wider national and international AI partners.

You will support and promote collaboration between these industry sectors, gaining a more thorough understanding of current AI implementations and a clearer vision for AI adoption across Wales, whilst ensuring it is aligned with wider emerging policy, strategic and delivery commitments.

Reporting to the Head of Programme Delivery, the Programme Lead will be responsible for the successful delivery of this programme of work, creating excellent working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for producing delivery plans, utilising project methodology principles, managing, mentoring, and coaching others while ensuring all projects are delivered to successful completion. You will join a small yet rapidly expanding team, working within an organisation that offers a great working environment and excellent scope for career progression. This is an opportunity to support a transformational change in health and social care innovation whilst working collaboratively with wider public sector organisations in Wales, leading a high-profile and innovative programme that will genuinely make a difference to people's lives.

This will be a 12-month fixed-term-contract position initially, with the possibility to get extended or become permanent after this initial period.

What you'll need to succeed
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Proven Project and Programme Management experience (IT/Digital/Business Transformation)
• Experience delivering projects/programmes for either Social Care, NHS, Life Sciences/Pharmaceutical, Government or Healthcare organisations
• Previous experience of delivering AI projects and/or knowledge of AI programmes/projects delivery would be a distinct advantage
• Experience of healthcare innovation project delivery in a multiple stakeholder environment
• Experience of implementing and delivering projects/programmes from conception through to successful delivery/completion
• Experience leading and developing people, resources and processes
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship management and communication skills

What you'll get in return

This role offers excellent scope for career progression plus a benefits package that includes:

• Flexitime scheme
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Pension scheme - 3% employee, 7% employer contributions
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee assistance programme
• Pay progression scheme

This will be a hybrid role based at their Cardiff office.

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