Benefits Manager
UK Health Security Agency
Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf), E14 4PU
Salary
£41,983 to £52,113
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
At the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) we are looking for Benefits Managers to join us in our critical work to protect the nation from health threat...
As Benefits Manager you will
- Lead the application of structured benefits management approaches across projects and programmes of moderate complexity.
- Responsible for ensuring that measurable, evidence-based benefits are defined, governed, tracked and realised, supporting effective investment decisions and the delivery of strategic outcomes aligned to UKHSA priorities.
- Work collaboratively with project/programme stakeholders to embed a benefits-led culture, ensuring that benefits are owned, achievable, and sustained beyond delivery into business operations.
This role is a government project delivery profession role and part of UKHSA's project delivery resource model. It is aligned to the Project Delivery Capability Frameworkcareer pathway, Benefits Manager SEO.
Please note the above is not exhaustive.
The main responsibilities for this role are as follows:
- Lead benefits management practice across assigned projects/programmes, ensuring alignment to organisational frameworks and standards.
- Define and assure benefits within business cases, including clear baselines, attribution, dependencies, and measures.
- Develop and shape the project benefits management strategy and benefits realisation plans, ensuring integration with delivery plans.
- Develop and implement systems for the tracking and reporting of benefits through the project lifecycle and into realisation
- Facilitate workshops, to map benefits, provide advice and constructive challenge where appropriate and ensuring outcomes are agreed and approved
- Ensure benefits are owned, embedded and transitioned into business-as-usual, including post-implementation tracking
- Support the project manager by preparing and updating the benefits elements of the Business Cases.
- Support the Economist team and the development of Economic Cases as part of the Business Cases for the programme
- Use digital tools and data standards to track, monitor analyse and report on benefits realisation.
- Work with stakeholders to ensure benefits are identified, understood, owned and maximised.
- Provide insight and assurance to senior stakeholders on benefits performance, associate risks and confidence in realisation.
- Champion best practice and provide benefits management guidance across the wider profession.
- Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.
The job holder will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project Delivery Accreditation where they do not already hold this.
Essential Criteria
- In-depth knowledge and experience of applying structured benefits management approaches (eg benefits mapping, profiling, tracking and evaluation).
- Strong understanding and experience of business case development, including linking benefits to strategic objectives and investment justification
- Experience of governance, assurance, budgeting and cost management, business change and implementation in a project delivery environment.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and challenge effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights for different audiences.
- Experience using digital tools to track, monitor, analyse, and report data.
- Strong capability in using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Selection ProcessDetails
This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Stage 1: Application &Sift
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You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed onthe listed 7 essentialcriteria,and this will be in the form ofa:
- Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
- 1000 wordsupporting statement.
This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V please beadvisedyou will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.
HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than1000 words. We will not consider any words over 1000 words.
Longlisting
In the event ofa large number ofapplicationswewilllonglistinto 3 piles of:
- Meets all essential criteria
- Meets some essential criteria
- Meets no essential criteria
If used, the pile(s) Meets all essential criteria willproceedto shortlisting.
Shortlisting
In the event ofa large number ofapplications wemay conductan initialsift, on the lead criteria of:
- In-depth knowledge and experience of applying structured benefits management approaches (eg benefits mapping, profiling, tracking and evaluation).
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Stage 2:Interview
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You will be invited to a singleremote interview.
Behaviours and Technical skillswill be tested at interview.
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
- Leadership (Lead behaviour)
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers
Application form and supporting statement
Essential
- Application form and supporting statement
Behaviours
Essential
- Leadership
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
Technical Questions
Essential
- Technical Questions
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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