Commercial Programme Manager

Location: City of LondonSalary: 61,120 - 68,990 per yearEmployment: Full timeCategory: Project ManagementPosted: Valid to: Apply: City of LondonJob Title: 
Commercial Programme Manager
Posting Start Date: 
28/09/2026
Posting End Date: 
11/10/2026
Department: 
Chamberlain's
Office Location: 
Guildhall
Level of DBS required for this role: 
None required
Level of vetting required?: 
No security vetting is required
Is this a politically restricted post?: 
No
Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?: 
No
Salary: 61,120 - 68,990 Contractual Hours: 35 hours per weekHours of Work/Work Pattern: 9:00am – 5:00pmBasis: Full -Time, Fixed term – 2 years Workplace category: HybridWorkplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.Attachments: Job Description and Person SpecificationSummary of Terms and Conditions of EmploymentWe reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply early.Help us turn commercial opportunities into successful outcomes.We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Programme Manager to join our transformation team for a 2-year fixed term contract. You will lead a varied portfolio of corporate projects, identifying new business and income-generating opportunities, developing compelling business cases and overseeing delivery to ensure agreed outcomes are achieved within time, cost and quality requirements.Working with colleagues, partners and senior leaders, you will manage project governance, budgets, risks and benefits while providing leadership and guidance to cross-functional project teams.You will bring significant experience of delivering complex projects, strong commercial acumen and excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills. You will also hold a recognised project or programme management qualification or have equivalent experience.This is an exciting opportunity to use your strategic thinking, business insight and project management expertise to deliver meaningful commercial outcomes across the City Corporation.If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.Closing date:23:59pm on 11 October 2026 Interviewswill be held on 23 October 2026 To apply online please click the Apply online button below.  Alternatively, please contact (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCHA1463if you experience any difficulties.  A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on . The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs. For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.   We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.