IT programme manager (12 month fixed term - maternity cover)

Closing date for applications: Sunday February 8th 2026

Salary: £47,000

Location: London

Department: IT Infrastructure & Operations

Reports To: IT Director

Step into an IT role within the arts, delivering an ambitious portfolio of technology projects at a world-renowned cultural venue.

Southbank Centre, the largest arts centre in Europe and the UK's 5th most visited attraction, is at the heart of London’s cultural life. Spanning 11 acres, this iconic venue offers a diverse range of great art and culture, bringing people together through unforgettable experiences.

From internationally renowned artists to emerging talent, Southbank Centre provides a platform for creativity to flourish. Its impressive facilities include the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Hayward Gallery, National Poetry Library, and the Arts Council Collection. The centre is also home to six Resident Orchestras, offering exceptional musical performances. Moreover, Southbank Centre is committed to inclusivity, ensuring that everyone can have access to the arts through their creative learning and participation activities. As a registered charity and a National Portfolio Organisation, Southbank Centre is esteemed for its contribution to the arts and its dedication to fostering cultural experiences that inspire and captivate audiences worldwide.

We are currently looking for a IT Programme Manager to join our IT department on a full time fixed term contract for 12 months. Joining the IT Team and reporting to the Director of IT, this is a Maternity Cover role focused on leading the end-to-end delivery of an ambitious portfolio spanning infrastructure and applications. This position requires a balance of strategic oversight and hands-on delivery to ensure projects are fit for purpose, on budget, and securely transitioned to operational teams.

What you'll be doing

• Project Management & Delivery: Manage and administer the end-to-end lifecycle of IT projects
• Strategy and Reporting: Take full control of the IT project backlog, ensuring it is regularly updated, prioritised and transparent to all stakeholders
• Strategy and Reporting: Support the development of an IT project management framework and roadmaps to ensure all technical delivery aligns with the Southbank Centre’s long-term strategic goals
• Stakeholder Management: Identify and manage the interests and requirements of internal and external stakeholders in the IT environment to ensure excellent relationships, timely communication and resolve issues where necessary
• Business Analysis: Work with stakeholders to identify areas of potential improvement in existing business processes and deliver agreed changes

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Demonstrable IT project management experience including creation of project roadmaps
• Experience of large IT-lead programmes
• Ability to deliver clear reporting to multiple levels of stakeholders
• Ability to multitask and prioritise a variety of projects simultaneously
  

The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.

Candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the contract.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.

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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.