Responsibilities
· Ensure the successful implementation of the business strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables
· Monitor programme reporting and assist the team in reporting to senior management and stakeholders
· Establish frameworks and standards for programme and project management manage and compile programme related financial and KPI information oversee project costs and ensure finances are well managed
· Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking service across the programme
· Planned track financial reporting whilst ensuring that the programme and projects adhere to the agreed budget
· Ensure cross-programme dependencies are managed and the dependency log is accurately maintained
· Coordinate project closure to distil good practice and ensure lessons learned are logged
· Build cohesion within the team and motivate team to produce quality work
· Define and embed project control and governance
· Provide Project planning, milestone management, scope management, resource forecasting
· Financial Management; change management across the project portfolio
· Prepare regular status reporting for the engagement leadership
Requirements:
· Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling and closing projects
· Experience of managing the complete lifecycle of a project with teams of 5 to 25 people
· Experience of project management using AGILE methodology (or equivalent) for medium to large sized projects
· Strong skills in creating and maintaining project and programme plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies
· Highly efficient in resource planning and tasks assignment
· Knowledge of benefits and dependency mapping, risk management and resource planning
· Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS project
· Excellent written/oral communication skills for reports and presentations.
· Diplomatic ability to influence others at all levels of the business
· Strong and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders
· Ability to competently mediate disagreements and negotiate agreeable resolutions
· Experience of Programme and project level financial management
· Experience of defining and delivering benefits realisation for projects and programme
