Programme Manager – contract

Job Responsibilities

• Manage programmes and ensure they meet the agreed agenda
• Drive forward the execution while applying high standards and industry best practice across different avenues
• Assist in the development and implementation of internal and external reporting and storytelling to the key stakeholders
• Be responsible for tracking and reporting on a variety of KPIs, budgetary spend and bottom-line transformational savings
• Working closely with Finance to ensure all risks mitigations are put in place for programmes
• Be responsible and in control for a continuous review of the portfolio of work across all directorates to help teams to identify dependencies, cross departmental issues and gaps to enable proactive issue resolution.
• Be capable of analyzing high level data sets and running diagnostics on departments to highlight any inefficiencies in order to develop quality transformational plans
• Challenge teams and processes to ensure targets are being met using an agile and forward thinking mindset.
• Continuously communicating the vision, objectives and milestones throughout the organisation and with wider partners and stakeholders.

Essential and Desirable Skills

• A track record and strong experience in Transformation Programme Management in either a Business or Business/Technology organisation
• Have a strong ability to balance different formats of executions such as strategy, planning, communication and creativity
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to effectively communicate both internally and externally at all levels
• The ability to make complex problems simple to the business. Must be capable of understanding and communicating the “big picture”
• Experience with lean business processes implementation
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to interpret large data sets
• Strong programme management experience across large, complex multiyear programmes
• Risk Management expertise is expected.
• Bring structure, visibility and a high level of professionalism to transformation and performance in an open and dynamic culture
• Ability to work at pace in a busy environment, good with process, with a focus towards consistent execution
• Constructively challenges others when required on best practice and the ability to influence at all levels
• Interpersonal skills to work with anyone and persuade others to work with you, even without a formal reporting relationship
• Crisp written, visual and verbal communicator