Programme Manager
Programme Manager
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Southwark to assist with the appointment of a Programme Manager on a 3-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 26.56 - 34.85 per hour
Summary:
The Programme Manager is responsible for leading the development and delivery of a comprehensive outcome-led transformation programme and coordinating a programme of complex projects and change management activities across the Environmental Sustainability and Leisure department.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of a transformation programme that coordinates projects and their interdependencies in a way that ensures benefits realisation is maximised
- Provide effective line management and matrix management of project staff deployed to support programme delivery (contract staff or those from other service areas).
- Ensure allocation of common resources and skills within the programmes individual projects
- Produce gain approval of refine and update business cases that justify the initiation and/or continuation of the programme (and/or the projects within them) in terms of the benefits costs and risks
- Design and plan a coherent and credible programme and proactively monitor its progress resolving risks and issues and initiating appropriate corrective action
Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level or be able to demonstrate or have substantial programme and change management work experience
- Ongoing certification to for example PRINCE2 and APM and good knowledge of a variety of programme and project management methods including MSP and PRINCE2
Experience Required:
- Experience of utilising design thinking and data to solve problems test ideas through prototyping iterating and embedding a learning culture
- Experience of establishing and leading local government transformation and change programmes and delivering benefits (outcomes and financial) or equivalent programmes in a public sector setting
- Experience of working through the full programme and project life cycle from inception to completion including management of relevant programme and project documentation e.g. PID RAID etc.
- Experience of turning strategic ideas and objectives into practical well organised delivery plans with a focus on results
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Employment Type
Full Time
