Programme Manager

• Are you a pragmatic project professional?
• Do you seek solutions and innovative methods to tackle challenges?
• Can you take people on the journey of change?
• Do you have experience in delivering medium to large projects and/or programmes with significant complexity and variety?

Main purpose of the job.

Responsible for the effective delivery of the Fit for the Future (FFTF) transformational programme, including process, technical and cultural change, working closely with the Programme Sponsor.

Work with senior leaders and functional teams to understand the key challenges, functional strategies and opportunities, and use those insights to help shape the programme approach and outcomes.

Responsible for ensuring the programme team is in place and effective, that the implementation is successful, and supporting the business to embed the change and realise the benefits.

Work in collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure effective management and execution of the programme to deliver the FFTF strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• To manage the FFTF Programme to achieve the FFTF objectives of the business plan, including:

• Effectively lead a team of professionals to ensure that the FFTF Programme is delivered to time, budget and quality requirements.

• Work with resource managers to ensure sufficient resources / capacity / technical skills are available to deliver the Programme and identify the additional skills or development areas required to continuously improve delivery.

• Lead on Programme planning and implementation including financial management and reporting.

• Identify and develop opportunities to deliver the Programme in the most efficient way, with a view to minimise cost to the public purse.

• To interact closely with Project Managers, whose projects make up the delivery of the Programme, ensuring you are evaluating how project progress aligns with the overall delivery of the Programme.

• To interact closely with the Digital Programme Manager to ensure effective dependency and resource management is being undertaken.

• Lead and manage the business-wide Programme using waterfall and agile methodologies.

• Manage those key relationships with internal stakeholders, in particular the appropriate Heads of Departments, who are fundamental to ensuring the success of the Programme and meeting its objectives.
  
• As a member of the Corporate Programme Office, assist in the delivery of continuous improvement and high level performance across the department and the company.

• To work with other Principal and Programme Managers to share lessons learnt across programmes and to drive forward continuous improvement in project and programme delivery.

• To ensure Programme Delivery is aligned to the companies governance model and Stage Gate Framework.

If you are an experienced Programme Manager seeking a new opportunity to drive impactful change, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now!!