Description
Venesky-Brown's client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Decommissioning & Archiving Project Manager for an initial contract until the end of March 2022 with the potential to extend on a rate of £500-£550/day (inside of IR35). Due to the current circumstances this role will be remote based for the foreseeable future.Responsibilities:
- establishing a complete list of Information Assets available and then agreeing what Information assets are in scope for Decommissioning and Archiving (likely to be different).
- work with a small team of Business Analysts to create a Decommissioning and Archiving Strategy & Approach covering each Information Asset in scope.
- work with suppliers and the Procurement function to ensure details of the information assets are properly considered and captured.
- work with the Information Security and Information and Records Service to establish statutory requirements to be met.
- produce a delivery plan and resource requirements that sets out the timetable for completing Decommissioning and Archiving.
- define and agree overall success criteria for the project
- work with the team and suppliers to deliver the agreed Project
- co-ordinate their activities (and for any other additional resources needed) for the delivery as part of the wider Programme.
- This role will be accountable for the success of key stakeholder and external supplier engagement as building good working relationships with the business, ICT and the external suppliers is a critical success factor, as well as the delivery of the agreed Project
Essential Skills:
- Experience of managing a substantial project of significant value, preferably within a complex programme across multidisciplinary areas.
- Experience of end to end delivery of a complex and responsive operation to predefined deadlines.
- Experience of delivering public sector projects, ideally with an awareness of the processes required to support the delivery of legislation.
- Experience of building networks and partnerships, and of developing strong relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Management of 3rd party suppliers to deliver in partnership with internal teams.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience of shaping and initiation of work streams.
- Track record of both Agile and waterfall deliveries.
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