Description
Venesky-Brown's client, a public sector organisation with offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, are currently looking to recruit a Programme Manager for an initial 3 month contract on a rate of £314/day (inside of IR35). Due to the current circumstances this role will initially be remote based.
Requirements:
- Proven experience of managing and delivering programmes and projects
- Evidenced application of proven methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes and projects
- Experienced in engagement with leaders, directors and executive management teams leading change programmes and projects
- Experience of establishing programme governance structures to ensure the programme is aligned with organisational strategy and its constituent projects deliver the required capabilities
- Experience of leading and managing multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of coordination and negotiation with external suppliers to secure work prioritisation and timely delivery
- Experience of using information for management purposes and in setting and monitoring targets and performance indicators
- Experience of chairing meetings
- Ability to recognise and adapt to the environment in which the programme operates
- Effective leadership skills. Ability to lead and create a clear common purpose amongst the members of Programme Boards, Project Boards, Steering Groups and project teams
- Ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
- Providing a flexible approach to ensure the customer's requirements are fully understood and met
Desirable Skills:
- Demonstrable experience around cost/financial improvement and Programmes
- Experience within health
- Experience of working collaboratively with Government and public sector bodies - preferably within Scotland
- Experience of conducting analysis on organisational Project Management capability & capacity
- Experience of developing educational programmes for training and developing project management skills
- Formal programme and project management training eg Managing Successful Programmes , PRINCE2 , AGILE
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.