Programme Manager - Local Authority
Location: GL1 2TG
Start date: ASAP
Contract duration: 9+ months
Working hours: Mon - Fri, 09:00 - 17:00, 37 hours p/w
Pay rate: £193.76 per day PAYE plus holiday pay
As the Programme Manager, you will lead the development and implementation of ambitious and complex transformation programmes, including system redesign, service remodelling, behaviour change, and savings delivery.
Responsibilities:
Manage one or more transformation programmes through their life cycle from initiation to delivery of benefits
Oversee all projects within the programme, providing leadership for the programme under the direction of the sponsor
Lead on the development and communication of robust programme and project plans and business cases, engaging stakeholders in the process, and managing the gateway approvals process for the programme
Be responsible for programme governance, (including stakeholder management, change control, risk and issue management and escalation, monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance, resource management) ensuring that corporate requirements are met
Manage project managers assigned to the programme, providing them with leadership, direction and oversight, managing interdependencies and resolving conflicts
Requirements:
Degree level or equivalent and Project Management Qualification.
Leading programmes and managing them from start to finish.
Managing multiple demands to meet deadlines.
Public sector experience.
Understanding of local government roles and relevant Council business areas.
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