Progamme Manager

Programme Manager

Hybrid working (1-2 days in office)

Full Time Contract (approximately 9 months)

£750 per day

JRRL are working with a South London borough who are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead organisational redesign and transformational projects and programmes.

Key responsibilities of the Programme Manager -

• To be responsible for driving the delivery of change projects across strategic, frontline and support functions and influencing new ways of working to achieve corporate objectives.
• Deliver a design-led approach to project work to gather insights, prototype solutions and implement creative ideas for change.
• Successfully lead multi-disciplinary project teams to co-design and implement solutions for change and engender a positive results focused working environment to reduce resistance and address the doubts and uncertainty surrounding the change.
• To analyse budgets and track saving projections across specific budget savings programmes to ensure change is delivered on time and in accordance with Programme objectives.
• Manage all aspects of project delivery within any given project or programme, including feasibility and business case design; project planning; dependencies and interfaces between projects; risks and mitigating actions and project governance.
• To line manage 4+ project managers and project staff and identify/organise the required support to develop the Programme Management office function.
• Effectively commission and manage third party support for specific projects in line with the Council's Standing Orders and Financial Regulations and comply with H&S and equal opportunities requirements.
• To build effective working relationships and achieve agreed objectives through strong negotiating and influencing capabilities and by working partnership with Executive Directors, Heads of Service, Service Group Managers and staff across the Council.

Person specification of the Programme Manager -

• Experienced IT Programme Manager
• Expertise in Total Mobile Connect implementation
• Strong business experience in Housing Repairs - required
• Ability to work in the office 1-2 days per week
• Experience of managing and successfully delivering programmes, preferably in a local authority environment
• Extensive experience of successfully delivering service redesign and change projects which improve customer focused service delivery and deliver savings.

This role is a full-time, contract position.