Project Manager - Reed : Job Details

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We are recruiting for a Project Manager to support a national policing team with the delivery of its change management programme of work.

This role is based is based in West Brompton and offers hybrid working.

Job summary:

Proactively manage discrete projects or project work packages, independently leading on and reporting into either the Senior Project Manager or Senior Responsible Owner, including:

• Management of blended (staff and contractor) project or workstream teams.
• Maintenance of specific programme or project management products, putting in place and active management of appropriate project governance, project plans, risk and issue registers, tracking and monitoring updates, managing escalations and effective change control.
• Ensure allocated project(s) maintain a defined PPM maturity, as directed by the Portfolio Office.
• Develop Business Cases at appropriate points of the project lifecycle and then ownership and management of these cases through the multi stage CTPHQ governance process.
• Facilitate and coordinate workshops to assist in the development of programme and project management products.
• Create and maintain consistently high quality, accurate and relevant programme and project level governance products (e.g. delivery RAG, dependency logs, project plans, risks and issues register, benefits realisation plan, financial data, resource / workforce data).
• Manage programme and project Change Control Request (CCR) processes in line with portfolio office standards, ensuring that all change governance decisions and actions are proactively followed through effectively and audited appropriately.

Essentials Experience:

• Good levels of previous experience working within a project and programme management environment.
• Knowledge of or direct experience in applying programme and project management approaches such as MSP, Agile and PRINCE2.

Desirables

• Experience of project delivery in a technical/ICT environment
• Experience of establishing and implementing project control mechanisms in a project and/or programme or business environment.
• Previous experience of working in (local) government, a security agency or policing is desirable.

Qualifications:

Essential:

•  PRINCE2: Practitioner (or recognised industry equivalent qualification).

Desirable:

• Civil Service Contract Management: Foundation

This is a temporary role for up to 12 months, working full-time paying £550 per day (inside IR35).

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