Job Description

The Programme Manager is accountable for leading a defined programme or set of projects and the associated technical and business change activities which make a significant contribution to the delivery of the council’s strategic aims and management of financial pressures.

• Works collaboratively with service areas and partners supporting the development of compelling business cases for technology and digital transformation.
• Builds effective stakeholder and partner relationships at Executive Director and Elected Member level, which are influential and elicit support at senior level.
• Accountable for leading multidisciplinary teams (up to 30 people) comprising Council and Third-Party Staff of people, to build professionalism and expertise through development activities.
• Accountable for developing and delivering a resourcing plan, including management of programme budgets of up to £20 Million, for complex and large-scale programmes to ensure delivery of outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with customers to agree quantified realisable benefits and metrics to monitor impact. Designing and actively managing the programme plan, ensuring outcomes are achieved.
• Accountable for maintaining the overall integrity and coherence of programme governance to support each project, plan programme assurance activities and manage dependencies within the programme and across other activities in the portfolio.
• Responsible for providing technical leadership in both line and matrix management styles, to ensure successful delivery of programmes and for supporting the Portfolio Director in leading, assuring and delivering the portfolio of work which delivers against the Strategic Aims of the Council.
• The post holder should be prepared to work outside of normal hours, including attending evening meetings, and occasional weekend working.
• To take responsibility, appropriate to the post for tackling racism and promoting good race, ethnic and community relations.
• Experience of coaching programme and project delivery teams

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