Benefits, Business Case and Management Information - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £49,403 - £61,392

National: £49,403 £55,823, London: £54,328 £61,392 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'

Job grade:

Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DEFRA
FF&B
Biosecurity & Borders
About the Biosecurity, Borders and Trade Programme Leaving the EU provides us with the opportunity to deliver ambitious reforms and improve our agriculture, fishing and food and drink sectors to make them as productive and competitive as possible, whilst
Type of role:
Project Delivery
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Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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Bristol, London, NewcastleuponTyne, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:

The role of the G7
Benefits, Business Case and Management Information Lead within the Programme Management Office is to oversee and lead a team delivering the key functions to monitor and track the Programmes performance.

You will be the lead for development and co-ordination of the Programme Business Case, leading submissions and responses for key approval stages and ensuring that the Programme remains within the scope of delivery during implementation phases.

Working with the wider PMO, you will establish the Benefits Management function and deliver a comprehensive realisation plan for onward tracking with various key stakeholders.

You will form a Management Information hub to centrally manage data and information underpinning key evidence for Programme decisions.

We can only achieve our purpose through the skill, dedication, and professionalism of our people.

You deserve to feel valued, rewarded and connected to the work you do - so through our People Strategy, we're committed to making DEFRA an inclusive environment that engages, motivates, and ensures a better place to work for everyone.

Job description:

Responsibilities include:

Leads the planning, development and drafting, and oversees the production of business case.
Prepared to challenge expert input and is responsible for ensuring the business complies with organisational and Treasury requirements. Use lessons learned from similar projects to inform business case preparation.
Devise and provide guidance and advice to project teams on the requirements and development of business case, using organisational templates and HMT 5 case model.
Present business case rationale to senior managers and project governance forums, work with key stakeholders to anticipate and mitigate issues and delays whilst engaging with senior management.
Provide visible and effective leadership, leading benefits management and work with the project managers to deliver the business case benefits and outcomes. Develop clear vision and standards and champion the use of best practice benefits management standards, tools and processes.
Define and shape the benefits management strategy considering the wider organisation methodology, working with partnering Programmes to establish a joint approach.
Oversee the project Benefits Realisation Plan including associated change control. Establish the mechanism for coordinated and consistent tracking and reporting of benefits through the project lifecycle and into realisation.
Leads the Programme Management Information function as the Information Asset Owner, including oversight of the Configuration Management and Business Analysis functions.

Essential criteria:

Experience of developing and tracking Programme level Benefits and Outcomes to realisation.
Be able to evidence a working knowledge of Government Business Case development and lead on essential assurance activities to seek approval.
Advanced knowledge of Management Information principles and apt experience of working with data and information in a Programme environment.
Excellent communication and influencing skills, influencing stakeholders at the highest level whilst adapting your delivery to suit a wide variety of audiences.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and lead teams to respond flexibly to change and competing demands.
Bring a passion for innovation, showing leadership in delivering new ideas and ways of working, exploiting available technologies where possible.
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, sharing information, resources and support.

Person specification:

We are looking for people who have:

Analytical skills to be able to interpret complex data and present findings in a logical and considered format for wider accessibility.
An unwavering commitment to delivering high standards that meets the needs of colleagues and stakeholders alike, with a focus on delivering detailed performance reports.
Proven leadership skills you will show t