Programme Manager Senior Project Manager - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Huntsman Group

Description

Programme Manager /Senior Project Manager StrategicProjects
Location:Manchester
Faculty /Function: Strategic PlanningOffice
Salary: Up to 64000DOE
Contract Type:Permanent
ContractedHours per week:37

Benefits

• 35days leave Christmas closure Bankholidays
  
• Travelloan
  
• Wellbeingplatform
  
• Lifeinsurance
  
• Access to CampusFacilities
  
• Enhanced parentalleave
  
• 20.4% Employer contribution topensions
  

Startat the next stage of yourcareer

Werelooking for a proactive and talented individual to join our clientsteam to help drive forward the strategic agenda of one of the UKslargest and most ambitious universities.
This key role in theStrategic Projects team offers the opportunity to join theorganisation at an exciting time on our Road to 2030 journey withlots of high profile investment and business changeprojects.

• Youwill lead on the delivery of project and programme management forkey strategic initiatives working with colleagues and seniorleaders.
  
• Theinitiatives involve people structural cultural and business change.
  
• Strongrelationship management and the ability to demonstrate the value ofproject management to a diverse audience will be critical.
  

We arelooking for someone with experience of applying good practiceacross a complex environment.

Tobe successful you will engage through your excellent interpersonalskills to bring your stakeholders with you. Depending on theassigned initiative you may also have the opportunity to matrixmanage project managers and other team members. supporting theirdevelopment through coaching and management ofdeliverables.

Aboutthe Organisation andTeam

Committedto developing an outstanding teaching and learning experience fortheir students whilst also building a researchrich culture toaddress some of the biggest challenges facing society today.
Key to deliveringthis agenda is our portfolio of strategic projects which will helptransform the organisation and enhance their offer to studentsstaff and the wider community.
These represent majorstrategic investments by the University aimed at generating astepchange; therefore they are typically large scale highly complexand involve multiple stakeholders across the institution.

Theportfolio is managed by the Strategic Projects team which providesdedicated highquality project and programme support.
It ensurescrossproject oversight and control standardised reporting andmanagement of risks issues and project benefits.
It adopts a range of projectmanagement methodologies according to the specific needs of eachproject.
Typicallyprojects will involve representatives from IT HR External Relationsand Estates Facilities and Capital Development (EFCD) alongsideacademic leads a senior sponsor from the University Executive Group(UEG) and externalstakeholders.

Asthe successful candidate you will join a growing Strategic Projectsfunction that provides Project and Change Management capability todrive forward delivery of our key strategic initiatives. You willjoin a supportive growing and influential team playing a pivotalrole in supporting seniorleaders.

Therole provides the opportunity to work with leaders deliver thebenefits of change and ensure that staff involved in or impacted bychange are engaged positively.

Youwill:
Engageeffectively with stakeholders at all levels to win credibilitythrough effective relationships and delivery
Define and develop theinitiative workstreams and deliverables required. Identifyingworkstream leads forming delivery plans and addressing resourceimplications as required
Have agood understanding of business change and how it enables benefitdelivery
Ensure that progressrisks and issues are effectively and appropriately communicated tokey stakeholders utilising appropriate governance to facilitatetimely decisions
Lead theinitiative ensuring that there is a core and consistent set ofroles responsibilities and approaches across the team
Ensure good communications withall stakeholders both within the project and outside particularlywith leaders About you:
Significant relevant experience of change and project or programmemanagement within HE or a similar sector
Possess PRINCE2 APM or anequivalent Project/Programme Management qualification
Effective stakeholder engagementand negotiating skills including the ability to influence acrossthe organisation
Have a proventrack record of working collaboratively with stakeholders at alllevels
Experience in managingothers especially within a project/programme environment which isfastpaced and confidential
Experience of implementing significant change in processesstructure culture and ways of working
Excellent written and oralcommunications skills illustrated through proficient use ofPowerpoint Word and similarapp

NEXTSTEPS
Please forward afull CV along with availability to interview/start and salaryexpectations for initial feedback and a confidentialchat.

Reachout to us if you want to have a chat. We would love to tell youmore.

Ourclient is committed to supporting the rights responsibilitiesdignity health and wellbeing of staff and students through ourcommitment to equality diversity andinclusion.

Wepromote applications from all sections of the communityirrespective of background belief or identity recognising thebenefits that a diverse organisation can bring. We particularlyencourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidateswho we recognise are underrepresented in thisarea.

Hybridworking is offered for this role where you will be able to work aproportion of time on campus and a proportion remotely. Werecognise the benefits and importance of an environment thatsupports flexible working and are open to conversations throughoutthe applicationprocess.

Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager - StrategicProjects