M&a Programme Manager - London, United Kingdom - BCT Resourcing

BCT Resourcing

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Looking for a project/programme Manager who will be reporting into the Head of PMO, for a pivotal role to help deliver a sucessful programme.

Working closely with the team you will have responsibility for:

Defines with the Sponsor / workstream lead /PMO a baselined scope, requirements and benefit for which schedule and deliverables are understood to be delivered by the project.
Plans effectively around delivery constraints and optimises the plan to maximise benefits and minimise risk, considering the delivery approach, the phase or the project and key milestones and dependencies.
Proactively monitors execution to effectively identify risks/issues/dependencies as they arise throughout the project lifecycle. Takes ownership of critical issues and ensures resolution within agreed timescales and implements mitigating plans against identifiedrisks and issues.
Maintains project change control, ensuring any changes to baseline are managed through change request and all impacts are considered.
Promotes and takes accountability for project quality; identifies opportunities to improve delivery and oversees the governance process to reduce risk and ensure effective and timely decisions are taken.
Engaging the project sponsor and stakeholders effectively.
Manages and reports on the project budget, acting on any variance.
Manages and reports project risks, issues and dependencies.
Provides timely reports on project status, budget, risks and issues, evaluating project performance based on management information.

Profile:

You have experience of working with on M&A and divestment activities.
You possess strong business acumen and a high level of financial management together with experience of providing key management information to support the business.
You have credibility at all levels, with the confidence to engage and interact with a variety of stakeholders.
You love working with a variety of teams and stakeholders to develop a detailed understanding of requirements ensuring that you have the relevant context to deliver your responsibilities.
You enjoy developing and implementing new processes and procedures that add value and deliver efficiencies.
You enjoy being one step ahead by anticipating stakeholders needs and identifying and forecasting issues and slippages to ensure accurate planning and resolution.
You have excellent problemsolving and communication skills; communicating effectively with teams, senior managers and stakeholders.
You have the ability to identify problem areas, independently drive creative solutions and influence stakeholders to implement effect change.
You are a critical thinker, highly engaged and proactive.
You enjoy working in a multifaceted role and can adapt to evolving pace.

PMO Analyst experience

A solid understanding of Project management.
Experience working in a multilayered Programme environment.
Strong analytic skills including experience of turning data into insights.
Experience of projects using AGILE or PRINCE2 methodology (or equivalent) for medium to large sized projects.
An understanding of programmes within a large and complex IT environment.
Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
Excellent written/oral communication skills for reports and presentations.
Experience of facilitating large workshops / meetings.

Requirements:

Extensive experience and knowledge of programme and project management principles, tools and techniques.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong interpersonal skillsgets people to buy in and deliver to a high standard.
Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
Ability to influence and work effectively at all levels in an organisation.
Strong, objective facilitation skills to encourage collaboration, energise, and maintain participation.