Head of Project Delivery
Key Accountabilities:
Programme/Project Set Up and Closure: Works with the business to define and agree programme structure and benefits and to confirm that outputs and outcomes will support their realisation.
Governance and Reporting: Creates, implements and operates within an appropriate governance framework which aligns to the wider Group governance framework.
Programme/Project Control and Delivery: Shapes, leads, directs and controls the delivery of complex, high risk and/or cross functional programmes, including pragmatic application of programme management methodologies, use of a clearly defined delivery roadmap and robust financial and risk management.
Drives continuous improvement to the Group’s strategic approach to managing change, including identifying best practice both internally and externally, and building the profile of the Group’s Change Management Community.
Planning and Finance: Drives progress against the programme plan; understands, challenges and proactively manages the cost position; and acts to mitigate potential cost or time delays.
Resource Management: Identifies and secures appropriate resources to work on the programme; defines clear roles and responsibilities for all team members including specific responsibility for production of all deliverables.
Stakeholder Management: Leads the management/delivery of the Group’s wider Change portfolio through establishing effective relationships with key stakeholders. Responsible for building and maintaining key relationships with particular Divisions or Business Units.
Engages with a diverse group of senior stakeholders to influence strategic direction of key programmes to meet business goals and support benefits realisation. Typically up to and including Senior Exec/Divisional Board level.
People and Self Development: Provides team leadership to Change professionals, developing colleagues through challenging objectives, feedback and coaching. This may be with a permanent team or a matrix structure across multiple locations. Contributes to the development and performance of the wider PM community, including identifying opportunities for colleagues in line with future skill and resourcing requirements and sharing best practice approaches.
Risk: Continuously evaluates programmes/projects for financial and people risk and regulatory compliance and takes appropriate steps to mitigate.
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