VP – Change Portfolio Management recruitment

Governance Programme Management

Supporting the programme manager on a major strategic programme, ensuring that all the projects are delivering the agreed benefits, on time, to budget and are of the highest quality.

Maintenance of key project controls. The role holder will support the Programme Manager in defining and project managing aspects of the programme:

• Governance processes required by PMO (Financial, Tracker Governance and Reporting)

• Internal Programme and Portfolio Level Reporting including maintenance of the overall programme plan

• Financial Management

• Benefits Management

• Change Control

For the portfolio of projects within scope, the role holder will ensure the operation of PMO and Programme processes and ensure the production of mandatory requirements and Change resources for:

• Project Governance

• Financial Governance

• Reporting

• Resourcing

Quality Management

• Support the Programme Manager in maintaining control and review process to ensure all projects within the portfolio are carried out in a professional manner, and comply with procedures quality standards.

• Ensure that all tasks comply with departmental procedures, mandatory quality standards.

Stakeholder Management

Influencing across all senior levels of the organisation:

Ensure absolute clarity on the full range of stakeholders impacted by the project/ programme, and the level of

• Involvement/ buy-in, and communications needed

• Understand the expectations of all stakeholder groups and individuals; manage towards their expectations and frequently communicate across the project team

• Put measures in place to monitor against stakeholder expectations and formally review these with stakeholders to ensure their requirements are met

Person Requirements

  Professional/technical experience

• High level of familiarity with PMO, Business Management and Programme processes

• Financial Management: Cost centre, Project Cost tracking, Cashflow analysis and Benefits Management

• Planning: Strong skill in project and programme planning and forecasting

• Leadership and Communication: Demonstrate a range of styles and techniques in leadership and communications, including influencing and negotiating

• Value-based business perspective: Appreciation of the strategy and of commercial consequences of project management delivery/decisions