Programmes Manager

FTC (6-Months)

Located: Birmingham

Company: Cross Country trains

£40k-£50k

Purpose of job

Act as a Business Partner to all Project Managers, with responsibility for the overall co-ordination of projects across the business, providing leadership, integration and management of Programmes of work and the PMO processes to improve the consistency and efficiency of project delivery.

Principal Accountabilities

• Achieving cooperation, compliance and engagement in the value of a PMO function in an environment of conflicting interests and opinions.
• Understand the project portfolio and how all projects link to the delivery of the business plan, informing the development and prioritisation of project initiatives.
• Build collaborative and mutually supportive relationships with project leaders and senior stakeholders, assessing and enhancing cross-functional project capability.
• Successfully leading cross-functional projects to deliver the identified benefits in line with Project governance.
• Leading and supporting all project managers through the change assurance process, continually reviewing and reporting progress to provide a holistic view of all project activity through portfolio reporting.
• Provide project coaching and training to build capability within the organisation and keep an up to date view of portfolio resource profile.
• Manage interdependencies and coordination across projects to ensure that information relating to project deliverables, risks and issues are proactively understood and effectively communicated, monitored and evaluated through key performance indicators.
• Track benefits realisation and return on investment progress, clearly demonstrating the business impact through performance data.
  • Any other duties required by your manager relevant to the post

Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications & Training

Essential:

• Project and Programme Management experience
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
• Business change
• Experience of setting up and successfully managing a PMO
• Stakeholder management
• Set up and maintenance of accurate reporting
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Coaching skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Outcomes focused attitude
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation

Desirable:

• Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)