An opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to deliver a range of complex cross-council, cross-organisational and departmental transformation projects. The projects will involve close working with corporate sponsors, service leads and internal/ external senior stakeholders and plays a key role in the Transformation and Change Group. This is a demanding role suited to a person experienced in managing complex projects in a local authority environment.

The focus of our strategic projects includes social care, early help and prevention, services for residents and operational transformation within a wide system of partnerships, and candidates will be expected to have a general understanding of this context at interview.

This is a 12-month fixed-term post.

The Role Will Be Expected To

• Understand, develop and manage complex stakeholder relationships effectively and sympathetically.
• Develop appropriate and effective governance for projects that provides a clear route for decisions and authorisation that will move projects along at pace
• Assimilate and summarise complicated and ambiguous information and develop clear workstreams that will deliver aims and objectives
• Develop robust risk strategies that mitigate risks and issues and guide the project delivery and reporting
• Monitor progress against the project plan to ensure key milestones and deliverables are being achieved, escalating appropriately to support delivery
• Work closely with the Programme Manager, Strategic Insight Unit and departmental colleagues to establish business cases.
• Lead and develop staff supporting the project.
• The successful applicant will need to provide extensive and demonstrable project experience as set out in the attached job description and person specification.
  
  

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Steve Scott ([email protected])