Programme Director

Posted 7 days 20 hours ago by Jobtailor

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Cheshire, Knutsford, United Kingdom, WA160
Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Manage change projects within the organisation, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and to the required quality standards.
  • Develop and manage project plans that outline the scope, objectives, timelines, and resource requirements for change projects.
  • Communicate with stakeholders, including senior management, project teams, and external partners, to keep them informed about project progress and to ensure their needs and expectations are met.
  • Manage project teams, ensuring they are properly resourced and have the necessary skills and expertise to deliver on project objectives.
  • Manage project budgets, ensuring projects are delivered within the agreed budget.
  • Create reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
  • Manage project risks by identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies as necessary.
  • Facilitate change management activities, including training and communication, to ensure that change projects are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.
Requirements
  • Extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division or group to achieve overall business objectives.
  • Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within the discipline, alongside up to date relevant sector or functional knowledge and insight into external market developments or initiatives.
  • Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex or sensitive situations.
  • Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic recommendations within own area.
  • Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
  • Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions or business divisions.
  • Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.
  • Demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
  • Foster and guide compliance, ensuring regulations are observed and relevant processes are in place to facilitate adherence.