Benefits Manager

Contract Duration- 6months

Minimum Requirement:
3 -5 years benefits management
Ideally having the qualification would be ideal but not essential (APMG Benefits management)
Benefits mapping
Good/strong stakeholder management skills at all level
Public Sector background ideally
Does not want to see: Lots of short-term contracts

The role
As set out in the Association for Project Managers (APM) Project Delivery Control Framework, the role of the Benefits Manager is to proactively identify, quantify, and track the realisation of benefits used to justify investment in the project. The Benefits Manager ensures that a fit for purpose' approach to benefits measurement and realisation is used to provide assurance that the benefits identified can be achieved.

Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include but not limited to:

Delivery and leadership - Provide visible and effective leadership, lead benefits management and work with the delivery resources to deliver the business case benefits using best practice benefits management standards and tools and processes. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
Benefits Profiles - Develop benefits profiles to support the category management delivery team, identify robust baselines and calculation methodology for cashable, financial (non-cashable) and non-financial benefits. Work with stakeholders to validate and test dependencies and gain sign off of benefits handshakes.
Benefits realisation plan - Oversee the Category Management Benefits Realisation Plan including change control. Identify risks to benefits realisation. Develop and propose mitigations.
Tracking and reporting - Utilising existing tools ensure co-ordination, tracking and reporting of Category Management benefits throughout the benefits maturity life cycle (ML0-5) into realisation.
Benefits mapping - Co-ordinate workshops, develop benefit profiles and map benefits and ensures alignment. Circulates benefits profiles to stakeholder for agreement and approval. Works with a range of stakeholders to validate and test dependencies and gain benefits handshakes.
Stakeholder management and engagement - Work with stakeholders and wider benefits management community to build a learning culture, to ensure Category Management benefits are identified, understood, owned and maximised. Brief key stakeholders ahead of benefits reviews and engage with Category Management Head of Category Strategy Portfolio office to enhance and improve benefits management best practice.

Person Specification
Essential:
i) Extensive Benefits Management experience, ideally working for a large multi-national organisation, one which has undergone transformation.
ii) Strong communication and influencing skills.
iii) Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to work collaboratively.
iv) Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
v) Problem solving across organisational boundaries, using sound judgement and interpretive skills.

Desirable:
vi) Experience of working in a Portfolio or Programme Management Office.

Required Qualifications:
APMG Benefits Management Practitioner or similar