Programme Manager (London)

We are currently recruiting for a Programme Manager in London.

Pay rate: PAYE 522.61 per day/UMB 675 per day.

Contract duration: Temporary ongoing

Purpose:

Working within the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) Change Pillar, the Programme Manager will be responsible for the successful delivery of National and/or London Region Counter Terrorism Policing change programme(s), as deployed by the Head of Project & Programme Management Services (Head of PPMS), CTPHQ. The Programme Manager will routinely be matrix-managed: line managed by Head of PPMS, but also held responsible by the respective programme SRO and board for the overall delivery of a given programme.

Duties: 

• The post holder will work flexibly across the National CT Policing and Protection Commands change portfolio as required by the CTPHQ Head of PPMS and may work on, or provide oversight of a given programme or projects at any time depending on the scale and complexity of change involved. The post holder may also work on collaborative / joint programmes with our CT partner agencies.
• The Programme Manager will work closely with other Programme Manager(s), the Head of Portfolio Management Office, Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) and Project Executives, Programme Directors (for significant change programmes) and other CTPHQ Unit Heads, e.g. Head of Strategy and Head of Finance. The Programme Manager will be responsible for establishing an appropriately scaled and costed delivery team; as such, the Programme Manager is likely to manage blended teams of resource which would typically include, permanent officers and staff, contractors and consultants.
• The Programme Manager will take a proactive role in recognising where intervention is required to enable successful delivery of the change outcomes for their programme(s). They will demonstrate a strong ability to identify and understand strategic linkages; they will also provide expertise in the delivery of programme and project management methodology and work with operational stakeholders to ensure effective delivery. The post holder will identify key issues and work in partnership to resolve them.
• The Band A Programme Manager will directly lead and manage the delivery team for the programme they are progressing.

Experience (essential): 

• Previous experience of working in (local) government, a security agency or policing is essential.
• Experience of working in and delivering collaborative, multi-agency / joint programmes (or complex projects) into multiple business units / businesses, with hybrid team construct.
• Experience in managing an organisational change (transformation / redesign) driven programme, often enabled by technology, and successfully delivering service improvements (effectiveness), and/or productivity improvements and / or cost reduction (efficiencies).
• Operating within a project / programme delivery environment with personal responsibility for delivering against a defined plan, including tranche, release and phase management.
• Experience in establishing an effective governance model, defining and implementing impactful stakeholder management strategies and supporting communications plans.
• Experience of actively and effectively managing risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions – and applying strong change control – at a programme level.
• Experience in supplier and contract management, in a change programme context, including, but not limited, to defining requirements, supplier selection / vfm, contract management planning – definition and application, supplier performance management and closure.
• Knowledge and experience in applying programme and project management approaches, specifically the processes and techniques involved in planning, forecasting, managing and controlling large areas of work.
• Experience in business case development and assessment, planning and the application of good practice processes, and subsequent business case delivery, including benefits realisation management.
• Experience in programme or project transition to BAU, including implementation of related service management deliverables in accordance with respective design and business case.
• Experience in delivering programmes constituted of multiple workstreams, deploying a range of concurrent lifecycle frameworks, such: change, business design / operating model development, technology / engineering development and delivery, and estate planning / delivery.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Managing Successful Programme (MSP): Advanced Practitioner or Practitioner (or recognised industry equivalent qualification).

Desirable:

• PRINCE2: Practitioner (or recognised industry equivalent qualification).
• Contract Management: Foundation Course.
• Change Management Qualification
• Management of Risk
• Project Planning and Controls
• Agile or Prince 2 Agile
• ITIL Foundation

Apply online or contact Terri O’Keefe on 01925 377 878. You can also email terri@peelsolutions.co.uk for more information on this role.