Specialist Officer

Programme Officer

Shrewsbury
Contract
£432.41 PAYE or £650 per day limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Programme Officer

Immediate priority and focus will be on leading the implementation of a new structure and developing the roles and approaches associated with that.

Part remote – expectation is ideally 1-2 days in the office at Guildhall, Shrewsbury – but this is negotiable.

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Lead and shape the Programme Management Office (PMO) to create a centre of

excellence that will devise and deliver the transformation programme and

overarching programme plan, while supporting and monitoring wider project

management activity.

Manage the PMO human resource, both by direct line management and through a

matrix management model, in line with Council policies and procedures, ensuring

they are supported to work at high-standards, and be exemplars in the

demonstrating the behaviours and values expected.

Develop and embed the Project Management Framework including methods, tools

and templates to ensure projects and programmes being managed are delivered in

accordance with these standards.

Oversee and be accountable for the management of risks and issues emerging from

projects and programmes, and effectively escalating these as required to the

relevant managers, leaders, or teams.

Lead the continuous improvement of project and programme management

practices and standards, through the development of key skills and capabilities,

ensuring they meet organisational needs.

Introduce digitisation and automation to reduce administrative requirements, while

supporting the development of dashboards and other tools to raise awareness and

transparency of projects and programmes along with their outcomes.

Take a strategic or ‘balcony view’ across all projects and programmes to identify

and address interdependencies, remove duplication, and align all activity to the

strategic objectives of the Council in support of the Shropshire Plan.

Develop strong relationships with key enabling services to ensure that adequate

resources can be identified and ‘woven together’ as required, in a planned and

supportive way, to ensure the timely delivery of projects and programmes.

Act as a trusted advisor and offering a consulting service to identify opportunities,

supporting the development of projects and programmes, and overseeing a

‘gateway process’ to prioritise activity and maintain a pipeline of ongoing continuous

improvement and transformation that is adequately resourced.

Working with internal colleagues and project or programme sponsors, to oversee a

schedule of ‘health checks’ and ‘deep dive reviews’ to ensure projects and

programmes are conforming to corporate standards and delivering against their

agreed scope and plans, sharing lessons learned and adapting tools and

approaches to address them.

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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities.  Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer