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Our business provides project & programme management services for business change programmes including logistical, customer services, technical (ICT) and other business related projects. The services provided include consultancy (business case generation, procurement and project assurance), project & programme management (full life-cycle from definition to closure) and training (bespoke project management and procurement training to organisations).
The company currently focuses primarily (but not exclusively) in the public sector and are looking for candidates to fulfil combined business consultancy and project delivery roles. Working as part of a team, the roles will require a mix of skills including business consultancy, project & programme management, process re-engineering, procurement, customer relationship management and supplier management.
Person Specification
We are looking for candidates with proven project management and business consultancy experience with strong communication and interpersonal skills. The role also requires the ability to influence, manage expectations, analyse information and control change within complex organisational environments.
Essential Experience
* 5 years experience in managing large, complex projects using structured and industry standard project frameworks.
* Delivering presentations.
* Report writing.
* Managing teams of varying sizes with a wide range of technical skills.
* Third-party supplier management
* Ability to use technology and applications proficiently (including applications such as Internet Explorer, MS Outlook, MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio)
Preferred Experience
* PRINCE2 Practitioner accreditation
* Managing multiple projects both on-site and remotely with teams of varying sizes including third-party suppliers
* Business Case Generation
* Procurement
* Business Process Re-Engineering
* Appreciation of information technology and associated business benefits
* Test management (e.g. generation of test plans, scripts etc)
* Benefits realisation
Responsibilities
The job title is Business Consultant and Project Manager. This is a wide ranging role covering business based projects across the whole of the project life-cycle including:
* Generating feasibility or business case reports to the specified quality and structure for customers.
* Carrying out procurement processes for customers (within the customer guidelines) including the generation of detailed business requirements and structured evaluation.
* Managing full lifecycle projects on behalf of the customer (including project definition, planning and tracking, implementation and closure) to time, budget and quality.
* Providing project assurance consultancy to customers.
Further to this, the company will require the candidates to:
* Establish, develop and maintain customer relationships.
* Assist in developing, maintaining and adhering to company standards and service provision (including processes, documents, standards etc).
* Work as part of a team sharing information, sharing tasks, coaching etc.
Responsibilities for the customer facing aspects of the role include:
* Interviewing clients Management and Staff (e.g. to establish business requirements or issues).
* Managing implementation teams remotely, consisting of customers and third-party suppliers in terms of resources, co-ordinating tasks etc.
* Generating and maintaining project plans using MS Project in conjunction with customers and third-party suppliers).
* Maintaining issue, risk and change logs as part of the project process.
* Managing, arranging and documenting meetings.
* Problem management and resolution.
Other Requirements
The candidates will need a full driving licence and be prepared to travel to customer sites and other locations within the UK as required.
To Apply, please submit an up to date CV along with a separate summary of a recent project (no more than 500 words) that clearly demonstrates your project management experience using a proven methodology. Apply via the button shown.
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