Job Title: Project Manager (Level 3)
Placement Length: 3 Months
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week
- Lead large-scale or complex projects within the Change and Capital Programme to deliver successful outcomes on time and within budget.
- Support the Head of Digital Services and Service Delivery Manager to deliver program priorities and achieve identified financial savings.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of project proposals, ensuring clear objectives, scope, and Project Initiation Documents are established.
- Create comprehensive project plans, monitor progress against milestones, and determine RAG statuses.
- Identify and manage project risks and issues by maintaining an updated RAID log and escalating complex issues as needed.
- Coordinate the daily activities of project team members, stakeholders, and contributors to ensure work packages are completed on schedule.
- Lead project board meetings, working groups, and workshops to persuade stakeholders, assess progress, and drive project delivery.
- Drive performance improvement and service re-design by analyzing capacity data and implementing new ways of working across the organization.
- Manage delegated project budgets to deliver on financial initiatives and cost improvement plans.
- Perform benefits analysis, establish benefits realization plans, and ensure proper legacy ownership of systems post-implementation.
- Design and deliver training programs for clinical and non-clinical staff to support the rollout of new technology and processes.
- Mentor and coach less experienced colleagues to support their professional development in project management methodologies.
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- A degree (or equivalent experience) and an APM qualification (or equivalent project management qualification).
- Proven experience in managing complex or sensitive projects and applying project management methodologies.
- Experience working within a large complex organization, social care sector, or similar provider.
- Practical experience in change management, service redesign, and delivering significant change projects.
- Experience in developing and delivering training programs.
Essential Skills & Knowledge
- Strong understanding of data protection and Information Governance principles.
- Ability to analyze, interpret, and compare complex information to solve problems and assess risks.
- Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
- Effective negotiation and influencing skills to overcome resistance to change and motivate staff in a challenging environment.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and manage constraints flexibly.
If interested please reply with your CV to dona.thomas@randstaddigital.com or call me at 07441 928393.
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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