This is a challenging and rewarding career opportunity within a dynamic and diverse team specialising in project, program, and portfolio risk management for large-scale transformations.
Responsibilities:
1. Collaboration: Partner with our assurance team on large-scale transformation programmes and projects to deliver exceptional work for clients.
2. Client Relationships: Build strong and trusted relationships with clients by understanding their business needs, priorities, and challenges.
3. Quality Assurance: Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality work products that meet client expectations and uphold professional standards.
4. Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more areas of specialization, developing innovative solutions and shaping service offerings.
5. Business Development: Lead presentations and proposals for medium to high complex projects and provide subject matter insight to bids and proposals in relevant areas.
6. Account Management: Assist in client account management activities such as recruitment for the project team, managing financial aspects of client engagements, and quality and risk management.
7. Presentation and Proposal: Lead and support presentations and proposals for elements of medium to high complex projects to prospective and existing clients.
8. Team Leadership: Communicate effectively with senior management and work to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams.
9. Team Development: Support team development activities including supporting, coaching, and mentoring activities.
10. Performance Reviews: Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback.
Requirements:
1. 15+ years' experience in project risk or programme delivery, recovery for the delivery of technology projects in consulting, industry, or the public sector.
2. Some programme assurance (project health check) experience.
3. Track record for leading high performing, cross-functional teams.
4. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a track record in managing complex stakeholder programmes.
5. Good understanding of project governance and change management principles.
6. Additional professional qualifications in project or programme management, such as PRINCE2, PMP, MSP or ACP are desirable.
7. Additional areas of interest: Project Assurance, Portfolio Management, PMO, benchmarking and best practice.