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Procurement Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 17 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £193.76 to £193.76 per day |
| Additional salary information: | per day PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2024 |
| Location: | GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TG |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Gloucestershire 5252011 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Procurement Programme Manager
Reference no: Gloucestershire 5252011
Pay Rate: £193.76 per day PAYE
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 9 months
City: GLOUCESTER
Required to be onsite two-three days a week, may change depending on business needs.
Oversee all projects within the programme, providing leadership for the programme under the direction of the sponsor. Responsible for leading the development and implementation of ambitious, complex and multi-faceted transformation programmes, including elements of system redesign, remodelling of services, behaviour change and delivery of savings.
To be successful, you will need experience of managing ambitious programmes, having used your knowledge of programme management tools and techniques to proactively plan for and coordinate delivery. You’ll also need to bring your strong organisational and creative problem-solving skills to manage competing deadlines and tight timescales, to ensure that the programme is successfully delivered.
Although procurement expertise is not considered essential for this role, it is important that you have an understanding of public sector procurement and that you can use your excellent ability to communicate with stakeholders at different levels to ensure a collaborative approach to delivery. We will also need your strong influencing and motivation skills to enthuse, achieve buy-in, and drive change.
Key Responsibilities
Manage one or more transformation programmes through their lifecycle from initiation to delivery of benefits
Oversee all projects within the programme, providing leadership for the programme under the direction of the sponsor
Lead on the development and communication of robust programme and project plans and business cases, engaging stakeholders in the process, and managing the gateway approvals process for the programme
Be responsible for programme governance, (including stakeholder management, change control, risk and issue management and escalation, monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance, resource management) ensuring that corporate requirements are met
Manage project managers assigned to the programme, providing them with leadership, direction and oversight, managing interdependencies and resolving conflicts
Take overall responsibility for programme deliverables, working closely with Business Change Managers to ensure that the changes are understood, owned and embedded within the business itself.
Provide matrix management for all staff and resources assigned to the programme, including programme team members and support services
Develop the programme’s benefits realisation plan, working with Business Change Managers to identify, define, plan and monitor benefits
Report delivery of the programme to the sponsor and the programme board, keeping them informed of progress, and escalating issues as appropriate
Prepare routine and bespoke reports as required for the Programme Board, Commissioning Board, Corporate Management Team and Cabinet
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Project Management Qualification
Knowledge:
Understanding of the role of local government and its partners
Understanding of relevant areas of Council business
Experience:
Experience of managing complex, high-risk programmes requiring significant culture change
Experience of managing programmes
Experience of working within the public sector
Working with senior managers and politicians
Preparing and presenting clear, concise reports
Risk management
Complex benefits mapping, including using benefits realisation plans to deliver cashable benefits
Skills & Abilities:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Advanced skills in solving complex or contentious problems
Good negotiation skills
Problem solving and analytical skills
Able to work as part of a team
Able to motivate and influence others
Able to exercise influence across a range of stakeholders, including managers senior to the post-holder
Able to present a well-argued, robust business case
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Job Ref: Gloucestershire 5252011
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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