Details:
- Salary: £450 - Day
- Location: Bristol City of Bristol
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Exciting Opportunity: Digital Project Manager - Public Sector
*Enhance Your Career with a Groundbreaking Digital Initiative!*
We're on the lookout for a skilled Digital Project Manager to spearhead the Strategic Innovation Team's latest endeavor-a £2.5 million Digital Office Pilot Scheme. This groundbreaking projectaims to revolutionize how digital services are coordinated, making them more efficient and effective.
*About the Role:*
This is a unique, three-year project that will test a shared Digital Office service and assess its impact on delivering a Digital Plan. You'll play a crucial role from the get-go, leading a 6-month initiation phase to set the wheels in motion for an October 2024 launch. Your work will involve:
- Collaborating closely with stakeholders within the organisation, telecom providers, and other stakeholders to co-design the prototype service, a resource model, and a joint workplan.
- Establishing a robust governance framework and monitoring arrangements, ensuring strategic oversight by the organisation.
- Co-designing the Digital Office scheme, aligning resources, coordination functions, and joint working arrangements.
*Key Responsibilities:*
- Develop and implement a detailed delivery plan, ensuring clear deliverables, milestones, and resource management.
- Monitor and report progress diligently, maintaining alignment with the Programme Manager for digital transformation.
- Forge a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan, facilitating effective communication throughout the project.
- Initiate governance arrangements for strategic oversight and support the creation of a Digital Infrastructure Board.
- Plan and oversee the transition to new shared services, including user onboarding and external support specifications.
*What We're Looking For:*
*Qualifications & Knowledge:*
- A degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
- Professional project management certification (eg, APM, MSP, PRINCE2).
*Experience:*
- A proven track record in project/programme management within local authority, combined authority, or government sectors.
- Demonstrable success in delivering projects involving complex stakeholder environments at a senior level.
*Skills & Competencies:*
- Autonomy in operation with the ability to lead with minimal direction.
- Exceptional planning, organizational, and financial management skills.
- Strong ability to build partnerships and maintain effective relationships across all organizational levels.
- Solution-oriented with a knack for constructive challenge and achieving targets.
*Desirable:*
- Familiarity with the Telecoms sector and digital connectivity.
- Experience in digital infrastructure deployment and understanding the role of Local Government.
*Why This Role?*
This is more than just a job; it's a chance to make a tangible difference in how digital services enhance public sector efficiency and effectiveness. If you're passionate about driving digital innovation and ready for a career-defining role, we want to hear from you.
Apply now to be at the heart of a pioneering project that sets new standards for digital excellence in the public sector