IT Project Manager

Description:

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to work for a Public Sector organisation who are seeking to appoint an IT Project Manager on a fixed term contract.
Key responsibilities will be:
Review the various ICT systems currently in use within Ipswich Borough Council with a view to gaining efficiencies through software and process rationalisation and amalgamation.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Conduct interviews and fact-finding exercises with the current system administrators;
- Generate business cases for any proposed changes;
- Assist the ICT Operations manager in seeking board approval;
- Project manage the implementation of any agreed changes;
- Assist the relevant service areas through the change management process.
Knowledge / Experience:
- Experience of working at a senior management level;
- Ability to demonstrate skill in working in a corporate and political environment;
- Working knowledge and awareness of local government issues, legislation and procedures;
- Experience of successfully providing leadership to ICT, change management and other large scale corporate projects;
- Significant experience of managing project scope (feasibility, timelines and budget) for multiple projects simultaneously using a recognised framework or methodology;
- Demonstrable experience in gathering and interpreting technical or complex client requirements including the ability to be detail-oriented with an emphasis on accuracy and delivery of high quality projects;
- Experience of managing organisational change and supporting people through behavioural, system and process change.
Personal Skills:
- Excellent ICT skills, demonstrating significant degree of ICT and project literacy ideally developed through project delivery on complex, high profile projects;
- Experience of leading and managing project team member activities across varying disciplines and locations with a strong commitment to fostering and promoting team-work;
- Experience of managing stakeholder relationships within complex projects with the ability to manage and resolve conflict, meet challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure