Details:
- Salary: £400 - 450 - Day
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Birmingham West Midlands
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Interim Project Manager
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Hays are working with Birmingham City Council to recruit an experienced Interim Project Manager to support the delivery of a high-impact transformation portfolio across its operational function. You will play a key role in shaping, implementing, and overseeing a portfolio of improvement initiatives aligned with my client's corporate priorities.
The key responsibilities of this role are:
Develop and manage a prioritised portfolio of transformation and improvement initiatives across the Directorate.
Ensure alignment with corporate priorities and financial savings targets.
Support robust governance, reporting, and assurance processes in collaboration with the Corporate Portfolio Management Office (CPMO).
Provide challenge, advice, and support to programme and project leads on delivery, documentation, business cases, risks, and benefits.
Help establish clear accountabilities for delivery across the Directorate Management Team.
✅ What You'll Bring
Proven experience in portfolio, programme, or project management within a large public sector organisation.
Strong understanding of transformation governance, reporting, and assurance frameworks.
Ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and provide constructive challenge.
Experience supporting complex change initiatives.
Experience working in an operational environment.
Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.What you need to do now
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