Details:
- Salary: £500 - 750 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Manchester Greater Manchester
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
Amazing 6 month opportunity to be a Project Manager who would be responsible for the deliver of the strategic projects on schedule and budget, including project definition, resource management, project processes such as risk and issue management, and consolidated reporting.
Main Responsibilities
Strategic
To provide recommendations for the definition of projects including estimation of resources, schedule and budget to best maximize the potential for the delivery of benefits
To drive the alignment of projects with the University of Manchester's strategic vision and plan, through provision of recommendations to governance bodies on proposed benefits and drivers for change of projects being delivered by the Strategic Change Office
As part of the Strategic Project & Programme Delivery Team, support the implementation of a comprehensive delivery approach for Programme and Project Management within the University of Manchester
To deputise when necessary for Senior Project/Programme Managers in meetings, at governance bodies, and in leading and managing the operations of the Strategic Change Office
To deputise when necessary for peers in the Strategic Project & Programme Delivery team such as other Project Managers and Business Analysts
Operational
In alignment with the businesses approach for delivering strategic change and in relation to the assigned initiative to undertake:
Project management including definition, planning, risk, issue and change control management, progress reporting and benefits reporting
Business analysis including the completion of analysis tasks in order to shape, size and scope projects prior to launch
Project and Programme administration as required
Application of tools, templates and methodologies as required
Resource and capacity management across the strategic projects and programmes
To deliver a strategic project, including:
Implementation of governance structures and status reporting
Creation, selection and management of the project team
Project schedule and regular reviews of progress
Risk, issue, and change control management
Budget and financial tracking and reporting
Benefits management
Any supplier management of tasks and activities required
Consolidated reporting to the programme and/or portfolio and escalation as required
To assume where required business change manager responsibilities (i.e. where not undertaken by a separate role) to include:
Change design: definition of the case for change, current and future state documentation and design mapping, options analysis, information analysis and impact assessmentAdecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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