As Programme Director you'll be responsible for the coordination, direction and implementation of the department Programme through Portfolio, Programme and Project Management, policies and process as well as having a coherence and assurance role, including chairing the Service Delivery Board.
This will include management to ensure that programme outcomes are delivered, and objectives are met. You'll be leading and fostering a ‘one team’ approach across organisational boundaries and managing and collaborating on stakeholder issues.
Your role:
- Manage and direct all teams involved in the design and development of a programme or programmes of initiatives.
- Develop clear requirements for products and services to enable the delivery of the programme/s.
- Lead the implementation and planning ensuring the benefits are realised.
- Ensure the programme/s are delivered on time and to budget.
- Provide clear direction and support in the development of the programmes.
- Ensure progress is monitored, risks identified and appropriate mitigation against non-delivery is invoked.
- Assisting in the resolution of escalations, risks and issues.
- Lead and manage appropriate Working Groups, strategy, governance and reporting.
- Lead the development of stakeholder profiles, facilitating the formulation of stakeholder and communication strategies, responding to both internal and external requests for information and that benefits are realised.
Essential:
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, a proven commitment to collaboration, and the ability to communicate often complex information easily and simply to all levels, including directors and senior management.
- Strong Programme Director experience
- Ability to work flexibly and be able to adapt/react effectively to changing project environments.
- Problem solving, analyse and determine solutions to emergent issues and future risks.
- Form effective working relationships with diverse groups of Stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and people skills.
- Extensive programme leadership skills
- Team player
- Experience of managing significant programmes, leading multi-discipline teams including co-ordination, management, and control of programme activities.