Your new company
A West Midlands-based University is delivering key strategic improvements to its Student Records System and associated processes as part of their exciting 3-year Digital Transformation Strategy.
Your new role
The IT portfolio requires a highly experienced Senior Project Manager with Student Records Systems Experience to join the PMO and lead a 3-year technical ad process improvement project.Strong leadership skills are required, where you will lead by example, in a collaborative, clear and disciplined way.
What you'll need to succeed
- Prince 2 qualification or equivalent to Practitioner level
- To gather and define the key strategic outcomes of the Student Records System Improvement Project
- Write, report and present project documentation, such as a Business Case, in a clear and well-structured manner.
- Strong proven ability to manage emerging expectations and requirements - experience in defining and managing potential scope creep from suppliers as well as internal customers
- Evidence of managing projects of £3 million + and ensuring return on investment as well as delivering budget, time and quality
- Proven experience in project managing significant change affecting people, process and technology
- Lead the resource requirements for the project and the project team, such as, Change Manager and Business Analyst, amongst others.
- Mobilise and manage an effective procurement and contract negotiation process with suppliers
- Establish strong working relationships with both internal Operational and Technical teams as well as Suppliers
- Create structured and effective governance oversight and controls to ensure effective delivery and responsive change control
- Proactive and expert project risk management is required as well as superb dependency management.
- A proven track record of implementing strong project cost controls, reporting and monitoring is required.
- Strong reporting and documentation skills required - project plans, financial management and forecasting, resource management, check point, high light reports and quality control
- Proven experience of delivering on time, quality and cost, as well as turning around aspects of projects that may have drifted off track
- Experience of presenting and delivering messages to executives in an effective and professional manner
- Ability to manage issues effectively, creative troubleshooting and solutions sourcing skills
- Analytical skills and attention to detail
- Excellent report writing and project documentation skills such as business cases
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Expert at conflict resolution and creating strong working relationships
- Disciplined approach to project governance, financial management, risk and controls
What you'll get in return
- 32 days annual leave + 8 public bank holidays
- Additional days annual leave over Christmas
- Hybrid working 2 days per week, minimum working onsite Mondays and Tuesdays
- Plus additional health and well-being benefits
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