Programme/ Project Manager - Government (Contract)

Are you a highly organised PMO Manager with experience within regulation, government or public sector?

Do you have the Prince2 or MSP qualification and proven experience?

Are you naturally driven and motivated with excellent organisational skills, and stakeholder management experience? If so, read on!

Our client is a high profile regulator, whose is seeking a highly efficient PMO Manager to be responsible delivering one of their most expansive and ambitious programmes.

You will be:
- Managing assigned projects or activities to agreed time, cost and quality.
- Support senior decision makers by proactively monitoring and providing honest reporting on progress, risks and issues.
- Ensuring project management documents (plans, logs, strategies) etc. remain fit for purpose and up to date.
- Developing and maintaining delivery plans
- Planning, tracking and reporting on outputs and outcomes
- Responsible for resource and budget planning and management
- Risk and issue management
- Managing interdependencies
- Maintaining quality control and project assurance standards and tracking their implementation
- Maintaining and tracking change control procedures
- Developing stakeholder maps and stakeholder management plans
- Planning and executing communication plans to stakeholders
- Building and managing relationships with stakeholders

We're looking for someone who:
- Is educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
- Has experience of project management, project delivery and PMO roles gained through working in a central PMO/project delivery environment.
- Has excellent project management techniques including planning, scheduling, risk and issue management, change control.
- Has the ability to work across multiple projects or activities, manage own time and propose resolutions to conflicting priorities.
- Has excellent communication skills - the ability to communicate professionally and effectively (verbally and in writing) with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
- Has interpersonal skills - a flexible approach and the ability to work well within and across teams and manage conflict.
- Has organisational skills - the ability to proactively prioritise, plan and schedule complex tasks and demonstrate problem solving skills.
- Experience in using MS Project.
- Experience of procurement and contract management.

The perks!
*Up to 30 days annual leave
*Excellent training and development opportunities
*The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements, which include a valuable range of benefits
*Subsidised gym and restaurant
*Flexible working hours and family friendly policies
*Interest free season ticket loan.

Apply now for an immediate interview!

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