Programme Manager

at  SCC

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• The Gravitas and Leadership qualities to guide stakeholders through conflicting priorities
• Tenacious and assertive, professional and positive
• Ability to cope successfully under pressure
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Highly organised, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative and without supervision
• Diligent, with excellent attention to detail
• Working within structured business processes and regulated procedures
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English
• SC and NPPV3 clearance – or willingness to undertake
• Holds current driving licence and able and willing to travel

ABOUT US

SCC is Europe’s largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The Programme Manager will report to the Head of Programmes and will be responsible and accountable for successful completion of Programmes for SCC clients. The Programme Manager will be a highly motivated and business aware individual, able to work effectively with their project teams, their management, with other stakeholders in SCC and with the end customer. This must include leading from the front, shaping and prioritising, effective communication, desire to develop relationships and hence increase sales. The Programme Manager is expected to understand project management finances and will be responsible for their programme’s profitability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defining, shaping, leading, and delivering on complex Programmes or a portfolio of Projects within a client portfolio
• Management of Programmes such the cost, time, scope, and quality are controlled, baselined and assurance is made that delivery follows the plan
• Stakeholder management including Programme and Project Board creation, liaison with other key SCC service providers and 3rd party organisations
• Programme Risk Management and Issues Management including rolled up management of Project Risk and Issues, and escalation
• Creation and maintenance of Management Products including Programme Definition, PIDs, Plans, RAID & Communication models
• Effective use of Management Products including PIDs, Plans, RAID & Communication models to shape delivery such the cost, time, scope, and quality are planned to a baseline, and delivery follows the plan.
• Oversee Programme / Project Definition Workshops, risk workshops and product workshops
• Accounting for Programme and Project cost, time, scope, quality and budget
• Ensuring business continuity by maintaining effective documentation and daily logging
• Provide accurate and targeted reporting on Programme and Project status