Job Vacancy Details
Senior Programme Management Officer
Global Banking organisation
Canary Wharf
Permanent
Updated April 29, 2012
Department overview
The Group Finance Change team manage a wide ranging portfolio of multi-million pound programmes on behalf of Group Finance and some other Group areas (e.g. Compliance and Tax). The size and scale of portfolio continues to grow as more areas look to the Finance Change team as a centre of excellence. The Portfolio Management Office is integral to the team's ambition to become a world class change management function.
The Senior Programme Management Officer will report directly to the Head of Change whilst also interfacing with a number of Programme Directors, managers and support staff.
Principal accountabilities
• Ensuring that all projects under the control of the Finance portfolio are delivering on the agreed benefits, on time, to budget and are of the highest quality
• Regular review and challenge of status with programme managers and the production of executive summaries and MI to report status and steer decisions making
• Developing and maintaining effective governance through the implementation of best practice standards, controls and processes across programmes and projects in line with internal corporate standards and policies
• Maintenance of the delivery portfolio and pipeline plans. Identifying and monitoring critical dependencies between projects and recommending appropriate action to the programme managers
• Provide an efficient day-to-day point of reference to programme managers in reporting on plans, costs and the overall health of programmes
• Support the operational needs of the programmes and ensure the smooth running of resource management (e.g. on-boarding) and invoicing to / from suppliers
The role requires a flexible hands on approach and whilst there are clear objectives for this role there will be a degree of ad-hoc work which will need to be managed at the request of the Head of Change.
Who we're looking for
Technical Skills
• Deep understanding of Project / Programme management principles
• Deep understanding of PMO principles, processes and procedures
• Skilled in the use of project / programme management software tools
• Skilled in the use of office software tools, including spreadsheets, presentation tools and word processing
Knowledge
• Deep knowledge of project/programme Management systems and processes, procedures and tools
• Previous experience of delivery in other change management roles e.g. Project Management, Business Change Management or Programme Management office Experience
• Well developed commercial awareness
• Team management experience
• Personal adaptability to take on ad-hoc deliverables
• Ability to adapt knowledge of PMO disciplines e.g. financial/ Business analysis to support other deliverables
Experience Essential
• Track record of producing high-quality deliverables
• Experience working in a fast paced project environment
• Experience in managing projects across multiple business lines
• Experience of running projects/programmes and project management offices for large-scale business change projects/programmes
• Senior Stakeholder engagement and management
Experience preferred
• PRINCE II Practitioner Level
• MSP Practitioner Level
• Knowledge of Barclays financial
About our client
Global Banking organisation requires Senior Programme Management Officer for its Group Change function in Canary Wharf. Ideal candidates will have Prince II and Programme Management experience
What's on offer
Competitve salary and package
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on 0207 645 1462.
Job Ref: 13221326
Your application will be sent to Jonathan Gilmore.
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