Programme Manager

Description

Are you an experience Programme Manager looking for a new opportunity?
As a Programme Manager you will manage a programme of work delivering projects in support of Health and other Public Sector strategies in Scotland. This role is a 3 month contract based in Edinburgh or Glasgow but working from home for the time being.

Responsibilities:
· Contribute to and deliver the PgMS Business Plan as part of the overall company strategy
· Manage and deliver complex programmes to ensure procedures and performance measures are in place and maintained to provide accurate performance metrics
· Implement and maintain highest quality programme and project management standards, reports and processes to identify and manage cross-project dependencies, risks and constraints for strategic projects, escalate these risks and issues as required in order to ensure quality resolution and benefits delivery
· Contribute and co-ordinate across a programme to develop and maintain a resource management process that enables the efficient deployment of people and resources to provide the optimum level of programme delivery effectiveness
· Develop, maintain and continuously improve an effective initiation and control mechanism for the creation, approval, delivery and post-implementation review of change programmes taking into account the need for effective programme governance

Requirements:
· Educated to degree level with a post graduate or professional qualification in a relevant area of knowledge
· Significant demonstrable experience in using a wide range of competencies such as project, programme, risk, change and people management in an organisational development setting within both public and private sectors, taking account of the cultural and environmental issues that will impact on their application
· Programme and Project Management qualifications including PRINCE 2, MSP or similar
· Significant complex programme experience at manager level, covering at least one specialist area (e.g. Health, Clinical, Operational, Business) managing activities and outcomes to required standards
· Skilled in EFQM, Six SIGMA, Lean SIGMA and associated quality and process improvement techniques
· Knowledge and experience of delivering quality improvement initiatives e.g. the ability to analyse and redesign business processes to make best use of the people involved and enabling this with new technology as appropriate
· Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures and effective financial management skills
· Experience of change management and the use of skills to facilitate change

If you are interested in this Programme Manager role, please apply by clicking the link below!

ASA Recruitment is one of Scotland’s largest independent multi-sector recruitment agencies. We specialise in providing effective tailored solutions for permanent, contract and temporary employment requirements for our Clients and Candidates. We are members of the REC and are ISO certified.

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