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Project Manager - Software Applications - 6 Month FTC. Hybrid. SOLE AGENT

Our client, a large charity, require a talented Project Manager to join their team, this is a hybrid role with 3 days a week in the office and 2 remote. This is a 6 month fixed term contract. You will ensure that projects are delivered on time, to scope and on budget. Supporting various stakeholders across the IT, Digital and Business Change areas in continuous improvement of delivery processes and delivery of projects on the Technology roadmap.

YOUR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Essential

• Experience in managing the delivery varied software applications.
• Knowledge of M365 business applications
• Experience in Agile delivery environments
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Extensive experience of the full project management life cycle.
• Extensive experience of successfully delivering Business Change and IT system implementation projects, to time, budget, and quality.
• Demonstrable experience of successful stakeholder management and relationship building.
• Experience of successfully managing change.
• Experience of managing 3rd party supplier relationships.
• Knowledge of MS Project

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING:

• Responsible for end-to-end project delivery.
• Manage appropriate project controls and structures to ensure the project is delivered on time and on budget.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project, overseeing progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary.
• Engage with key stakeholders across the organisation, ensuring two-way communication channels are set up and managed appropriately.
• Manage the Project Steering Group, ensuring that key stakeholders are engaged and informed, highlighting any threats to the project, which could mean the projects may overrun or exceed budget.
• Manage the identification of risks and issues to the project, taking actions to ensure they are appropriately monitored and managed to minimise exposure.
• Monitor the project budget in conjunction with Finance reporting to the Project Steering Group as required.
• Maintain a balanced viewpoint to regularly assess the project to ensure it will still meet the criteria for its implementation and that benefits will be realised, highlight to the Project Steering Group and other key stakeholders any threats to this.
• Manage the relationship with the preferred third-party suppliers.
• Working closely with the Product Owners and Scrum masters of the internal Agile delivery squads where internal development is required.

This represents an excellent opportunity to join a great organisation, if your profile matches the above, please send your CV for full details.