We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join us on permanent basis to support the delivery of the Society’s Change Programme through the management of one or more IT-related project and departmental assignments.
To provide assurance that change is managed in a controlled and co-ordinated manner, ensuring change is embedded successfully and that the business benefits are realised.
To manage the needs of all stakeholders, ensuring the risk and impact of change is clearly communicated and understood during each stage of the change lifecycle, with mitigation plans in place to safeguard operational and customer impacts.
Key responsibilities are:
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Manage the delivery of multiple technical projects in accordance with the Society’s governance and corporate policies for change management.
- Ownership for the production and maintenance of project documentation.
- Scope and define the implementation of project deliverables, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and encapsulated within an agreed cost and benefit statement.
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Lead and manage multiple technical teams in a project framework, ensuring the effective co-ordination and utilisation of resources.
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Co-ordinate and manage third party dependencies in line with business priorities and quality expectations.
- Ensure the impact of change is communicated in a co-ordinated and timely manner to all stakeholders, including end users and customers. Including the provision of appropriate documentation and training to support the transition and embedding of change.
- Manage project controls for risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, decisions, changes and stage boundaries.
- Maintain project activity, budget and resource plans in line with the agreed cost and benefit statement and reporting requirements.
- Production of project reports in line with the programme reporting schedule, ensuring steering group and ExCo updates are issued on time and to the expected level of quality.
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Support the development and progression of project management disciplines within the team.
- Agree and manage their personal development plan and seek opportunities to improve their business and technical skills in line with their career goals.
The skills and experience required are:
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Minimum of 3 years of project management experience within financial services delivering technical change
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PRINCE 2 or relevant accreditation
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Educated to at least GCE 'A' level standard / equivalent
- Delivery of IT related projects, typically of 6 – 12 months in duration
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Experience of delivering infrastructure and software upgrade projects within a technical environment
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Good stakeholder management with experience of working with senior management
- Good communication skills, able to confidently engage and present themselves to others within the organisation
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Able to manage and prioritise multiple small to medium delivery workstreams
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Able to use best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve systems or processes
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Able to provide practical solutions to business and technology problems
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Conversant with technology and the delivery of technical solutions
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Experience of working with and managing third party suppliers
- Practical experience of different project management techniques
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Highly numerate and literate
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Competent in the use of Microsoft products, and proficient with MS Project
Examples of some potential projects:
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SaaS and moving to cloud
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Data Warehouse upgrades and data specific projects
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CRM upgrades legacy CRM to new types
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Office 365
Why choose the West Brom?
At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We are proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work.
The West Brom are a Disability Leader employer and encourage disabled applicants and applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. We will consider requests to make adjustments to our recruitment process and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants meeting the essential criteria. Should you require assistance please do not hesitate to email careers@westbrom.co.uk.
Check out our careers page to find out more about our culture, values and benefits. https://www.westbrom.co.uk/careers. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, then you will find a home at the West Brom.
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Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. www.westbrom.co.uk The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.
