• Responsible for managing the Functions Programme, which is a portfolio of strategic change and improvement projects and programmes across multiple 'service lines' including HR, Finance, IT, Commercial & Procurement, External Engagement, Estates and Legal, ensuring successful execution and embedding the changes aligned with the strategy.
• Ensuring multi- and cross-functional programme plans are robust and achievable with defined KPIs and success criteria attached.
• Co-ordinating a multi-disciplined team of variously experienced project and programme managers, change managers and business analysts to define and refine requirements, identify deliverables and KPIs, drive delivery against agreed timelines and support governance processes.
• Identify areas for continuous improvement to increase programme effectiveness or efficiency.
• This is initially an 18 month to 2 year contract with the potential for a longer term role in the wider Strategic Change team post transformation.

Program Strategy and Planning:

• Develop and communicate a clear programme strategy aligned with the Strategic plan and defined success criteria agreed with Directors of Functions.
• Create comprehensive programme plans, timelines, and budgets to guide successful execution.
• Define programme KPIs and success metrics and regularly report on progress to senior leadership which could include formal programme governance processes as agreed.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Foster strong collaboration and regular two-way communication across all enabling Functions and Faculties, recognising this is essential to the successful delivery of this portfolio programme.
• Ensure alignment of cross-functional activities with the programme goals and objectives and identifying areas for cross collaboration (eg on technology solutions) and service dependency.

Resource Management:

• Lead team of project, programme and change managers and business analysts to support defining target operating models, requirements, delivery plans and resources required. Identify and allocate necessary resources, including personnel, budget, and technology, to support programme execution.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.