Programme Project Manager

Torbayandsouthdevon; Torquay; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a PMO professional responsible for delivering PMO activities to support the Cost Improvement Programme for Adult Social Services. The role involves monitoring project progress, producing reports for the Executive Team, and facilitating stakeholder engagement to drive performance improvements. Strong project management skills and the ability to motivate teams are essential. This position offers an opportunity to significantly impact service efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and improvement processes.
• Ability to deal with complex enquiries and motivate teams.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PMO activities to support the Cost Improvement Programme.
• Monitor and analyse the progress of projects.
• Produce update reports for the Executive Team.
• Support the implementation of performance improvements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Job description

You will deliver PMO activities to support the development and achievement of the Trust’s annual Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) for Adult Social Services.

Driving, support and facilitate, monitor and analyse the progress of projects to ensure the continuous improvement of Adult Social Services' efficiency and effectiveness.

You will be assigned a portfolio of Adult Social Services Projects, for which they will be responsible for developing, planning, tracking, monitoring and maintaining performance in line with trajectories.

Work in partnership with groups or individuals to support and drive the development and delivery of the Trust’s annual Cost Improvement Programme (CIP).

Support, drive, plan, facilitate and monitor progress of projects, liaise with key stakeholders, hold to account project teams on progression, to provide an up to date view on the performance and progress of projects against annual targets.

Be responsible for the tracking and monitoring a portfolio of projects and to produce update reports for the Executive Team.

The post holder will support the planning and implementation of performance improvement, and promote quality and equality improvement, whilst ensuring business continuity of service.

The post holder will act as the catalyst for the implementation of project plans, while being the intermediary between Project Managers, Operational Managers and the PMO, providing assurance on the progress and development of plans.

Play a key role in motivating Project Team Leadership to ensure that deadlines are met.

Deal with complex enquiries from a variety of stakeholders. Provide timely and accurate information. Secure commitment from others to deliver agreed work to defined timescales, using tact, persuasion and negotiation skills. It will also be necessary to hold project teams and leads to account, and to elevate issues to the Deputy Director or Divisional Director of Adult Social Services.

The PMO is the mechanism by which the Trust will ensure that the entire Executive Team is held accountable for delivery.

The PMO designs the architecture and tools, and supports and guides the projects with project definition, planning, financials and KPIs. It also ‘governs’ through gathering evidence and RAG rating progress, facilitates the governance process and creates overall reporting mechanisms.

All CIP Projects are managed through to completion using a similar process and governance procedure that:

• ensures the process used in the organisation is based on best practice;
• ensures the monitoring of projects and the correct escalation procedures are in place for any failing projects;
• ensures the process defines the framework that supports the CIP by implementing best practice including;

Key governance details:

• An Executive Director Sponsor for each project;
• A lead person and timescales for each component of the project;
• Robust set of early warning indicators to identify clinical risk which will be reported on;
• Risk rating likelihood of achievement and impact on quality;
• Structured Quality Impact Assessment (QIA) of each scheme, where appropriate;

It is considered best practice in any organisation, which is financially challenged, to have an independent PMO, which can access and report directly to Executive Directors.

Contact

Name: Sharon O'Reilly
Job title: Deputy Director of Adult Social Services
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07919303192