Deputy Transformation Programme Director

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About Us

The Deputy Transformation Programme Director role sits within the Transformation Office Directorate and is a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The Transformation Office (TO) supports the senior leadership of the university in effective strategy execution, delivering a complex set of transformation initiatives and driving sustainable improvements to our core business.

About the Role

The Deputy Transformation Programme Director has responsibility for leading organisation wider transformation programmes, to deliver on the aims of Vision 2029.

You will oversee the planning and delivery of large and complex programmes and projects to deliver change, defining and working within set budgets, timescales and quality. You will build relationships across a wide stakeholder community, engaging with colleagues across Professional Services and faculties and with external partners.

The transformation portfolio includes a wide range of programmes and projects and you will be required to lead a team of specialist project staff and oversee all stages of project lifecycles, as well as leading broader strategic developments, benefits realisation and change management approaches.

This is a full time (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Education to degree standard and/or equivalent qualifications/experience
2. A recognized project/programme management or change management qualification e.g., Prince2, MSP, PROSCI
3. Significant experience of leading and managing large and complex projects and/or programmes and delivering tangible business benefits and organisational change
4. Application of evidence-based analytical, creative, and constructive thinking and strategy development skills • Highly effective communication skills attuned to audience requirements and delivered in different formats
5. An ability to build, sustain and develop relationships at all levels, internally and externally, using persuasion and influence to achieve agreed objectives
6. Excellent IT skills to support programme and project delivery e.g., MS Office suite, Sharepoint and MS Teams, PowerBI, project management, presentation software
7. Significant experience as an effective team manager - including experience of working with a positive and inclusive management style to make decisions and inspire and motivate others to achieve results
8. Ability to engage in collaborative working across King's professional services, other faculties, academic and student communities, with a meaningful and visible commitment to Diversity & Inclusion policies and practices.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of process review and improvement methods e,g., Lean Six Sigma
2. Knowledge and understanding of the UK Higher Education sector

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click "Apply Now". This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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