Senior IT Project Manager - TechTeam

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Location: Alcester

Since 1989, we've supported adults of all ages to maintain their independence and stay in the place they know and love. Because, life is better at home.

Helping Hands is the nation's most widely rated home care provider and the only one to be endorsed as a Centre of Excellence by Skills for Care. We have over 150 branches across England and Wales as well as our Support Office in Alcester, Warwickshire. We're now looking for a Senior IT Project Manager based at Support office.

The role will include supporting strategic partner systems development, solutions delivery / change, managing IT operational escalations when required and defining high level requirements / project objectives. This role will primarily be technology focused. However, there will also be opportunities to also drive Business focused projects. The role holder should be comfortable in building relationships at a senior level, with technical people, managing an overall programme plan, working with PMO and with hands on project management assignments.

Main Responsibilities

• Maintaining and supporting the development of the existing project management methodology.
• Training and supporting team members in effectively delivering project actions and outcomes.
• Reporting on project/programme progress, issues, change, risk, dependencies, timescales, and financial performance.
• Ensuring that project outcomes can and are measured after projects complete.
• Ensuring the successful transition of development projects into the operational environment.
• Maintaining all project management documentation and supporting the prioritisation process.
• Chairing project and programme management meetings and updates.
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders on progress, actions, issues, and other project elements.
• Playing a vital part in how quality Project Delivery supports the organisation moving forwards.
• Managing and supporting resources and delivery through indirect team management (matrix management)

About You

To be successful in this role you'll have Relevant Project Management experience implementing a range of different projects including systems developments/implementations, regulatory changes, business development initiatives and efficiency projects.

You will have experience of flexing framework Project Management processes and procedures and developing and influencing a project management capability. A proven and quantifiable track record of delivering well executed, managed and cost-effective projects, to time. To be successful you will have excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate, influence and implement change and ability to build effective stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally.

Benefits

• Career progression opportunities
• 25 days annual leave
• Blue Light Card offering discounts from business and services
• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Annual salary review

Helping Hands is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce as we believe this develops a comfortable working environment for all our staff. All applications will be treated fairly in line with our Equality and Diversity Policy.

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