Senior IT Change Project Manager

Senior IT change Project Manager required by a leading Healthcare client, to be based in Salford Quays Manachester, to define lead and manage the delivery of large and complex change projects and initiatives for the clients various business units and their executive teams. Identify and manage the necessary resources (business and IT) ensuring they are optimised to achieve the agreed financial and business outcomes within the agreed parameters.

Accountabilities and Activities:

To establish and manage effective and trusted relationships with key Business and IT project stakeholders.
Identify and manage project risks, issues and dependencies and manage change holistically.
Use judgement to determine when it is necessary to escalate through established escalation channels in a timely manner.
Ensure that projects are managed in accordance with agreed standards, methods and procedures (eg, Agile, SDLC, and Financial Review Boards).
Lead the project team(s) in translating business requirements into operational plans.
Create and manage optimised project plans, budgets, critical success factors and key milestones for all projects.
Control and monitor the project finances to ensure efficient delivery, adhering to the business value case at all times.
To execute appropriate project governance and reporting frameworks within UK Business Services and the operating environments of the Business Units affected, in partnership with the PMO.
Engage with Business Services IT managers to ensure IT resources are planned for and used effectively for each project.
Engage with Business resource managers to ensure business resources are planned for and used effectively for each project.
Ensure robust and measurable business cases exist for each project, with clearly identified and traceable commercial outcomes at all times.
Effectively engage and manage vendors, focussing on strong delivery capability and cost efficiency opportunities for the project as well as Bupa holistically. Qualifications, Training and Experience

Strong knowledge and expertise in business and IT project and programme management.
To have excellent interpersonal skills, empathy and at times fortitude and resilience.
Highly results oriented and focussed on adding value
Experience of articulating what the business outcome is.
To have extensive experience of multiple business and IT project delivery methodologies (eg, Agile, SDLC).
To be able to thrive in pressurised environments, with a clear approach to decision making.
To be an advocate of change, with significant experience of implementing Business and IT change.
Must be able to demonstrate advanced stakeholder management skills across a wide range of different stakeholders from business customers through to IT colleagues.
Must be highly proficient in risk, resource and cost management.
Strong negotiating and influencing skills.
Effective vendor management skills, combined with strong commercial acumen, in particular involving IT suppliers.Capita Resourcing welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of gender, race, disability, age or sexual orientation.

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