Program Manager

At Akkodis, we believe that we must go beyond what is possible to make incredible happen. We pride ourselves on a culture of trust where you have the autonomy to own your decisions and the support you need to achieve your ambitions. When it comes to a career at Akkodis, you are in the driving seat.

The Role

Managing and overseeing multiple projects within an integrated program structure from inception through the completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing program delivery plans, including the scoping of underpinning projects
• Ensuring alignment of the program within the wider portfolio and the underpinning business case
• Identifying inter project dependencies and working with relevant stakeholders to ensure plans can be carried out effectively and dependencies are resolved.
• Developing program budgets and managing delivery within budget.
• Designing and developing strategies and processes, in consultation with team members/stakeholders/business consultants, which will support the implementation of the program.
• Determining program resourcing requirements, managing resource and capabilities across the program landscape (including capabilities sourced from 3rd party vendors).
• Identifying risks effecting delivery outcomes and where necessary deploys contingencies to ensure completion of the program.
• Developing and managing program controls including effective program status reporting.
• Representing or having involvement with corporate projects, committees, change management programs as required.
• Quality assurance of outcomes and services delivered within the projects.

Skills & Experience

• Proven ability as a Program Manager to plan and phase the delivery of a complex program of work with multiple stakeholders using both waterfall and agile techniques.
• Proven ability to manage multiple teams delivering multiple concurrent projects, making changes to existing systems and building new capabilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with extensive experience with unifying the views of senior executives, external industry stakeholders, 3rd party vendors and internal staff.
• Understanding of operations, procedures and policies related to the specific client domain.
• Extensive experience overseeing program risks, issues, dependencies and benefits management at the whole of program level.
• Proven commercial acumen to work across both T&M and Fixed Price engagements.
• Excellent communicator, with strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills
• Gravitas and presence with the ability to influence with and without authority.

Certifications:

• Managing Successful Programs (MSP) certification or similar highly desirable
• Project management certifications like PRINCE2 or similar highly desirable.

Talented, committed, can-do individuals have always been the cornerstone of this dynamic organisation. If you have what it takes to thrive in this role and want to know more, please reach out to Rose Hampton at rose.hampton@akkodisgroup.com

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