• Programme management that has involved significant collaboration both with internal IT stakeholders as well as with software vendors and across a diverse range of stakeholders in the implementation of transformation change programmes; • Managing the successful move of on premises system(s) to cloud hosting; • Managing and embedding both process and cultural change within a similarly complex/matrix organisation; • Effectively managing supplier relationships to ensure effective and on budget delivery; • Applying a significant amount of independent professional judgement;
Person Specification
• Project and programme management techniques and tools;
• Risk management and change management.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills including:
Educated to degree level (or equivalent) with appropriate programme and project management qualifications, as well as substantial previous programme management experience of successful systems implementation at a senior level in a complex organisation, preferably a student records system implementation/ re-implementation at a Higher Education Institution (HEI).
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, including the ability to produce high quality project documentation and well developed presentation skills; • Establishing and managing collaborative stakeholder relationships and networks with academics, professional services staff and other partners demonstrating credibility and gravitas; • Interacting with all levels of staff including the ability to motivate and develop people and teams;
• Detailed knowledge of and significant expertise in:
• Technical programme management and leadership which has successfully delivered similar IT and business system cloud migrations within a transformational change programmes in a Higher Education or similarly complex environment • Programme management that has successfully delivered similar IT and business system solutions within transformational change programmes in a complex environment;
• Excellent influencing, negotiating and facilitating skills.
• Personal characteristics:
• Strong intellectual abilities;
• Eye for detail and strong influencing personality;
• Judgement and resilience;
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