Property Business Support and Programme Manager

Description

Property Business Support and Programme Manager

Fixed Term Contract – 12 Months (potential for this to extend on further)

Hybrid working model (home/office)

37 hours per week

Salary Banding – 55,534 – 60,390pa

Job Description:

As the Property Business Support and Programme Manager, you will manage the multi disciplinary Business Support team. Driving continuous improvement of project management across the division, you will ensure robust support and processes are in place for property finance and technical support and that property information data systems and reporting is accurate.

The team consists of colleagues supporting finance, corporate projects, technical support, data and information and you will manage programmes and projects of significant value and be responsible for managing the business support budget of circa 1million.

What will you be doing

Leading a team of 20, you will have direct line management responsibility of 5 full time staff. You will oversee resource and capacity levels, development and training of staff and recruitment for the Business Support team.It will be your responsibility to lead on the continuous improvement of project management across the division, and for the tracking, reporting, and delivery of method saving. You will ensure that the property business continuity plan is updated, communicated, and monitored and the divisional risk register is continuously reviewed.Taking a leading role in the implementation of internal programme and project delivery, you will ensure that property performance metrics such as KPI's and SLAs are tracked and communicated, escalating areas of concern to the senior management team.Daily, you will provide support, training and guidance to colleagues to make sure that principles are up to date and that staff are trained and have the tools needed to deliver projects, ensuring strong governance arrangements are in place.Undertaking a high level of problem solving and decision–making, you will ensure that project and programme benefits are realised, effectively co–ordinating departmental and strategic projects and their inter–dependencies, together with the effective management of any risks and issues that may arise.Managing the complexities and sensitivities of programmes and projects with multiple partners, you will be expected to resolve multifaceted and complex project–related issues in negotiation with project stakeholders, whilst keeping to agreed policies and procedures.

What we need from you

We require you to be educated up to degree level and hold a relevant Programme Management qualification MOP or MSP or have equivalent experience of resource and capacity management.It is desirable that you hold the APM's 'Project Management' (APMP, Level D) qualification or equivalent and have the capability to use and apply the APM methodologies.It is essential that you have a financial and commercial acumen with experience of managing budgets and a finance team, and of identifying, tracking, and delivering cost savings.You must have experience of directly managing a multi–disciplinary team focusing on delivery and performance, through setting clear objectives and performance management.Given the elements of the role, you will have significant experience in reporting directly to project boards and presenting to senior leadership teams, with the ability to influence stakeholders, build relationships and offer advice and guidance to internal colleagues and senior managers.Having a track record of successfully planning, managing and delivering complex strategic programmes and projects, you will have experience of business performance management, tracking KPI's and recommending solutions within budget and timeframes.It is essential that you have knowledge of systems, power BI, and reporting tools.

Please contact Adam Good for more details. You can reach Adam on (phone number removed) or at

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