Head of Hub Strategy; Synergy Programme

Head of Hub Strategy (Synergy Programme)

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This range is provided by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Successful candidates can be expected to:

• Lead and drive a complex programme of activity with competing priorities with multiple partners and needs at pace
• Provide insight, leadership and challenge at all levels to achieve the desired outcome
• Work to unify competing work streams, spot opportunities and break down silos, manage interdependencies to ensure an end‑to‑end programme view
• Identify and manage stakeholder relationships managing multiple internal and external relationships as appropriate
• Use appropriate Project Portfolio Management (PPM) methodologies to identify, monitor project risks and issues, applying mitigation, controls and escalation as appropriate
• Drive effective governance, transition planning and execution, setting appropriate delivery methodologies between programme phases to manage change effectively
• Provide support, guidance and coaching for the team. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, candidates must demonstrate substantial experience and capability in the following areas:

Leadership and Portfolio Management

• Previous experience of working in a leadership role in a portfolio, programme or project environment within a large and diverse organisation with multiple and complex stakeholders. (Lead criteria).

Project Definition and Planning

• Experience of defining the fundamental components of a project in terms of its scope, deliverables, time scales, resource requirements and budget, including the production of broader plans incorporating risk and quality to provide a consolidated overview of a project.

Business Integration and Change Delivery

• Experience of integrating project outputs into ‘business as usual’ (BAU) ensuring that activities are planned and completed to enable the business to implement the change and realise the benefits.

Stakeholder Engagement and Accountability

• Experience of building effective and collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders and holding others responsible for driving key deliverables.

Communication and Influence

• Proven ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally.

Qualifications/Accreditation

• Qualification in PRINCE2 or willing to work towards this upon the commencement of role.

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Not Applicable

Full-time

Strategy/Planning, Project Management, and Management

Government Administration

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