Deputy Director of Transformation Higher Education

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

**Transformation, PMO, Portfolio**
**Deputy Director of Transformation (Higher Education)**
**£800 to £900 a day (Inside IR35)**
**Hybrid**
**6 Months**
The role will be a member of the Planning Leadership Team and will report to the Director of Transfor-mation. The role will be responsible for the day to day operations of the team. The following roles will re-port to it:

- Head of Project and Programme Delivery
- Head of Demand Management
- Head of Portfolio and PMO
- Head of Change and Continuous Improvement (role yet to be created)
Person Specification - Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Degree level or equivalent and evidence of continuing professional development.
- Proven ability to manage largescale transformation across a range of complex organisations.
- Previous experience of managing and implementing a PMO function
- Substantial experience of strategic portfolio management and leadership.
- Substantial experience of communicating with, managing and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Proven ability to engage the wider organisation with change processes, including cultural change.
- Outstanding leadership and people management skills, with the proven ability to motivate and coach colleagues and manage performance.
- Experience of contract management.
- A commitment to people development aligned to University values.
- A commitment to furthering diversity and equity of opportunity for all.
- A collaborative leadership style.
- An ability to translate complexity into simplicity for a wide variety of audiences.
- Experience of working in the Higher Education sector desirable
- Working in highly governed organisations and / or organisations where a high-level of consensus building is necessary
- Industry best practice change and project management related training and qualifications



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