Consultant (Neml)

Additional details

**Level**
- PZ**Requirement location**
- UK - London**Number of Position**
- 1**Employment type**
- ICON**Cluster/Group**
- Microland Delivery**Business Unit**
- EMEA**Department**
- Council IT Services - Ealing**Job Description**:
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Project Management, governance, ability to manage project teams, being very organised, good with paperwork, and excellent budgetary management

PURPOSE OF ROLE:
To oversee the planning, implementation, and tracking of specific projects to budget, time and scope, producing specified deliverables.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
The project manager, operating within agreed reporting structures, is responsible for:
Managing the production of the required deliverables

Planning and monitoring the project

Adopting any delegation and use of project assurance roles within agreed reporting structures

Preparing and maintaining project, stage and exception plans as required

Managing project risks and issues, including the development of contingency plans

Liaison with programme management (if the project is part of a programme) and related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated

Monitoring overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary

Providing budget and financial forecast information, tracking and monitoring throughout the duration of the project, escalating any overruns in budget

Reporting through agreed lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments

Liaison with appointed project assurance representatives to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project

Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact

Identifying and obtaining support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project

Managing project administration

Conducting a project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed

Preparing any follow-on action recommendations

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
Project Management 20 Delivery of outputs to budget, timescale and scope, ensuring products are of a standard of quality as expected by the stakeholders.

Project Communication 20 Communication of project delivery progress, to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of status and any related issues.
Team management 20 To co-ordinate and develop team members

KEY RELATIONSHIPS (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL):
Head of ICT
Directors, Heads of service
Project sponsors
ICT Programme Manager
Project Management Team
Suppliers
All ICT Staff

AUTHORITY LEVEL (PEOPLE, POLICY, FINANCIAL):
Management of project resources/ teams
Management of project budgets (dependent on career grade)

Person Specification

The criteria marked with a (**) demonstrate the key behaviours, which will be focussed on throughout the recruitment process.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

1. Demonstrable experience of leading projects successfully (including leading teams, budgeting, planning, testing, quality management, problem solving, reporting, managing risk).

2. Good understanding of, and approach to, benefits delivery 20 from planning to realisation.

3. Ability to use 20best practice 20 in all aspects of project management, with focus on practical results.

4. Ability to manage own work and dynamically reprioritise work according to a constantly changing environment

5. Ability to manage change and achieve results through influence and negotiation

6. To be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with partners, colleagues, and external bodies, including senior/ex