Programme & Project Mgmt Practice Lead

3 months ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

**Salary**: Salary in the region of £47,000 per annum.

The Role

We have reimagined the way we deliver our University IT Services, building a world-class IT department responsive to the needs of our global community. We’re growing significantly and we’ve created new opportunities and made changes to how we work. Our people have been at the centre of this change, with a particular focus on development and opportunities to learn new skills.

Reporting to the Head of the Project Management Office, you will be adept at overseeing multiple projects and have extensive experience in project management methodologies and technologies, and a familiarity with the full systems development lifecycle.

Leading a team of project management professionals, you will prioritise their continuing professional development, exhibiting a coaching / mentoring style of leadership.

The Programme and Project Practice Lead will also establish a consistent and scalable approach to programme and project management based on industry standard best practices, validating, documenting, and disseminating project management related knowledge.

The University is an exciting and dynamic place to work, dedicated to world-leading education and research. Benefits include excellent pension; flexible working options; a minimum of 37 days holiday (including public holidays); discounted travel for the Metro and local bus services; and discounts for national retailers. You can find out more on our benefits web page.

We are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment and we would be happy to discuss arrangements for flexible and/or blended working.

Key Accountabilities
Defining and delivering programme and project management goals and objectives
Identifying and implementing programme and project management best practice for the IT Service
Providing programme and project management coaching and mentoring to staff either directly within their team or in a broader matrix organisation.
Ensuring availability of the required programme and project management skills and competencies, escalating where appropriate
Managing key stakeholder relationships and activities at all levels of the organisation (and externally) across the programme and project lifecycle, from concept through to service transition
Carrying out programme and project health-checks, providing support and remediation where necessary

The Person

**You must possess**: A passion for developing talent The ability to work well with others Strong communications skills Strong meeting facilitation skills Strong project and time management skills A degree in information systems, business administration or an equivalent qualification or experience A recognised programme or project management qualification (e.g. MSP, PMI, PRINCE2, Agile)

**You must also be**: A respected leader and team player More interested in results than personal preferences Motivated by a long-term perspective Intellectually inquisitive Commercially adept Able to build awareness of all relevant factors (the ‘big picture’) to support strategic and tactical decision making Benefits focussed Able to balance delivery across the triple constraints of time, cost and quality

The University holds a silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. The University also holds the HR Excellence in Research award for our work to support the career development of our researchers, and is a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

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