Description
* Hours: 37 hours
* Contract: Fixed Term - 12 months
* Salary: Grade 10 - £47,181 - £50,269
* Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office)
You will take control of an emerging ERP project and bring structure, clarity, and pace during the readiness phase.
This is a project management role operating at programme level during mobilisation. You will align stakeholders, define what “ERP ready” looks like, and put in place a credible, deliverable plan covering readiness, procurement, and implementation.
You will work closely with an external partner but retain ownership of direction, outputs, and decision-making on behalf of the organisation.
Work with stakeholders in particular HR to ensure early engagement to support culture change
Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter to detail how you meet the criteria as detailed within the role profile. (please see role profile attached). Please note, all applications should be made directly via our careers portal .
Interviews to take place W/c 15th June 2026
About the role
Establish clarity and shared understanding
* Bring together Finance, HR, Digital, and Corporate Services
* Create a single, agreed view of scope, outcomes, and priorities
* Resolve ambiguity and conflicting positions
Clarify scope and interfaces with other key systems (assets, procurement, performance, programme mgt)
Lead ERP readiness (with external partner)
* Coordinate current state assessment across Finance and HR
* Work with the external partner, Business Analysts, and SMEs to capture processes, systems, and data
* Define what “ERP ready” means for the organisation
* Translate partner outputs into a clear, owned readiness plan with actions and timelines
Programme planning, resourcing, and capability
* Develop and own an integrated ERP project plan covering readiness, procurement, and implementation phases
* Produce a detailed delivery plan with milestones, dependencies, and critical path
* Define and implement a resource plan across internal teams and external partners
* Assess capacity across Finance, HR, and Digital teams and identify constraints and risks
* Define the capability required to deliver the project (BA, SME, technical, change)
* Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities
* Ensure plans are realistic and aligned to organisational capacity
Structure and mobilise delivery
* Stand up governance, reporting, RAID, and decision forums
- lead the project team and chair the project delivery group
- report to the Project Board, chaired by the Project Executive (CFO)
* Define ways of working across multiple workstreams
* Coordinate delivery across Finance, HR, Digital, and other partner teams
Manage partner and stakeholders
* Act as the intelligent client with the external partner
* Hold the partner to account for quality and delivery
* Engage and align senior stakeholders across Finance and HR
* Drive decisions and maintain momentum
Prepare for procurement and delivery
* Ensure requirements are sufficiently defined and consistent
* Support development of procurement approach and documentation
* Position the organisation to go to market with confidence
Handover to permanent PM
* Leave a structured, governed project in place
* Ensure plans, risks, and ownership are clear
* Support transition and onboarding
Key deliverables
* Agreed ERP scope and outcomes
* ERP readiness assessment and action plan
* Integrated ERP project plan with clear phases and dependencies
* Resource and capacity plan aligned to delivery phases
* Capability model identifying required roles and gaps
* Governance framework with reporting and controls in place
* Defined and validated requirements baseline
* Clear stakeholder ownership model
* Handover pack for permanent Project Manager
About you
* Proven experience mobilising ERP projects in the readiness phase
* Strong working knowledge of Finance processes (GL, AP, AR, budgeting, reporting) within an ERP environment
* Strong working knowledge of HR processes (payroll, recruitment, employee lifecycle, organisational structures) within an ERP environment
* Experience working with ERP platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Oracle ERP Cloud, or SAP S/4HANA
* Experience working with external delivery partners or system integrators
* Strong track record of bringing structure and pace to early-stage or ambiguous delivery environments
Benefits
All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.
In addition to the above, some of our benefits include -
Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave
Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time-off in the form of Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave.
Rewarding You - Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on-the-job training and qualifications
Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.
Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority
Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.
Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview.
If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact recruitment@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk or include within your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) brings together the local authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield and to serve the communities and businesses of South Yorkshire. From transport to housing, from business growth to skills, the SYMCA has a great story to tell. We have ambitions to deliver recovery and renewal for people, businesses and places across South Yorkshire.
In recent years significant funding has been secured through the Transforming Cities Fund and a devolution deal, and further funding has recently been secured through the region’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement. As a result we have a large and growing capital programme to deliver in support of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Mayor’s 2040 vision for transport. Join our workforce of talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions.
This is what a career at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is like, and this is where yours starts.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is currently in the process of reviewing its terms and conditions of employment including pay and grading. As part of this project, the post advertised may be subject to changes in the near future. All changes and any impact on individual posts will be discussed further should you be successfully appointed to the position you have applied for.
Please note that SYMCA follows a structured salary grading system for all roles, and the offered salary for each post will be at the starting point within the specified grade. We value the skills and experience of potential candidates, and there will be opportunities for salary enhancements as you grow within South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority does not hold a sponsorship licence and cannot provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for any roles advertised.
Please note, we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than indicated on the Job Advert should we receive a high volume of applicants.
All applications must be submitted directly via our Careers Website