We have an exciting Portfolio Manager opportunity to lead the continual development of a corporate change portfolio and ensure successful delivery of projects and change initiatives inline with overall company objectives and revenue targets.
This role covers both the overall scope, prioritisation and assessment of new opportunities. As well as delivery of live projects and management of associated risk.
This role will directly manage and build a team of delivering Project Managers and Business Analysts, as well as building change capability in the wider business.
Responsibilities
- Own the Corporate Aggregate Change Plan and portfolio of change projects, ensuring its continued alignment to the corporate objectives.
- Have overall accountability for successful delivery of the change projects and realisation of the benefits, working in partnership with SMT and project sponsors.
- Ensure projects are effectively managed, with controls in place to manage issues, risks and dependencies.
- Resolve cross-project challenges and have overall control of resource planning and budgets.
- Develop, champion and lead the consistent implementation of change methodology, ensure it is fit for purpose and that all change projects adhere to its core principles.
Skills and Experience
- 5+ years experience in Project / Programme Management and/or led Portfolio's of change delivery of continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong social housing background or similar sector (real estate and property development) experience
- Experience leading internal change teams and resources to esure delivery of outcomes and strategic objectives
- Experience supporting the build of an organisations change maturity and associated processes
This is an exciting, highly influential position, working for a fast changing and maturing organisation. This role will play a key part in influencing and shaping executive level plans and owning delivery through to benefits realisation.
Values
- We put People First
- We deliver a first-class customer service and empower our colleagues
- We take responsibility
- We do the right thing, not the easy thing
- We are Better Together
- We are curious and seek ways to continually improve
