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Our Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful management of BACP's complex portfolio of cross-organisational projects. Ensuring alignment of projects to the organisation's strategy and Strategic Business Plan in terms of project scope, co-ordination, budget, communications and timeframes. To work across the Association and with any external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
Principal accountabilities:
* Lead the project management function across the organisation of high-impact projects aligned to organisational strategy, by contributing to strategic project planning and execution, ensuring alignment across initiatives and identifying interdependencies, resource conflicts, and risks across the organisation.
* Lead the project management team to ensure consistency in approach to projects, alignment to strategy, and compliance with BACP governance and external legislation.
* Lead cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time, within scope, and on budget while ensuring quality standards and compliance requirements are met.
* Ensure mechanisms are in place to support staff engagement and communication and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the organisation.
* Ensure stakeholder expectations are aligned and managed throughout the project lifecycle to prepare the Association for project launch and be able to assess the impact on the organisation.
* Support resource planning and prioritisation across projects and report on financial performance and forecast future resource needs.
* Identify, assess, and mitigate project and cross-project risks, working with stakeholders to address issues and blockers and escalating issues through agreed pathways.
* Regularly report on organisational project progress to sponsors/leads, project groups, staff, SMT, or the Board as required through written reports, presentations or project briefings.
* Champion continuous improvement and change management activities, embedding lessons learned, new processes and best practices across teams.
* Develop, implement and have oversight of a common framework for the delivery of projects consistent to an agreed framework.
Knowledge & experience:
Minimum 5 years' experience of managing complex cross-organisational projects to successful completion. Creation and evolution of project documentation, preferably within a professional body setting with a relevant project management qualification (APM, Agile, PRINCE2).
* Knowledge of strategic planning processes and how projects align with organisational goals.
* Understanding of how to manage multiple cross organisational projects and interdependencies, prioritisation, and resource allocation.
* Strong leadership and team management skills
* Expertise in change management principles, business readiness, and benefits realisation.
* Strong knowledge of governance frameworks and assurance processes.
* Understanding of financial planning, forecasting, and budget control in complex project environments.
* Knowledge of risk frameworks and mitigation strategies at both project and programme levels.
* Proficient in project management tools and collaboration platforms.
* Experience managing diverse stakeholder groups and able to understand the needs of stakeholders and be able to influence and challenge at all levels.
* Strong analytical, report writing and presentation skills.
* Excellent communication at all levels, with strong interpersonal and negotiating skills with competing priorities.
* Detail orientated and capable of delivering a high level of accuracy and reporting.
* Capable of bringing project teams together and promoting strong working relationships within project teams and across stakeholder groups
* Ability to identify and resolve project issues and make decisions under pressure