Programme Manager

We are working closely with a local authority in North Yorkshire to assist with the appointment of a Programme Manager, on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £25.06- £31.78 per hour

Summary:

The Programme Manager will provide senior programme management leadership for the time-bound transfer of bus services and associated powers into the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The role will lead a complex, multi-workstream programme involving partner organisations, local authorities and specialist technical, operational, legal, financial, commercial and workforce functions.

Responsibilities:

• Take overall responsibility for the programme management function supporting the transfer of bus services and associated powers.
• Establish and lead effective project and workstream groups across technical, operational, legal, financial, commercial, workforce and other relevant areas.
• Establish effective programme governance and reporting arrangements, including clear routes for decision-making, assurance, escalation and issue resolution.
• Ensure clear ownership and escalation arrangements are maintained across all programme controls.

Qualifications:

• Significant senior-level programme or project management experience.
• Recognised programme or project management qualification or substantial equivalent professional experience.

Essentials:

• Significant experience leading large-scale service redesign, mobilisation, insourcing, outsourcing or service transition programmes.
• Proven experience establishing and embedding effective programme and project governance arrangements.
• Experience establishing Programme Boards, project/workstream groups, Terms of Reference, reporting arrangements, decision-making processes, assurance and escalation routes.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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