Evaluation Project Manager

Purpose: Our client a new public sector organisation are looking for an experienced Project Manager with public sector experience to Lead and drive the design, planning and implementation of the evaluation programme of Local Presence methods, tools and pilot models

As the Evaluation Project Manager reporting to the Information Lead – Local Presence, you will work closely with the Programme and Business leads ensuring appropriate project disciplines are in place to drive the evaluation projects forward to achieve successful implementation by the appropriate due date.

Key responsibilities:

• Detailed design and planning of the evaluation programme
• Day to day management of the evaluation programme-ensuring that evaluation actions take place inside the pilots and in the control groups
• Write-up results of evaluation programme to establish the value of the local presence, identify how best to organise them, undertake cost-benefit analysis and finalise which business processes need to be made standard
• Ensure that the evaluation programme is managed within the agreed scope, time and budget
• Provide regular progress reports and track changes as a result of evaluation proves
• Liaise with the Quality & Evaluation team to ensure evaluation programme is aligned with the corporate evaluation framework
• Contribute to the patient focused organisational goals by recognising and promoting equal citizenship underpins all activities with the LP team
• Take responsibility for own performance and continuous development by achieving and managing own workload, being responsible for updating own progress against work activities an continually updating knowledge and skills

 
Location: Central London

Type: Contract

Salary Guide: £Negotiable depending on experience.

Start Date: November – Expected to be a 12 month contract.

Skills:

• Understanding of healthcare organisations, in NHS and/or private sector
• Experience of evaluation method design and process of implementation
• Ability to write reports and present findings to a variety of audiences
• Good implementation skills with ability to liaise with individuals at all levels of the organisation
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage own workload with minimal supervision

 
Person Specification: You will have presence and have the ability to convince whilst working with diverse groups of civil servants and regional health authorities representatives.

You will be charismatic with ability to:

• Be a good team player with ability to work cooperatively with all colleagues within the team and across other work streams in the organisation
• Ability to handle confidential and difficult situations with discretion and diplomacy
• Work to tight deadlines and deal accurately with a high volume of work
• Flexible approach to work with ability to adapt to changing priorities and demands
• See the wider picture and to understand and operate sensitively, but actively, within the wider programme of change
• Enthuse and take the team with you
• Motivate and mobilise all involved
• Influence – at all levels of the organisation internally and externally
• Motivate and mobilise and inject sense of urgency into the programme and work streams
• Progress key pieces of work where required – i.e. get “hands-on” where required
• Be pragmatic in finding ways to deliver credible solutions in tight deadlines

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