Project Manager - Police Services
Project Manager - Police Service
Purpose: 2 years fixed term contract Project Manager required for this public sector organisation. Candidates should be experienced in working to the PRINCE2 method and have experience specifically within public service organisations. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing ICT and business management projects and should have demonstrable experience across the lifecycle and of managing multiple projects.
Key accountabilities include;
- Takes responsibility for the definitions, documentation and safe execution of complex projects, directing and counselling project team members, and advising clients/users as necessary on all phases
- Prepares and maintains realistic project, quality, and risk plans, including plans incorporating sub-projects, and monitors and controls team performance against each plan, providing reports to client/user management and senior management as required
- Monitors and controls allocated human and material resources, associated revenue costs and all capital costs against the project budget. Ensures that the change control procedure is adhered to, and actively used to assess the effect of changes to the projects on costs, timescale and/or resource needs and reports these to project sponsors
- Leads and manages the project team
Candidates should have prior experience within the public sector, be PRINCE2 accredited (to Practitioner level), has excellent understanding of project management principles, processes and tools.
Closing Date for applicants 12/03/08
Applicants should hold a valid UK driving licence and the successful candidate will need to be security vetted.
Area: South East England
Region: Surrey
Location: Surrey
Type: Fixed Term
Sector: Public Sector
Salary Guide: £34-36K + benefits
Start Date: March / April 2008
Skills:
- Experienced project manager with a background in the public sector
- PRINCE2 accredited (Practitioner level)
- Degree level education
- Demonstrable experience of project management principles, processes, tools and methods
- Previous demonstrable experience of managing ICT / business management related projects
- Proven line management ability
- Excellent IT skills (inc. MS Project)
- Driving licence
Person Specification:
- Must be able to demonstrate well developed interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication skills together with the ability to facilitate the development of others and to explain matters in non technical terms to users and managers
- Making decision at the appropriate time, taking into account the needs of the situation, priorities, constraints and the availability of necessary information
- Maintaining focus on agreed objectives and deliverables whatever the circumstances
- Understanding the hierarchy and culture of own, customer and supplier organisations and being able to identify the decision makers and influencers