Our vision is to create connected and inclusive communities supported by innovative and digitally-optimised services. Hounslow is on an exciting journey of transformation with digital embedded at the very heart. Our work will improve the lives of our communities through improved digital services, skills and connectivity.
About You If You Are:
- An expert at managing digital projects and programmes, to time, budget and quality.
- Passionate about bringing new digital technologies and solutions to life so that they improve the lives of our residents and communities.
- Adept at building relationships at every level within organisations.
- A natural problem-solver who works collaboratively and creatively to address issues and manage delivery-related risk.
- Confident in managing conflicting and changing priorities in a complex environment.
- then our Programme Manager role could be perfect for you. Join us at the heart of our transformation and help us make sure our ambitious targets are achieved.
The work you do will be fundamental to the success of our transformation.
About The Role
You’ll join us at the very heart of our transformation. You can expect a variety of digital projects to be delivered by a team at various stages of their careers. We’ll be exploring and implementing new business systems to transform how we do business, deliver savings and efficiencies, re-hosting and upgrading existing systems, but also continuing our journey into Smart place, Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence technologies in a quest to deliver better data driven decision making, savings and efficiencies to make every penny count for our borough. This is a great opportunity to make amazing services a reality, with the help of a talented team.
You’ll lead your team of project delivery managers to deliver digital projects from inception to roll-out, keeping them aligned to our strategic outcomes. You’ll work to ensure each project has a solid business case, that budgets are identified and tracked, controls are maintained, and governance is followed.
You will collaborate with key stakeholders throughout the organisation, ensuring our programmes and projects are delivered in partnership, leading transformational change across the borough, promoting new ways of working and reporting progress at key governance meetings.
Please read the role profile for further information about the role and what we’re looking for from candidates. We’re particularly interested in hearing from people who have smart city programmes and projects.
How To Apply
Please send us your CV along with a supporting statement which clearly outlines what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which make you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the role profile when completing your supporting statement.
Send these documents to: digital.careers@hounslow.gov.uk before midnight on 15 January 2025.
Working for Hounslow
In Return For Your Skills, We Can Offer The Chance To Be Part Of An Inclusive Team, Within An Incredible Borough. We Offer Flexible Working, Career Development And a Whole Range Of Generous Benefits, Including:
- A competitive salary of £58,692 - £64,317
- A minimum of 24 days annual leave, which can go up to 30 days, plus public and bank holidays.
- Generous, secure, and safe pension in the Local Government Pension Scheme
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
Our vision is to create connected and inclusive communities supported by innovative and digitally-optimised services. Hounslow is on an exciting journey of transformation with digital embedded at the very heart. Our work will improve the lives of our communities through improved digital services, skills and connectivity.
In Return For Your Skills, We Can Offer The Chance To Be Part Of An Inclusive Team, Within An Incredible Borough. We Offer Flexible Working, Career Development And a Whole Range Of Generous Benefits, Including:
- A competitive salary of £58,692 - £64,317
- A minimum of 24 days annual leave, which can go up to 30 days, plus public and bank holidays.
- Generous, secure, and safe pension in the Local Government Pension Scheme
You must be eligible to work in the UK.