Project Manager

Would you like to join an ambitious Programme Management Office within a growing organisation? The PMO function aims to support our internal teams to deliver their project and procurement activity as effectively as possible. This role will play a key part in providing oversight and governance to the whole organisation, in addition to improving how we operate.

Having recently launched our PMO consultancy service to external NHS organisations, this role will actively promote and lead on the delivery of our core PMO services. You will work as part of a team and be fully supported, however the individual in this role must be comfortable in delivering projects and programmes independently.

We are striving to develop and embed best practice for project and programme management across the organisation. Experience of delivering projects as well as experience of managing senior stakeholders is essential. Working within a Programme Management Office is desirable.

Job description

Lead on the delivery of internal or external projects, using appropriate project management framework, processes and tools

Manage engagement plans to proactively ensure that positive and effective relations are developed and maintained between members of the team, all clients and key internal and external stakeholders throughout all projects and programmes

Design, facilitate and effectively lead project management meetings with stakeholders; ensuring breadth in participation and a focus on action planning

Support the PMO strategy to ensure project framework is in place to test and review new concepts, models, methods, practices, products and equipment

Develop and maintain an approach to ensure oversight of progress, risks and dependencies for all projects and programmes across the organisation

Drive consistent, high-quality reporting and analysis of information to support effective and timely decision making for all projects and programmes across the organisation

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
• Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2) to practitioner level or equivalent.
• Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation / commissioning, contract negotiation and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
• Project management experience in managing complex services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas

Skills

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques
• Excellent understanding and track record of successful change and project management
• Highly effective people and project management skills

About the employer

lease note that as an organisation NHS LPP has been hosted by Guy's & St Thomas' (GSTT) NHS Foundation Trust since 2012 and provides the legal framework and supporting services under which NHS LPP operates. However, NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) is a membership organisation funded and governed by its members and not GSTT. NHS LPP staff are employed by GSTT.

NHS LPP develops and manages collaborative procurement projects on behalf of its members including acute, community and mental health trusts, as well as ICBs. NHS LPP has a number of members outside of London.

The role requires a combination of subject matterexpertiseand technical skills to develop a strong service delivery; having the ability to deal withdifficult situationswith a required commitment to working and engaging constructivelywith internal andexternal stakeholderson arangeofbusiness sensitive issues. Building key relationships and networks internally and externally, to address inter-dependencies and ensurealignmentthe post holder will provide a rapid response to the constantly challengingenvironment.

The organisation will continue to develop as a centre of commercial excellence that delivers significant and sustainable cost and service improvements to all stakeholders primarily in the London NHS economy but also outside London.