Interim Improvement Project Manager

A Interim Improvement Project Manager is required to support a improvement programme for a Public Sector organisation in the Midlands. You will need to have extensive Project Management experience in an improvement led environment with a focus on providing effective Project management delivery on behalf of a variety of stakeholders. You will need to be able to work onsite in the midlands, likely 1-2 days a week.

You will need to be able to demonstrate within the Public Sector where you have led and managed end to end Projects that are high value projects. You will also need broad Public Sector Project experience that is relevant to delivering improvements and structured project delivery, as opposed to a focused IT & Digital, Private Sector or clinical/health background. Excellent stakeholder engagement skills is also essential as you will be working extensively with a wide range of internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities Include:

• To provide a comprehensive project management support service to the stakeholders and wider organisation that is efficient effective and consistent.
• To be responsible for the delivery of high quality, customer focused, project management to include all aspects of project management activities that will be cost effective and responsive to clients and users' needs.
• To project manage a variety of high value/impact projects, ensuring compliance with brief budget and timescale
• Responsible for leading the delivery and implementation of high value projects, operating within the approved budgets
• Prepare and maintain a programme for delivery of various projects and review at key stages highlighting any risks or concerns to project owner
• Obtain the client's brief of requirements, ensuring its completeness and adequacy, and make details available to all members of the Project Team

Key Skills Include:

• Real world experience of being a jobbing Project Manager, fluent in project management methodology, able to adapt approach and use standard MS tools
• Previous experience of effectively managing multiple workstreams through discovery and quick wins
• Able to take an objective approach to diagnostics that enables the definition of evidenced solutions and how they will be developed and delivered.
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills, able to work at pace, engaging and able to bring out the best in people to achieve the project objectives
• Good at dealing with complexity, able to constructively challenge and balance getting the work done in the most effective and efficient way to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously

If you have the relevant experience and sector experience and available to work in the midlands on a hybrid working basis, please do apply.