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Interim Head of Portfolio Planning

Employer
Russam
Location
Central / Northern Home Counties
Salary
£500 per diem
Closing date
26 Mar 2019

Job Details

The Organisation

Our client is a global services provider which operates in the UK from a secure HQ in the Midlands / Northern Home Counties they have recently rolled out MS Project Online.

Role and Responsibilities

An interim Head of Portfolio Planning is required to lead a team of planning and resourcing specialists, and author the strategy for the Planning Office, and be accountable for an integrated approach and process for planning.

This is a senior-level Portfolio Management role.

The interim Head of Portfolio Planning will:

  • Support the Head of Central Planning in developing and operating systems and processes that enable the full lifecycle delivery of portfolios, programmes and projects and services
  • Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of customer business requirements
  • Maintain strong working relationships with colleagues in Business Services and Commercial
  • Work with colleagues and customers to ensure that planning outputs are understood and consistently used to best effect in portfolio and programme teams
  • Run and sponsor benefits mapping workshops to check baselining integrity and planning consistency
  • Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders within internal and external organisations as required, to ensure that business information is gathered, shared, and can be used for planning purposes
  • Synthesise the results of portfolio, programme and project analyses into clear written and verbal briefings
  • Work with Data, BI&Systems colleagues to maintain efficient dashboards and other information sources
  • Develop portfolio analysis approaches that enable stakeholders to achieve their business strategic objectives
  • Develop and run scenario modelling approaches for resource and capacity planning, based on coordinated inputs
  • Advise on best practice for the use of technical solutions (especially MS Projects Online) for analysing and leveraging planning data and information.
  • Develop frameworks and decision matrices to enable the identification and prioritisation of new projects, and to analyse the impact any new project will have on resources and capacity
  • Investigate and resolve any anomalies in the integrity of our data and planning information, even in situations of significant complexity
  • Line management of a range of staff in planning, resource and capacity planning, including appraisals and ongoing personal development

This is a two-month role which is deliverables based, and outside of IR35.

The Desired Applicant

The interim Head of Portfolio Planning will:

  • Have extensive experience in all the above elements of the role
  • Be an experienced Head of Portfolio Planning within a similar environment, ideally within a Government organisation
  • Possess a formal recognised Project Management qualification
  • Have senior level stakeholder skills

It is essential that the interim Assurance Specialist holds current and active SC Security Clearance – this is a minimum requirement for this role. Please DO NOT apply if you do not hold this.

The role is to start in March 2019

How to Apply

Interested applicants should log in / register and upload an up to date CV, along with confirmation of your current SC Clearance

Company

Our Story.

We believe in enabling organisations and individuals to thrive. As the original pioneers of UK interim management and a leading executive search business, we use our experience, depth of knowledge and business networks to drive our clients to success.

What makes us different is our speed in immersing ourselves into a business. We blend science and experience in order to match the perfect professional.

What we do.

There are four core strands to the Russam business today: Interim Search, Executive Search, Board Practices and Total Project Delivery. Our sector experts have extensive insight into the industries they serve, from finance and manufacturing to technology, the public sector and not-for-profits.

With access to a global network, we serve a client base ranging from ambitious start-ups to multinationals in any market. We have a proven track record in providing the right professionals to deliver transformation, crisis management, business turnaround and rapid growth.

Our lasting success is thanks to our people. We’re passionate about performance, excellence, diversity and ethics. We’re trusted by hundreds of organisations; thousands of professionals.

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