Digital Project Manager

Hays; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector organisation in Kent seeks a Digital Project Manager to oversee transformational digital projects. In this role, you will lead project initiatives using PRINCE2 methodology, focusing on stakeholder engagement and effective change management for a 12-18 month contract.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunity for contract extension

Dynamic working environment

Qualifications

• Experience migrating digital services.
• Successful digital change implementation.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage digital transformation projects.
• Ensure effective project delivery and stakeholder communication.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Digital project management

Change management

Tools

PRINCE2

Job description

Your new company

A large public sector organisation based in Kent is looking for a Digital Project Manager to lead and manage transformation digital projects through their full end-to-end lifecycle. This is a fixed-term contract for 12-18 months.

Your new role

As a Digital Project Manager, you will facilitate resources to deliver transformational digital projects. You will use best-practice PRINCE2 methodology, with a strong focus on change and benefits management.

You will use your strong interpersonal skills to matrix-manage teams and suppliers, collaboratively planning work and ensuring activities are completed.

You will ensure excellent end-to-end management of your projects in line with Digital Services' agreed Project Delivery Approach, ensuring solutions are effective and fit for purpose, project objectives are achieved, and capabilities and benefits are realised. This includes keeping documentation up-to-date, completing reports, undertaking proactive communications, identifying and mitigating risks and issues, and tracking benefits.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience migrating digital services
• Experience managing and implementing successful digital change through project implementation
• PRINCE2 methodology
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills

What you'll get in return

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package in line with a market-leading organisation. You will work within a dynamic environment with the opportunity for the fixed-term contract to extend depending on the scope of the project.

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