ICT Project Manager

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK government organization in Manchester seeks an experienced Project Manager to manage key ICT projects. This role involves driving performance delivery, managing project scope and risk, and ensuring commercial benefits are achieved. Candidates with experience in local government are preferred. A written CV is required to apply.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of managing commercial benefit achievement.
• Knowledge of or experience working within local government is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage key ICT projects aligned with the Digital and ICT Strategy.
• Drive performance delivery and minimize project risk.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedules, and costs.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Commercial awareness

Job description

We are the final stage for complaints about the NHS in England, UK government departments and some other UK public organisations. We look into complaints where someone believes there has been injustice or hardship because an organisation has not acted properly or fairly or has given a poor service and not put things right.

Our service is free for everyone.

About the role

As project manager you will be responsible for managing key ICT projects as identified within the Digital and ICT Strategy, as approved by the Technology Board and the Executive Team.

You will drive performance delivery and minimise project risk using established project management methods and reporting. Working closely with relevant business managers and end users of current and planned systems, you will manage changes to the project scope, project schedules and project costs using appropriate verification techniques and with the agreement of the Head of ICT and Accommodation/appropriate project board.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commercial understanding of project deliverables and have proven experience of managing commercial benefit achievement as an integral part of projects. Knowledge of or experience working within local government would be an advantage.

How to apply

Your application should be in the form of written CV

You should take into account the person specification and the competencies required for the role.

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