Programme Director

Fujitsu; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Programme Director to oversee the successful delivery of change programmes in Basingstoke. The role involves managing a portfolio of projects, leading teams, and ensuring effective risk management and stakeholder engagement. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and have a proven track record in managing large complex programs.

Qualifications

• Experienced Programme Manager with a focus on large complex programs.
• Strong governance and financial management skills.
• Experience with stakeholder management and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing risks and conflicts within projects.
• Leads a team of Program and Project managers.
• Ensures the delivery of new capabilities and benefits.

Skills

Leadership

Senior Customer Management

Governance and Control

Communication

Education

Programme Management experience

Job description

Programme Director

Hybrid - Basingstoke

The Programme Director will own and has ultimate accountability for the successful delivery of change programmes and projects.

• Will own the overall portfolio delivery direction and vision in conjunction with the Delivery Executive and the MOD customer.
• Will lead a team of Program and Project managers, including leveraging the Programme Management Office (PMO) to achieve business benefits for both the customer and Fujitsu Defence and National Security (DNS).
• Is accountable for the effective management of programmes and projects, their risks, issues, conflicts, priorities, resources, and communications, ensuring delivery of the new capabilities and benefits.
• The Portfolio Delivery Director will be the main motivator throughout the delivery of change programmes, managing key stakeholders to mutual benefit by ensuring that the programme goals are met by providing a motivation capacity that cannot be achieved at programme or project level.

Mandatory Skills / Experience

• Provides strong leadership and guidance to programme and project teams as well as setting strategic direction and vision.
• Supports personal and professional development within programme team/s and wider community.
• Directs the management of the business and overall Portfolio risk. Ensures the production of effective mitigation plans and risk assessments so that timescales and overall Portfolio / programme / project costs are understood and underwritten by all the relevant stakeholders.
• Effective P&L management across Portfolio of programmes / projects and that all contingency usage is signed-off by the appropriate governance authority.
• Experienced Programme Manager (large complex programs and ideally at portfolio level)
• Strong senior customer / stakeholder management (internal / external)
• Strong governance and control (financial/risk/issues/dependency management)
• Finds solutions / thinks out of the box.
• Strong communicator and experience with working under pressure.

This role will require you to become security cleared to a high level. Please visitNational security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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