Senior Project Manager

Royal British Legion; Greater London; On-site; GBP 62,861 - 66,259; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension contributions

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Development courses

Volunteer opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

A prominent charitable organization is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the HRIS project implementation. This role requires strong project management skills and robust knowledge of HRIS platforms. Key responsibilities encompass managing the entire project lifecycle and overseeing data migration processes to ensure operational efficiency. Employee benefits include extensive paid holiday, generous pension contributions, and various wellbeing programs. Candidates must be prepared for home-based work with occasional travel to project sites in London.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in delivering HRIS projects within large organisations.
• Robust technical knowledge of HRIS platforms.
• Excellent project management abilities using structured methodologies.
• Experience with data mapping, extraction, transformation and validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful end-to-end delivery of HRIS implementation.
• Support business case development and phase gate documentation.
• Drive requirements gathering with key stakeholders.
• Oversee data migration activities.
• Develop stakeholder engagement and communication approach.

Skills

Project management

HRIS platforms knowledge

Data migration

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Location: Homebased, with some travel required

Contract Type: 12 Months Fixed

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours

Salary: £62,861 to £66,259 per annum

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the implementation and integration of HR and Payroll systems. Working within our Change and Transformation team, you will partner closely with the People and Culture Directorate to deliver our HRIS (Human Resource Information System) project in a way that is technically robust, people centred and operationally sustainable.

This role recognises that technology change succeeds only when people are engaged, supported and clear about what is changing and why. Alongside strong project and technical delivery, you will play a critical role in shaping communication, engagement and adoption, ensuring colleagues across the organisation are equipped and confident to use new systems effectively from day one.

Reporting to the Transformation Cluster Leader, key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the successful end-to-end delivery of the HRIS implementation from initiation, requirements definition, configuration, testing, deployment and transition into business as usual.
• Support the development of business cases and phase gate documentation, to ensure strategic alignment, accurate financial and risk assessments, and governance readiness
• Drive the requirements gathering process, partnering with key SMEs to translate business needs into effective system configurations
• Work with our vendors to research and resource system requirements to optimise HRIS usage and simplify the data architecture landscape
• Oversee data migration activities, ensuring data cleansing, mapping, validation and reconciliation are robust
• Develop and deliver a stakeholder engagement and communication approach, working with the change communications specialists, that supports understanding, readiness and adoption of new systems and ways of working.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate a strong track record in delivering HRIS projects within large, complex organisations. You should bring robust technical knowledge of HRIS platforms, along with excellent project management abilities, including the use of structured methodologies. Experience with the full data migration process, covering data mapping, extraction, transformation and validation is essential.

This role is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, starting ASAP.

You will be expected to travel regularly in the course of your work including regularly to London Haig House. You will be contracted to your home address, where you will be expected to work when not travelling.

Employee benefits include –

• 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
• Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
• Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
• Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
• Opportunities to volunteer
• Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.