Project Managers

Kimberly Hume is looking for a number of Project Managers to work across the UK on 3-month extendable contracts. This role is hybrid, and based inside IR35.

The post holder will:

• Project manage the portfolio whilst supporting other projects/workstreams within the team
• Manage the teams business support functions, including developing and managing the teams plans, progress and report risk and issue management through the PMO
• Liaise with appropriate functions across national portfolios
• Manage corporate and directorate business returns, including planning and workforce returns
• Oversee and manage of all aspects of the portfolio budgets

Required education:

• Educated to master’s level in relevant subject or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Agile, Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project or equivalent experience.

Required experience and knowledge:

• Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, e.g.PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes, Agile or equivalent (e.g. APM).
• Experience in the development of health policy, adopting an inclusive approach that fosters the co-development of achievable implementation plans to deliver agreed strategic outcomes
• Experience of working in a fast- changing programme environment, where the drafting and redrafting of complex briefing papers, reports, presentations forms part of day-to-day business
• Experience of monitoring budgets and financial and business planning processes
• Experience of taking information from a number of sources and providing analysis, summary and options within detailed report information
• Demonstrable record of achievement of working in a multi-agency and project centred environment.
• Track record in stakeholder management with the ability to influence key decision makers and drive change
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment with diverse stakeholder input
• Experience of achieving objectives by working with others not under direct line management control
• Experience of working successfully in a virtual collocated team, where shared learning across the team is critical to the successful delivery of programme outcomes
• Detailed knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements including information governance
• Experience of direct line management as well as managing a team and achieving objectives