Security Clearance: SC Essential:

• Oracle Fusion
• ERP Implementation
• Previous GOV, Defence experience
The Role: The Programme Deputy Director will be responsible for ensuring joined up delivery across the multi-faceted Programme team. The postholder will offer the Programme Director both a clear line of sight into overall progress and pinch points at the strategic level, while being able to act as an empowered deputy helping to support the multitude of governance and stakeholder meetings in this critical phase of the programme. Working closely with the Programme Director (PD) and all other members of Leadership Team, to ensure new issues arising are captured and worked through into existing ways of working. The postholder will work particularly closely with the programme leads for HR, Finance and Commercial functional design, Transformation Business Change, commercial lead and Project Management Office, factoring in multiple drivers into the high-level programme plan and priorities. They will need to build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the cluster and other central government professional hubs, especially to support the PD to shape the operating environment. Provide effective and strategic Programme Delivery leadership and support to the PD as necessary. The post will need to be able to drive strong leadership. The total number of people working across the programmes exceeds 130 colleagues, including Civil Servants and consultants, change professionals and other corporate professional teams. These groups need to work as a coherent team and will be based across the country at multiple sites. There will be a blend of employees and contractors working across multi-disciplinary teams including Finance, HR, Commercial, Digital, Analytical, Operational and Project Delivery disciplines. Support the PD to build a high performing, inclusive and multi-disciplinary programme team comprising HR, Finance, Digital, Change and Commercial professionals both embedded and in partnership roles from the 4 Departments, working closely with the Departmental Programme Directors and their departmental teams. Requirements: Programme Performance & Controls - drive success criteria, set project controls and be accountable for performance. Monitor and control progress, leadership of the delivery across the programmes in the Portfolio - providing matrix management to the programme managers heading up each of the critical workstreams. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls and 'stop / go' decision points. Design programme schedule and at each stage and manage change within it. Set appropriate delivery methodologies. Manage effective transition between phases and working with local programme managers dependencies across programmes. Develop PPM capability and fostering innovation across the programme; with a laser like focus on outcome and benefits delivery. The role requires working across line management chains and with senior leaders to own and drive change in their areas Support the PD and senior management colleagues to jointly manage senior stakeholders buy in and appropriate intervention to delivery plans. Form collaborative relationships with colleagues both internally and externally- seeking opportunity for collaboration and consensus. Accountable for ensuring strategic and operational risks and issues are identified, prioritised, assessed and mitigated. Ensure senior stakeholders are briefed, updated and where appropriate, enrolled in the management and control of key risks. Identify and engage specialists as appropriate. Where needed provide intervention to turn round areas of the programme, providing early intervention where delivery is going off track. Identify and engage specialists as appropriate Guidance and support - Provide direction. support, guidance and coaching and guidance to team and more broadly across department and government. Provide across the Portfolio team. Promote effective individual and team performance. Manage integration with other inter-dependent projects and performance. Ensure appropriate standards, good practices and lessons learned are sought and applied. Ensure the product / transition deliverables are well defined and agreed with stakeholders. Manage project closure and sign off. Leadership vision & objectives - Create an environment in which projects can succeed - working effectively together and managing dependencies, ensuring risks are owned and acted on. Work with senior stakeholders to resolve issues and act as a link between the programme and business governance Security Clearance: SC Disability Confident As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Armed Forces Covenant CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed). We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know. To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)