Programme / Project Professional

Programme Management Business Partner

Cardiff

Contract

£29.59 per hour

Our client is looking for an experienced Programme Management Business Partner

Hybrid working with the ability to travel across the South East Wales region essential

This is one of several roles we are currently recruiting for please visit our website for more opportunities.

Strategic Programme Leadership

Lead the development, delivery and continuous improvement of complex programmes and projects ensuring benefits are realised and activities contribute to agreed policy, economic and regional outcomes.

Develop and maintain programme roadmaps and delivery plans to support successful implementation.

Apply strategic thinking, sound judgement and problem-solving skills to address complex challenges, remove barriers and maximise programme outcomes.

Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in responding to emerging priorities, risks, evolving policy landscapes and stakeholder requirements, ensuring programmes remain effective and outcome focused.

Stakeholder engagement and partnership working

Build and maintain strong relationships with CCR colleagues, government departments, local authorities, delivery partners, private sector organisations and funding bodies.

Facilitate collaboration across multiple stakeholders to achieve programme objectives

Influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders to secure commitment.

Navigate a politically sensitive and multi-stakeholder environment, bringing clarity, coherence and confidence to programme planning, decision making and delivery

Programme Delivery and Management

Lead the full programme lifecycle for complex strategic programmes ensuring compliance with funding agreements, grant conditions and organisational governance requirements

Use strategic foresight taking a proactive approach to planning and delivery, identifying future risks, dependencies and opportunities, implementing appropriate mitigation or improvement actions.

Develop and maintain programme plans managing scope, timelines, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks and issues, to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.

Oversee budget management, financial forecasting and expenditure monitoring, ensuring effective use of resources and value for money.

Coordinate multiple workstreams, partners and stakeholders to ensure activities are aligned and delivered effectively.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

Be accountable for programme performance, milestones and key performance indicators. Implementing corrective actions and mitigation plans where required.

Monitor and drive realisation of programme benefits, ensuring intended economic organisational and regional benefits are realised

Use data-driven insight to identify emerging risks, performance deviations and opportunities for programme enhancements.

Provide clear accurate reporting

Prepare high-quality reports, cabinet papers, briefings and recommendations for senior leadership, boards and external stakeholders.

Lead the development of high-quality business cases, investment proposals and funding submissions.

Collaborate effectively with supporting teams within CCR, and with external stakeholders to develop compelling cases for investment.

Ensure business cases comply with relevant frameworks, including HM Treasury Green Book Principles and other applicable funding and governance requirements.

Apply robust analytical and conceptual reasoning to develop clear, evidence-based cases for investment, ensuring strategic fit, economic value, market opportunity and long-term sustainability.

Lead the design and oversight of procurement activities for programme delivery and commissioned services

Manage relationships and contracts with suppliers, consultants and delivery partners.

Monitor contract performance and ensure delivery against agreed objectives.

Ensure value for money and adherence to procurement and contract management requirements.

Provide leadership and line management to team members, setting clear expectations, developing capability and embedding CCR�s values, behaviours and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.

Ensure team objectives are aligned to CCR�s delivery plan and that work is prioritised effectively to maximise regional benefit.

Support the development of project and programme management capability across the organisation

Foster a culture of analytical rigour, creativity, collaboration, accountability, and results-focus within the team, modelling evidence-based decision-making and high standards of professional judgement.

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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer