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Job Offer: Project Delivery Manager (Fixed Term):Job description:Job location: Cambridge The University's Finance Transformation Programme is an ambitious programme which aims to create a compelling new future for Finance across the University of Cambridge. Projects within the programme include Strategic Procurement & Purchasing, Enhanced Financial Transparency, and replacing our current finance system. The function You will lead project teams in the transformation by ensuring the project is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standard (within agreed specifications) whilst effectively resourced. This will be achieved through effective management of relationships with a wide variety of groups, such as senior stakeholders, within, and outside of Finance, in Colleges and departments in the University. Playing a key management function in monitoring and managing all interdependencies including the collation of other projects within the overarching FTP Programme including University Payment System, Source to Contract, Enhanced Financial Transparency (EFT) as well as other major University wide projects such as HRTP and Transforming Research Services. Your expertise Demonstrable practice of applying professional Programme Management processes to manage the delivery of the delivery of IT projects that utilise a range of development methods and approaches (e.g. Agile, Iterative, Waterfall). Demonstrable practice managing the delivery of infrastructure, application development and/or Software-as-a Service projects. practice should include working in a matrix management organisation and in large-scale (up to £2m+) multi-project programmes. You will ideally be educated to degree level and/or possess an equivalent professional qualification, and must have practitioner or other equivalent qualification or demonstrable project delivery practice. It is essential you have demonstrable practice in client facing functions and managing suppliers and 3rd parties. Benefits The University offers an excellent benefit package including: » 41 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays » Defined benefits pension schemes » Flexible working options » Family-friendly initiatives » Career development opportunities » Support for health & mental wellbeing Location The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their function allows. This arrangement is subject to change and will not form a part of the contractual terms of the function. Funding for this post is available for 3 years. Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the prosperous candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check, a health assessment and a security check. Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the function on the basis of a secondment from their current function in the University. To apply online for this vacancy and to view more information about the function, please click on the ?Apply' button above Please include your income expectations within your covering letter. If you would like more information about this, informal enquiries can be directed by email to John Dennis - jsd3@cam.ac.uk If you have any questions the application process, Contact Us by a Recruitment Administrator at Finhr_recruitment@admin.cam.ac.uk. The interviews date for the function are planned for w/c 13th May 2024. The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Skills:
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