Planning Authority Newbury, England
Job description
Planning Authority
Location: UK Hub location + *Hybrid working
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Hybrid At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are
At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
Join our Vodafone Business Technology Solutions team, where we support businesses of all sizes with world-class technology solutions. We design and develop our Fixed Line solutions, drive efficiency through automation and AI, and implement it all directly with our customers.
What you’ll do
The role of the Planning Authority is to represent the VBTS UK Solution Integration function to rapidly calculate and capture the technical professional services effort required to deliver a complex solution in a Statement of Work/Work Package. The Work Package also documents the RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) based on the requirements and design artefacts received.
The Assurance team are accountable for ensuring that customer deals are assessed within a formal assurance framework ensuring the following are input to Governance and Commercial Bid models:
- Operational risks
- VBTS UK activities and costs with resource requirements
Who you are
To be successful in role you will have a broad experience of the fixed product market. With in-depth understanding of complex customer solutions including UC, Contact Centre, SDWAN, LAN/WAN, and MPN technologies
- High standard of written & verbal communication skills
- Stakeholder management
- Project Management or Coordination background
- Service lifecycle framework knowledge (ITIL preferable)
- Adaptable communication styles
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.
Together we can
Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.
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