technical project manager Manchester, England
British Council
Full Time
Manchester, England
33904 - 12.04 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Technical Project Manager
Date: 14 Jul 2023
Location: Manchester, UKM, GB
Company: British Council
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.
We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.
Technical Project Manager
British Council Pay band: 8/E
Salary: Starting £33,904 plus £3,300 London Market Allowance {only for those based in the London area}
Salary: Starting £33,904 plus £3,300 London Market Allowance {only for those based in the London area}
Benefits Include, but are not limited to:
- 32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
- 3 days volunteering leave
- Career average defined benefit pension scheme
- An unrivalled opportunity for you to get to use all the experience you’ve built up working in and/or leading global organisations to support us in building trust across the world.
Location: UK
Department: Global Information Services
Contract type: Fixed-term contract (2 years)
Closing Date: 30th July 2023 at 21:59 UK Time.
You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Department: Global Information Services
Contract type: Fixed-term contract (2 years)
Closing Date: 30th July 2023 at 21:59 UK Time.
You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.
There is no relocation or sponsorship support.
British Council supports working in new ways such as hybrid working, subject to full approval by line management and conditional upon our ability to provide the appropriate level of service. This may not be appropriate for all roles but can be explored at interview.
About the team
The purpose of Global Information Services (GIS) in the British Council is to partner with the business in order to make effective use of Information in all its forms across the organisation. GIS has accountability for enabling the full life-cycle of information for the whole of the business.
This role is located within the GIS Change Delivery team and reports to Head of GIS Project Management. The GIS Change Delivery function is responsible for the management of Projects, Programmes and the overall GIS Portfolio of change delivery, and the definition of standard practices, methodologies, and tools to ensure well managed delivery of change.
Change delivery can be sponsored by any area of the British Council, including those outside GIS, and a “matrix” or dual reporting line may be agreed depending on specific programme needs.
The Role
The management and delivery of projects within Global information Services.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
- To the Project Executive/Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for delivery of projects in accordance with the Project Business Case, including key outputs and outcomes, delivery to time, cost, and quality requirements
- For defining and agreeing the scope of Project delivery, and securing its sign off by the Executive/SRO and key stakeholders
- For implementing and/or designing Project Governance, and securing approvals from SRO and GIS Head of Project Management as a minimum
- For designing the Project structure, workstreams and key resource plan
- For developing, and managing the end-to-end Project Delivery Plan, including the proactive monitoring of progress to plan, and processes to secure inputs from responsible delivery or workstream leads
- For the day-to-day management of the Project, including reporting, management of risks and issues, team and supplier management, management, tracking and reporting of the Project budget
- For proposing and agreeing with both the Project Executive/SRO and Head of Project Management the key Project control documents.
- For preparing, managing, and maintaining the key Project control documents, for example:
o Project Brief
o Project Initiation Document
o Project Delivery Plan
o Project Financial Management Plan
o Stakeholder and Communications Plan
o Risk and Issue Management Plan
o Project Change Control Plan
o Project Quality Plan
o Project Resource Plan
- For conforming to GIS Change Delivery & British Council governance, methods, tools, and standards
- For leading the Project Team, including, where appropriate, direct line management of team members, such as Business Analyst and technical resources
- For representing, where directed, the Project in wider British Council governance forums, such as the Global Portfolio Office, Audit, and corporate functions such as Corporate Communications, Finance or Human Resources
- For contributing and playing an active role in the development and evolution of GIS Project and wider Change Delivery practices, methods and tools, coaching, mentoring and information sharing
People management: (include direct or indirect)
Indirect management of team personnel as a minimum. Some direct line management of team personnel may be required, as agreed with GIS Management.
Indirect management of team personnel as a minimum. Some direct line management of team personnel may be required, as agreed with GIS Management.
Finance:
Management of the Project Budget and alignment with organisational reporting cycles
Management of the Project Budget and alignment with organisational reporting cycles
Requirements of the role:
Role specific skills
- Follows project management disciplines
- Analyses project data
- Leads projects, medium-to-large in nature and/or high-risk projects
- Coordinates a diverse team with awareness of equality and diversity impact
- Assures project standards
- Develops and ensures the implementation of high-quality projects management disciplines
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Essential
- Project management experience
- management of project teams
- experience of formal project methodologies (e.g., waterfall, agile prince 2)
- complex technology/systems procurement
- management of third-party suppliers
- solution integration
- data migration
- global rollouts of technology
- Stakeholder relationship management experience
- Systems development management experience
- Managing people
- Communicating and influencing
Certification and Professional Qualifications
Essential
Essential
- Prince 2 Foundation/Practitioner
- ITIL V3 Foundation/Expert Level
- CGEIT
- COBI
Education
Essential
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
Language Requirements:
The British Council systems and global processes operate in English. Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.
The British Council systems and global processes operate in English. Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement
The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.
We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.
Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you have any problems with your application please email [email protected]
Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.
British Council
www.britishcouncil.org
London, United Kingdom
Ciarán Devane
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Civic, Welfare & Social Services
1934
