Programme Manager – Data Analytics, Data, Analytics, Law Firm, Legal , Programme Management

6 month fixed term contract                        £80,000 – 90,000 per annum (pro rata)                  Birmingham

IDPP are working alongside a large Managed IT Service Provider to resource for a high-calibre Programme Manager to take on a key role on the Data and Analytics Transformation Initiative of their Global Law Firm client.

The Programme Manager will take ownership of a diverse portfolio of projects and components and will oversee any risks or issues. This role requires a confident and assertive Programme Manager who can engage with very senior stakeholders and manage expectations over a long period of time.           

To be successful candidates must have at least 5 years’ experience as a Programme Manager, ideally within data and analytics projects and have managed multi-million pound projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Project delivery team as well as management of third party suppliers
• Responsible for planning and defining a new data strategy including mapping out the Data and Analytics programme of work
• Leading Firm wide communications on the programme
• Leadership and successful delivery of the agreed programme outcomes
• Streamlining delivery process, looking to make improvements and efficiencies where possible
• Robust programme plan development and monitoring
• Day to day leadership of the programme team and cross functional team
• Ensuring high standards, best working practices and governance is in place to provide consistency
• Accurate and efficient reporting of the projects and programmes to senior leadership

Requirements:

• Strong Programme Management background, managing complex multi-million pound projects

• Strong experience delivering complex IT projects and creating data roadmaps
• Excellent knowledge of datalakes, data warehouses, databases, analysis solutions, big data and cloud solutions
• Law Firm / Legal organisation experience preferred
• Prior line management experience of at least 5 staff members (permanent and contract workers)
• Supplier management experience

• Has worked within Agile methodology
• Experience working with offshore development teams
• Delivered change using SAAS based solution

Please apply with CV for immediate consideration.

Telecommunications Project Manager (Permanent)

A global telecommunication integrator is seeking an experienced Project Manager with specific Telecommunication sector experience to join their on site team in Berkshire.

The Role:

• Typically manages small project budgets eg a central project budget up to £1m
• Identifies and manages key stakeholders
• Contribute to business cases and ensures that business cases get signed off in a timely way.
• Implements and maintains a consistent project management methodology ensuring project conforms to
• appropriate governance including all project documentation
• Develops and gains agreement to project plan; provides regular progress reports to key stakeholders
• Manages all aspects of risk, issues and contingency
• Identifies dependencies with other business initiatives/activities
• Determines, procures and manages appropriate resources to deliver the project (functional or divisional team and a small number of third parties)
• Manages all project communications
• Provides support in contract negotiation
• Leads and manages a virtual project team
• Operate prioritisation mechanisms working with both the PMO services team, Programme Managers and the Technology functions
• Operate Project continuous improvement via Lessons learnt and post implementation review mechanisms.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to business cases and ensures that business cases get signed off in a timely way.
• Implements and maintains a consistent project management methodology ensuring project conforms to appropriate governance including all project documentation

Able to demonstrate:

• Working knowledge project management in a multi-disciplined and commercial environment
• Working knowledge of project planning processes, techniques and methodologies
• Stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict management skills and ability to identify and escalate issues
• Ability to understand and manage project risks dealing with uncertainty, whilst being proactive and forward looking
• Understanding of core business objectives and drivers

Certifications:

• PRINCE 2 Certified
• Association for Project Managers Professional (APMP)
• Certified Scrum Master (for Agile projects)

Employee Benefits:

• A competitive salary package
• 10% bonus
• 7% pension contribution
• Bupa health insurance

Please attach your CV for immediate consideration.

Senior Business Support Analyst - £174.24 per day inside IR35

The NHS is seeking a Senior Business Support Analyst to work primarily on a remote basis but may occasionally be needed on-site in Hastings.

Knowledge

• Maintain expertise in NHS data standards, data presentation, and measurement trends
• Provide training where appropriate to other team members and verify the accuracy of their work
• Responsible for training, demonstration, and/or provision of analytical tools, software, methodologies, or processes to both analytical and non-analytical professionals

Analytical and Technical

• Work closely with operational teams to identify their information requirements
• Use a logical approach to turn complex data into meaningful information for non-data experts, providing them with context and guidance to assist interpretation
• Support the trust's ad-hoc information request service
• Design and develop datasets to support NHS developments and central data returns
• Support audits of clinical care
• Ensure data is available in a timely manner, establishing automation of reports whenever possible
• Support the development and ongoing maintenance of performance dashboards
• Assist with the development of data warehouse reporting using Microsoft SQL Server
• Monitor reporting systems for failures and ensure corrective action is taken to resolve any issues.
• Service improvement and Quality
• Provide advice to non-data experts on the most appropriate ways of collecting and using data
• Assist operational teams with evaluating and improving information systems and processes to capture data more efficiently, effectively, and comprehensively
• Work closely with teams undertaking service improvement to develop a culture that supports continuous improvement; design reports to monitor improvements beyond the life of individual programs
• Analyse data to identify quality issues and work with data quality teams, service managers, and operational staff to resolve them
• Contributes and develops internal departmental policies and identifies necessary changes to working procedures within own area, ensuring all procedures relating to information processing and reporting within areas of responsibility are documented

Communication and Management

• Analyse information needs with users at all levels: differentiate between perceived and actual need, offer advice, clarify any complex concepts and negotiate appropriate information solutions and timelines
• Present information, in person and in writing, to senior general managers, clinicians, and operational staff using appropriate language and presentation techniques
• Contribute to the day to day management and task setting of the support analysts working within the team
• Ensure procedures and protocols are complied with, particularly around data protection and use of patient-identifiable information
• The post holder will be required to support and cover other Departmental staff and areas of expertise and when required this also includes supporting and covering for the Information Manager in the provision of an efficient Information Service in the Trust
• Responsible for advising and alerting managers of any potential problem areas such as performance issues, data quality, and prospective target breaches which need to be addressed as a matter of urgency