Are you a seasoned project manager with a passion for driving impactful change? The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is seeking a dynamic Senior Project Manager to join our change team and lead prioritised initiatives. You'll play a pivotal role in delivering key projects. If you're ready to make a significant difference and help everyone make the most of their money and pensions, we want to hear from you!Role OverviewThe Senior Project Manager will report directly to Senior Programme Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for:

Project Management – Day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Provide effective leadership and management controls.
Delivery – Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
Budget – Develop the budget and track delivery within budget.
Resources – Identify skill requirements; and deploy and develop resources. Manage medium sized team.
Benefits Realisation – Deliver the agreed Business Case benefits and outcomes.
Stakeholder Management – Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support.
Risks & Issues – Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.
Dependencies & Assumptions – Identify and monitor project dependencies and assumptions.
Governance – Support effective governance and decision making.
Assurance – Engage with assurance reviews and support action on recommendations.
Change Management – Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables
Guidance & Support – Provide support, guidance and coaching for the project team.
Support Change Function centrally (where required) – Support the central change activities and the development new change processes
Business Case – Support the development of Business Cases, with input from specialists as necessary.

Skills and Experience RequiredTo excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

Qualified PPM Professional: Project/Programme management qualification (PRINCE2, Agile, MSP etc)
Experience of successfully managing programmes or projects through the end to end project lifecycle and through stage gates.
Experience of working effectively with wide range of stakeholders.
Experience in managing challenging projects and overcoming objections from high-level stakeholders
A highly seasoned project manager, able to provide direction on development to team and across project delivery profession.
Experience of securing resources and directing planning scheduling, resourcing and estimation for complex and large-scale programmes.
Experience of overseeing risk and issue management.
Experience of leading day to day management and leadership of the project and its team.
Ability to provide effective leadership and management controls.
Experience of monitoring longer term delivery of benefits against business case and ensuring appropriate benefits realisation strategy is in place.
Ability to understand policy and align change delivery, cascading vision and driving delivery objectives through your team.
Ability to work with ambiguity

...About UsThe Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

CaringWe care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
ConnectingWe will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
TransformingWe are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working EnvironmentBy fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.What We Offer

Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
Cycle to work Scheme
Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
Life assurance scheme
Give as you earn scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
Enhanced family and sick pay
Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
Recognition Scheme
Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible WorkingAt MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a...

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