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Business Partner (Systems & Frameworks)
6 Month Contract (Extendable)
Warwick (Hybrid working- 1 day onsite per fortnight)
Job Purpose
The purpose of Corporate Affairs is to protect, promote and enhance the company's reputation in the UK and our US territories. It is to build and help others build the reputation that the business needs to succeed in the short and long term.
As part of the Strategic Operations & Intelligence team, this role will provide project support across the whole team, covering systems/digital transformation and data, frameworks, research, insights and reporting, crisis management and risk/compliance.
The role will provide structure and rigour to the way the team manages and delivers its workload. As the team is relatively small, all team members are required to be hands-on, so the person in this role will also be involved in some delivery of the team's projects, supporting the Head of Systems, Frameworks & Digital Transformation, the Systems and Frameworks Manager and the Data Solutions Manager.
The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills and a good understanding of data and technology
Key Accountabilities
- Lead the project management of digital transformation and other projects across the Strategic Operations & Intelligence team
- Challenge and interrogate project schedules, integrating supplier schedules into the master schedule to ensure activities and resources meet project needs
- Foster a collaborative environment for integrated project teams to align teams and drive performance
- Support the identification and implementation of new technologies that can optimize communication, collaboration, and the effectiveness of public affairs and community engagement programmes
- Support the ongoing management of a stakeholder management platform, including the associated processes, frameworks, governance and controls
- Support the ongoing management of stakeholder data and data quality assurance
- Support the design and implementation of training programmes to build digital and data literacy within the Corporate Affairs team
Knowledge, Experience and Technical Know How
- Ability to build and manage a programme plan, feeding in information from across the team for multiple projects
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Familiar with and/or with a passion to learn more about the latest technological developments related to Corporate Affairs activities, including AI
- Ability to create, implement and measure performance against, standard processes
- Ability to manage performance, collaborate, build relationships and work effectively across teams - strong people management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
- Ability to listen to, understand and synthesize requirements into potential solutions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working with large datasets
- Energetic and enthusiastic with drive
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Adept at navigating challenges, finding solutions and influencing stakeholders
- Ability to manage behavioural and safety expectations across projects and to act fast to address concerns
Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.
Note - if you do not hear back within 48 hours of applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, however, we will have your CV and contact details on files should something more suitable arise.
