Project Manager

Project Manager
6 Months
PAYE

About BUK Change Delivery

The team is responsible for the Execution of change. We are a high performing Centre of Excellence for PMs, BAs and UAT colleagues through the Delivery Practice, Boot Camps and Delivery by Deliverers interventions, providing a career path and platform for project professionals, including industry best qualifications.

Personal Specification 

Delivering and landing change seamlessly in the business
Partnering the Accountable Executive to find solutions to exploit opportunities and solve business problems.

Creating and managing the business case for the programme, from inception through delivery to closure and ensuring that any changes to the detailed business case (DBC) for an initiative are identified, assessed, and then approved or rejected by appropriate governance.

Ensuring Programme Governance delivery in line with Policies and Standards.

Pre-empt risks and challenge efficiencies across the portfolio
Provide complete Portfolio reporting and resource and demand MI.

Potentially Line Manage and mentor Business Change Managers and other colleagues to assist with their education in analysis skills, quality of work and personal development.

Key Accountabilities

Accountable for project delivery activities aligning to the business case, scope, schedule and cost constraints inherent within the change environment.

Accountable for programme planning, including the progressive elaboration of scope into detailed work packages underpinning a critical path at the project level. 

The creation, management, and execution of a risk management framework including risk trigger/identification, risk assessment, risk control, and risk mitigation. 

The creation and execution of a project control framework encompassing resource management, financial control management and governance/compliance management.
 

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

Project Management/Business Change experience in cross functional teams.

Successful stakeholder and supplier management – internal and external.

Evidence of successful people leadership at a mid-management level within a large organisation in a cross matrixed environment.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

Industry expertise to add value to business requirements through expert advice and support.

Desired Project Management professional accreditation from the Project Management Institute.

Graduate calibre with some commercial management experience across a number of business disciplines.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values 

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is currently operating in a hybrid working environment, meaning that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the details of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrollment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.