Portfolio Manager

In this role you will be responsible for:

* Successfully delivers programmes of high complexity, leading by example, being visible and accessible, and setting the tone and pace for the programme:
* Clearly communicates engagement goals and success criteria, clearly specifies required outcome
* Sets clear priorities, maintains focus upon the critical path.
* Establishing a coherent, supportive, and effective working relationship with all stakeholders.
* Ensuring that we operate in a contractually compliant manner throughout; similarly ensuring that the client meets their obligations.
* Establishing effective and proportionate governance and controls.
* Ensuring that a clear and objective assessment of programme performance is regularly, clearly, and accurately reported.
* Understanding and safeguarding the critical path.
* Anticipating and mitigating risk, resolving exceptions wherever they arise.
* Maintaining focus upon benefits tracking and realisation throughout delivery.
* Meeting or exceeding commitments regarding programme success criteria.
* Takes ownership of, and leads client and subcontractor engagements:
* Being the ‘figure head’ for the programme
* Engaging client, and subcontractor stakeholders, building and nurturing positive, sustaining relationships at all levels of the programme.
* Communicating effectively and influencing positive outcomes.
* Gaining insight in respect of client culture and values, adapting their own and team engagement with the client.
* Understanding the client business case
* Directing and engaging the programme team to optimise client satisfaction.
* Exemplifying and role-modelling the Codec values.
* Applying effective team and people management skills, to construct, shape, engage, and optimise performant programme teams.
* Engaging the team, engendering trust and confidence, building a positive team culture.
* Coaching, guiding, and directing Senior Project Managers and PMO Leads.
* Influencing, organising, and directing the programme team.
* Being willing to confront and challenge poor performance and encourage team members to contribute ideas.

Required Skills

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At least 5 years' recent experience of successfully delivering complex programmes; a

ndEvidencing successful delivery of programmes utilising waterfall, agile and hybrid method

* s.Demonstrate a depth and breadth of commercial, financial, and risk management experience and to display acumen in each of these areas, able t
* o:Have a direct influence on the profitability of the programm
* e.Introduce innovation and efficiency in the delivery of programmes; pro-actively identify and mitigate avoidable cos
* t.Drive successful commercial and financial outcome
* s.Embed and ensure contractual complianc
* e.Ensure effective risk identification, risk management, and risk mitigation across the programm
* e.Apply sound judgement, anticipating opportunities and threats, taking proportionate action in a timely fashio

n.