Intermediate Business Change Consultant Programme Planner

Intermediate Business Change Consultant Programme Planner

Location: Manchester , Lancashire Salary: Competitive Date posted: 08/06/2012 18:02 Job type:Permanent Company: Bupa BHW Contact: Steve King Ref: Totaljobs/002551 Job ID: 53685247

The Intermediate Business Change Consultant Programme Planners role is to implement, establish and maintain project planning standards and reporting. Working across various projects, youll be able to anticipate the wider implications, and have an understanding, of what the Business is trying to deliver. Youll identify any potential missing components within the project plans and make suitable recommendations for solutions.

For Business Change initiatives this will involve support to Projects and / or Programmes across the entire project lifecycle within agreed parameters of time, cost and quality.

Key ResponsibilitiesProviding guidance to the Change Function by leading and implementing planning activities to enable delivery and tracking of projects across the full lifecycle.Providing management support to Senior Business Consultants in mitigating project/programme commercial or technical issues and risks as well as planning and justifying (in business terms) new projects to develop and implement changes.Responsible for continual improvement of planning processes and tools.Maintaining strategic delivery view of project / programmes in the Change Function to ensure BHW delivery to agreed time, cost & quality criteria. Able to provide these strategic views in various forms of media for different audiences as and when required.Taking appropriate action where project performance deviates from agreed tolerances and recommends solutions to rectify situations and manage stakeholders



Specific Skills Educated to Degree level or equivalent. Suitable Project Management qualification (APM Intro/APMP) and/or PRINCE2 Practitioner qualified with suitable post qualification experience. Extensive experience of managing complex project / programme / portfolio plans via MS Project is essential. Technical skills to create, maintain and execute planning reports as required. Experience of supporting Functional areas in both project and technical aspect of project leadership and delivery, with a proven track record of project management delivery, skills and management of budgets. Demonstrable track record of successfully delivering complex project or change initiatives with in the financial/industry sector. Experience of leading teams in matrix management environments. Accomplished communicator with the ability to influence decisions at management levels in an organisation, together with good interpersonal, relationship management and active listening skills



Why Work For Us?

Bupa is one of the UKs leading healthcare companies and Bupa Health & Wellbeing (BHW) UK makes up a key part of our business. We provide a whole range of products and services to our customers, and are there when they need us most whatever their stage of life, and whatever health and wellbeing challenges they face. We have a variety of roles in various locations around the UK. Our environment is warm and welcoming, our facilities first class and every individual is here to make a difference. Roles are always rewarding and youll be rewarded too with excellent benefits and career opportunities.

We'll look after you with our contributory pension scheme, bonus scheme and annual salary review We'll help balance your home and work life with 25 days holiday each year (pro rata for part time employees) and flexible working opportunities We'll keep you in shape with free Bupa health screens, access to our 24 hour health line and free on site gym We'll give you regular training and coaching to support and develop you We have no shareholders, so any profit we make is re-invested to improve healthcare for our customers.

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