Role Summary As the project management roadmap evolves there are now opportunities for IT Delivery focussed Project Managers.
Based at our Newbury HQ, you’ll have full accountability to the Project Sponsor for the day-to-day management and delivery of projects with a high degree of critical business impact within the remit and approach agreed with Sponsor and Assignment Programme manager.
Your project portfolio will impact across a number of technical systems, involve constrained resource teams and include significant business change/transformation with values between £250k and £1m.
To be considered, you must be able to demonstrate a proven background of delivering IT projects of a similar value with a complete understanding of the systems development lifecycle.
If this sounds like the next project for you, we want to hear from you.
Essence of Role Impact on the business
Projects managed vary in complexity but are all aligned with the transformation of Vodafone as part of the business strategy
Customers, supplier and third parties Work effectively with customer-obsessed internal stakeholders; understanding and supporting their business goals whilst maintaining the Vodafone strategic and commercial position
Driving improvements in supplier delivery
Strong and directive management of suppliers
Reducing costs by constantly questioning supplier quotes
Manage stakeholder engagement across multiple organisational boundaries personally influencing key stakeholders for complex projects
Leadership and teamwork Build, lead and support the cross-functional project teams by developing a strong project vision of successes and nurturing strong relationships and trust within the team – lead from the front, always confident and supportive
Direct and motivate the cross-functional project team by creating a clear, shared sense of purpose and keeping them informed of all project plans and issues
Build a project team camaraderie and sense of fun
Build strong internal relationships with key stakeholders and delivery functions
Identify all stakeholders and suppliers at kick off and constantly reassess through lifecycle
Innovation and change Continue to check that the project deliverables innovatively deliver business and technical change that drive forward Vodafone’s transformation
Constantly re-evaluate costs versus benefits through project life-cycle
Challenge the broader team to think “outside of the box” about innovatively delivering the benefits required by the project
Search for and agree with Sponsor and Assignment Manager appropriate innovation variations to standard process – question process when it clearly doesn’t work and suggest alternatives
Comfortable when working in an ambiguous environment
Flexibility to adapt to constantly changing priorities and way of working
Knowledge and experience Have an in-depth knowledge of project planning, risk management, managing within a matrix organisation, financial astuteness, stakeholder and supplier management
Continue to build knowledge through:
o Building strong relationships with senior management, suppliers, peers and project team
o Mentoring, coaching and peer review
o Training – e.g. consultancy, risk management, financial planning, supplier management
o Industry best practices – attending forums, maintaining knowledge online
o Understanding customer by proactively maintaining industry awareness
o Managing cross-functional projects that impact different products, services, technologies and processes
Understand and contribute to the current position and future strategies for project management by being involved in continual improvement activities
Have complete understanding of Vodafone’s project methodology and governance
Clear understanding of project management methodology and ability to flex process to fit all situations.
Communication Succinct and meaningful communication to allow rapid and informed decision making at all levels
Communicates in an impactful manner that commands respect and confidence from the audience
Professional presentation skills
Role Dimension
Financial (limits/mandates etc.) Investment Appraisal Form (IAF) compilation and submission
Project budget forecasting and tracking of finance actuals
Manages interplay between project finances and the overall timelines, scope and quality objectives of the project in line with objectives agreed with Sponsor and Assignment Manager
Non-financial (customers/staff etc)
Ability to work at all levels of seniority and across business functions internally and with external third parties
Typical Outputs Project Managers occupying this role will typically experience/manage:
- A high degree of critical business risk
- Disparate and geographically remote teams
- Accountability for effective and timely project delivery
- Numerous internal business stakeholders and external third parties
- Ever-changing business priorities
- Multiple external dependencies
- A responsibility for the successful delivery of products or services to the satisfaction of business stakeholders/customers/third parties
Project Deliverables:
- Project Mandate/Project Initiation Document (PID)
- Resource Impact Assessment
- Project Plan and Schedule
- Project Budget and IAF
- Budget Tracker
- End Gate Review
- Project Benefits Plan
- Quality Management Plan and Process Guide
- Fraud Risk Security (FRS) Survey
- Service Readiness Impact (SRI) Document
- Detailed Customer Experience (CE) Wheel
- Infrastructure Impact Assessment (IIA) Form
- Communications Plan
- High Level Design
- Compliance Risk/Impact Assessment (CoRIA)
- Risk and Issues Log
- Technology Compliance Checklist
- Project Closure Checklist
- Post Project Report
- Lessons Learned
Technical/Professional Expertise
Essential Extensive project management experience
Professional Qualification (or significant industry experience)
Full systems development lifecycle experience from requirements gathering through design, testing and deployment
Business change experience
Experience of managing cross-culturally
Leadership – ability to direct and motivate project teams
Highly Desired Experience of working within a large corporate environment
Ability to quickly assimilate knowledge from outside own area of expertise – act as the conduit to allow understanding between technology and the business
Web centric focus
Desired Telco experience
Management of offshore resources
Highly competent in Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint/Visio/Project
