Programme Planner - Must have previous experience

Start: ASAP

Rates: TBC with Client

Role Purpose

The role of the Programme Planner is to work with stakeholders to ensure all aspects of our transformation programme - Programme Experience - and its associated workstreams and projects are fully defined and effectively planned. The Programme Planner will provide clarity on key programme milestones to confirm what, when and how activities will be organised to ensure the outcomes of all associated projects can be achieved with the available resources. They will lead on all aspects of project planning, which will include the development, updating and monitoring of plans and schedules.

The Programme Planner will identify tasks, activities, interdependencies, resource requirements and outputs for the projects and will work with each project team to track and monitor progress against the plan throughout the life of the project.

The role of the Programme Planner will be responsible for working with the project teams to implement robust risk, issue and dependency management processes for the programme that includes effective response planning, scheduled reviews, reporting and escalation to required governance boards. They will also need to work with the project teams to embed and communicate the process and ensure lines of accountability are clear. They will need to engage with all the projects on a regular basis.

A key responsibility of this role is to take the lead on communicating and reporting progress of the programme and projects to key stakeholders. This will require an eye for detail, drive and determination to get the best possible information out of the programme and project teams, collated and presented to the highest standards of quality.

Required Experience

The successful applicant will be required to have the following experience:

• Working as a project planner or a role within a project team with good knowledge of project planning, a PMO or as a project manager of a small project.

• Programme and project level reporting in different formats, dependant on the audience.

• Project planning and scheduling, identification and management of risks and issues, managing interdependencies.

• Experience and expertise using appropriate planning tools and software including MS Project, Powerpoint and Excel