Project Manager - Systems Implementation

Full Job Description

Program Manager, Systems Implementation | 12 Months | c. £400 - £500 per day (Outside IR35) | Remote

For a large, global organisation, we are recruiting an Interim Program Manager, Systems Strengthening to support the Director of Finance and IT deliver multiple automation initiatives to enhance organisation-wide systems. The Program Manager will gather requirements, present a standardized approach, shortlist, and oversee vendor partnerships, ensure integration, facilitate UAT, training, and associated rollouts to ensure the initiatives are implemented within budget and timeframe. With 8 automations at various stages of implementation, the Program Manager will collaborate extensively with stakeholders globally, including UK and International travel (20 - 25 days).

Main Duties:

• project management of a number of different systems initiatives, all of which are at different stages of implementation
• timely delivery of projects and performance within budget, identifying financial risks, taking actions for mitigation and management reporting
• to the Director of Finance and IT, and other Finance stakeholders
• gathering and understanding of integration with other solutions
• bid and vendor selection processes, terms of reference, deliverables, pricing and procurement, onboarding, and monitoring of vendors
• and budget management for projects
• and lead internal working groups
• testing in sandbox environments to gain understanding before deployment
• and roll-out comms of all new releases and upgrades and lead the development of online and off-line training
• to programme steering committee
• strong relationships with all staff within the organisation

Person Specification:

• experience of leading and delivering large-scale transformation and finance system projects
• of implementation of large-scale complex IT transformation projects in the charity or government sector
• of implementing an ERP system
• experience of organisational change methodologies and using diagnostic tools
• experience of delivering process efficiencies, and of influencing and achieving buy-in to actions at senior level
• experience from the global NGO sector