With over 25 years’ experience, over 250 care homes, and six independent hospitals, Barchester is one of the UK’s foremost care providers. Our mission is to provide the best possible person-centred care to elderly and vulnerable people, and we have an exciting opportunity for an IT Programme Manager to join our IT Delivery team to support this goal.
In this brand new position, you will drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects and programs that will enable Barchester to deliver critical business objectives. We will rely on your knowledge of project delivery and portfolio best practice to develop and deliver innovative solutions. Being adaptable will enable you to navigate through uncertainty and change, ensuring that technology initiatives properly align with business goals and deliver value. You will foster productive working relationships to influence stakeholder decision-making to achieve positive outcomes, as well as contribute to the development of operational plans and risk management strategies, ensuring the highest quality and professionalism in IT delivery.
This is a permanent, predominantly remote position with occasional travel across the UK, particularly to Inverness and London. We are offering an impressive rewards and benefits package, including:
• Competitive starting salary
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible, remote working
• Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral
• Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets
• Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need to make a decision with confidence
• Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services
Required experience and qualifications:
• Higher education degree or equivalent work experience with demonstrable project management skills
• Well-developed knowledge of technical delivery management across both Infrastructure and Applications
• Experienced in management of projects over £1million
• Line management experience
• Delivery of SaaS based solutions
• Flexible and adaptive to a multi-year transformation process.
Role and responsibilities:
• Lead and own project delivery across the IT function
• Design and implement a suitable project delivery framework based on proven methodologies
• Manage the successful execution of cross-functional projects and initiatives, working closely with leadership, applications teams, development, data, and business partners
• Lead a project delivery team to define, implement, and continually improve project standards
• Be a trusted business partner to our IT demand function to agree priority, resource and identify risk for new and ongoing projects
• Ensure the overall performance of all deliverables
If you’d like to use your expertise in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is an empowering and rewarding place to be. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to grow your career in a large organisation with a warm and supportive environment.
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