What you’ll be doing:

• ensuring project governance is effective, attending all project meetings as required and ensuring all billing milestones are correctly released

• providing all project documentation and reporting including project financial and status updates as required (including POL, Site visit reports, Time sheets, etc.)

• proactively managing risks and issues, resource constraints and prioritising and escalating for Project related issues

• improving the policies, standards & practices of the project delivery teams within the division to ensure that use is maximised, and business benefit optimised

• reviewing (with Head of Project Management, Sales and Commercial Manager) contractual terms as they relate to the project delivery

• supporting the Head of Project Management and providing input regarding any project related issues and implications

What we’re looking for:

Essential:

• Proven project management experience delivering a range of Business Change/People Change projects

• Membership of professional project management bodies like APM/PMI

• Demonstratable understanding of Waterfall and Agile Methodologies

• PRINCE2 Foundation Level qualified (Practitioner qualification would be desirable)

• Commercial awareness and ability to communicate at all levels

• Strong stakeholder management skills to comfortably work in a client facing environment

• Demonstrable ability to establish, lead, motivate and manage cross functional, multi-disciplined teams

• Good IT skills including use of Excel and MS Project

• Flexibility to travel – potentially travelling across the UK and involving overnight stays (The number of overnight stays will vary throughout the year as it will depend on the location of clients)

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the finance domain with ERP / Financial Management systems

• Experience of finance systems used in the Local Government / NHS (or health) domain

• Good level of general IT / Networking awareness and competency

• Experience of the Local Government / NHS (or health) domain

• Understanding of the supplier project delivery for solutions

• Experience of delivering pragmatic and commercially viable solutions

About Capita Integrated Business Solutions

At Capita Integrated Business Solutions, we’re transforming the way businesses manage their finances. We have over 30 years’ experience working with clients in the public and private sectors, specialising in health and local government. Our innovative financial software empowers organisations to take control of their financial and business strategies. Our teams have brought digital connectivity to the Shetland Islands and enabled Barnet Council to focus on upskilling their employees. Join us and discover better as you solve the financial challenges of tomorrow.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Car Allowance on top of the base salary

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

• Remote working with occasional travel to client sites

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.