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Programme Manager

Employer
CMS
Location
England, London
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
12 Jul 2022

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Vacancy Type
Marketing and Communications, Generalist
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Manager
Role Classification
Other Professional

Job Details

Are you an experienced, professionally qualified Programme Manager with at least 3 years Programme Management experience and a demonstrable track record of successfully delivering large scale projects, providing portfolio assurance and governance, and coaching project managers on agreed frameworks and methodology?


If so, CMS is looking for an experienced Programme Manager to work with the Head of Programme Management and take responsibility for delivering key strategic projects and programmes aligned to strategy, departmental roadmaps aligned to the overall portfolio, and supporting and providing coaching to the business project managers to deliver their projects.


Location: Scotland or London


About the RoleThe role requires great negotiation and persuasion skills, expert planning and organisational skills and outstanding communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to clearly communicate with senior management and the board.

Ideally with a background the legal sector, as well as taking delivery responsibility for a number of strategic/business critical and/or firmwide projects, the incumbent will support the Head of Programme Management in, amongst other things:


* Maintaining the Programme and Project Management frameworks
* Maintaining and managing centralised controls and governance across programme delivery
* Providing coaching and guidance to the Business project managers, building and managing meaningful and supportive relationships across the organisation with team members, vendors and partners
* Providing consultancy support to business project managers signposting best practices to empower them to self-organise and manage their own projects
* Managing and working with stakeholders to gain buy in from all areas on programmes
* Participating in and facilitating a PMO Community with a wide group of resources working on projects and business activities
* Working with Heads of Departments to create roadmaps for future projects aligned and prioritised in order to deliver CMNO strategic and business objectives and project best practices and processes
* Managing the regular roadmaps and programme review sessions to monitor progress and seek to improve efficiency in delivery
* Managing financial resources related to the projects in the programme and demonstrating financial results of the programme in relation to the organisation's business goals and strategic objectives
* Ensuring effective reporting of all projects to enable stakeholders, sponsors and management to make appropriate decisions


About YouQualifications:
* Professional qualification in project management
* Proven experience of programme management delivery including providing portfolio assurance, governance, and
methodology
* Up-to-date evidence of effective programme management and project management
* Able to organise and lead a team to achieve objectives and targets
* Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to clearly communicate with senior management
and the board


Equal Opportunities
At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive. For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.


Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.


Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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Company

CMS is a future facing international law firm. With 74 offices in 44 countries and 5000+ lawyers worldwide, and home to business services colleagues across everything from Information Technology, Human Resources and Innovation to Finance, Diversity & Inclusion and Communications.  The firm’s core purpose is to build rewarding futures for its clients, people, and communities.

We’re a global law firm. We focus on the big and the small. We look to the future and embrace agility and challenge. We are experts in our sectors and have the rankings to back that up.  But it’s not all sectors and rankings. We focus on relationships. We’re a community. We look out for each other, encourage everyone to be themselves, and the best version of that. We’re friendly and go-getting. We act with purpose and find passion in what we do. We seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We don’t want everyone to be the same.  We know the best route forward is with the most diverse group of colleagues as possible. We’re here to build a better future.

In a world of ever-accelerating change where technology is increasingly important in the deployment of global strategies, every team at CMS is empowered to operate and innovate in ways that best meet clients’ needs. We encourage ideas from every corner of our business. We are also committed to addressing our own impact on the environment and approach to sustainability, as well as advising clients with their related legal needs.

We strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’ perspective means our people are approachable and accessible. And this means we have a genuinely supportive, open culture you won’t find everywhere. 

Our culture

It’s all about relationships. Our relationship with you, your relationship with us, and the relationships we have with clients and the communities around us. We want you to thrive and show your personality. Foster community, work together, listen, be open, and help each other succeed. Act with purpose and find passion. Strive for progress and embrace challenges. Seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We value trust over rules.

At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do.  We're diverse, supportive, and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.  

Whatever your specialism, and whether you’re a lawyer or a business services professional, a career at CMS gives you huge scope to carve out a brilliant career as you help us, and our clients, to face the future with confidence.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 20 7367 3000
Location
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom

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