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Job Summary
Manages and leads the team responsible for company wide programs. Is responsible for planning standards reviews.

Responsibilities

People Management

• Provides management and leadership across the team to ensure the team's growth is in alignment with business needs

• Sets goals for immediate team members

Planning

• Ensures planning standards reviewed and improved at regular intervals

• Anticipates areas for continuous improvement and lessons learned and leads the team on closing gaps

• Responsible for strategy of department and growth plans

Stakeholder Management

• Where required will advise the team on stakeholder management

• Seeks opportunities to build effective stakeholder relationships on behalf of the team

• Encourages feedback and develops stakeholder knowledge of function and manages expectations

Communications

• Responsible for a team who has multiple and broad communication responsibilities

• Challenges the team and others on finding a balance between effective communications whilst pragmatic with volume, frequency and/or content

Risk Management

• Is the highest level escalation point within the team for complex issues

• Challenges the team to ensure lateral thinking and information is fully analyzed to achieve resolution

• Where necessary may refer and escalate outside of the immediate team

Project/Program Delivery

• Leads the team responsible for delivery of company wide strategic programs

Resource Management (people, finances etc.)

• Ensures KPI's are in place for the team which are appropriate for the needs of the function and its stakeholders

• Accountable for resource planning (people, finances etc.) across the team

Project and Program Management Frameworks

• Effectively communicates project management methodology and its application to customer solutions

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience preferred

• Diploma to a Bachelor's Degree preferred

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