This role will require you hit the ground running and deal with ambiguity at any given stage within the project lifecycle. You will build strong relationships with your stakeholders, understand their strategic direction, processes and requirements to become their trusted advisor on all elements of delivery and act as an extension to their team. With a can-do attitude, you will be accountable for delivering the APM service, working independently as an APM in the Programme and achieving success. 

This role will provide you great opportunities to develop skills that can provide progression into project and/or PMO management.

APM are typically responsible for 1 to 2 Programme governance concurrently. Typically, these programmes will have 8-10 projects.

Assistant Programme Mangers report to the Programme Manager for operational delivery related matters and will be coached by a Programme Manager in a matrix model.

Responsibilities:

The APM is responsible for:

1. Experience in handling Multiple Projects Governance Concurrently. Monitoring projects health (Scope, Cost, Schedule, Risk and Issue) and should be able to advise corrective actions to the Project Managers

2. Implementing control measures and regular reporting and take or recommend corrective actions as necessary

3. Monitoring overall progress and use of resources and advising the corrective action to the PM and highlight the issues to Programme Manager

4. Monitoring Project Finances, Resource plans, etc., and highlight the discrepancies, if any

5. Responsible to raise requisition requests in Ariba and resolve any financial query with Finance Team

6. Programme status reporting to Programme Manager (Weekly and Monthly)

Requisite Core Skills: Essential competencies and/or experience

1. Must have hands on experience on Financial Management, Preparing and Tracking Project Budget, Analysing Cost Variance, etc. Should Have knowledge on Operational and Capitalised Expenditure

2. Should have knowledge on Entry and Exist criteria of each Project Phase

3. Must have hands on experience on Preparing Project Schedule and Tracking

4. Hands on experience on Project Delivery framework and strong knowledge on Agile Methodology

5. ServiceNow knowledge is a plus

Your professional experience

• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written that inspire confidence in business stakeholders and the team

• Very well structured and organised and able to respond to changing priorities

• Analytical and flexible with the ability to rapidly understand ambiguous and complex concepts

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

• Having the aptitude to solve problems and support others within the team

• Ability to work independently and within a team

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and proactiveness

• Academic qualification: Bachelor or Master’s degree preferably in computer science

• Work experience: Overall 7+ years and at least 6+ years in IT project management and delivery

Key competencies:

• Leadership

• Stakeholder Management

• Schedule Management

• Financial Management

• Resource Management

• Risk, Opportunity and Issue Management

• Change and Quality Control

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