Project Manager (Capability Programmes) — Planning, Risk and Financial Control for NATO with security clearance

A multinational defence organisation runs a portfolio of capability projects under alead project manager and needs someone to take assigned projects and deliver them including thebusiness case that secures the funding in the first place.

What you would be doing

• Planning implementing and managing assigned projects to the organisations project managementpolicies and procedures.
• Developing the business case behind a project procurement strategy benefits risk analysisand the proposal itself to secure sponsor acceptance and funding.
• Running the management coordination and quality assurance that delivery of a capabilityactually requires.
• Understanding what the client needs gathering the data doing the analysis and resolving theproblems that surface.
• Delivering within agreed scope time cost and quality tolerances and reporting progress bothroutinely and when asked.
• Identifying and allocating the resources needed to hit milestones and starting correctiveaction when they slip.
• Managing performance indicators risks and issues actively with the logs kept current anddeviations reported with a proposed course of action.
• Managing project cash flow and contributing to financial planning reporting and multi-yearbusiness planning.
• Supervising project team members directly or in a matrix and leading meetings with teamstakeholders and customers.
• Keeping project artefacts accurate and current by reviewing them regularly.

What you would bring

• Delivery of projects inside a larger programme under a lead project manager.
• Business case development including procurement strategy and benefits analysis.
• Planning and resource allocation that survives contact with reality and the willingness tocorrect rather than explain.
• Active risk and issue management with logs people trust.
• Financial planning forecasting and cash flow management for projects.
• Supervising team members in a matrix organisation.
• Fluent professional English.