Senior Programme Manager - 12 month FTC

Senior Programme Manager

Hook, RG27 9UP (with ad hoc travel to other core sites)

GBP60,000 - GBP70,000 + up to 15% bonus per annum + excellent benefits

Here at Virgin Media (VM) we have a truly unique opportunity for an experienced Programme Manager to drive significant company-wide strategic change. This exciting new role will join VM's People Team, and will have two broad focuses. Firstly, to enable the VM Property strategy, and secondly, to provide a central view of our broader People Programmes as we transform and grow our business.

Key Accountabilities:

• Partnering closely with key senior stakeholders and project influencers across both VM and our parent company, Liberty Global. Interaction with C-suite/Board level.
• Working closely with People SMEs to best enable effective strategic change delivery.
• Developing and gaining agreement of the overarching programme strategies, ensuring alignment with VM People PMO roadmap priorities.
• Implementing and maintaining a consistent and robust project management methodology ensuring project conforms to appropriate governance including all project documentation.
• Managing all aspects of risk, issues and contingency, identifying dependencies with other business initiatives, and managing escalations where appropriate.
• Leading on all project communications.
• Managing virtual teams in a matrix environment.

So what are we looking for?

• Demonstrable experience of project management in a multi-disciplined and commercial environment - ideally with PRINCE 2, APMP or another recognised industry qualification.
• HR programme management experience a preference but not essential.
• Integrity. As this role will oversee high profile and highly confidential programmes of work, discretion is paramount.
• Proven stakeholder management and negotiation skills, liaising up to board level.
• The ability to understand and manage multiple project risks dealing with uncertainty, whilst being proactive and forward-looking.
• Demonstrable experience of understanding and articulating broad strategic business objectives, and working within complex organisational designs.

So why Virgin Media? We are delivering the biggest investment in the UK's digital infrastructure for over a decade, with a huge programme to extend our ultrafast broadband network and brilliant Virgin TV to 17 million homes and businesses. We're challenging our competitors with the best services and the fastest speeds.

Join and you'll be part of the Virgin Media family. We're a great place to work - and we offer impressive benefits too! You will get a generous holiday allowance, contributory pension, performance related bonus and, of course, discounts across Virgin Media products ad Virgin brands!

Come and be a part of something special. Join us!

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