Job Description

What you\'ll do The Project/Programme Principal is accountable for the clear planning and delivery of the strategic programmes or large end-to-end projects (e.g. a system implementation) with responsibility for the planning, coordination, and deployment of all releases into production within a particular domain. They identify, manage, and mitigate individual projects, programmes or cross-programme risks and issues in order to facilitate the on-time and on-budget delivery of capabilities and features aligned to the business outcome vision. The Project/Programme Principal focusses on the successful delivery of the whole of the proposed change, through effective co-ordination of the programme or project tasks, management of their inter-dependencies and holding project stakeholders to account for delivering their individual activities effectively.Typically reports to Head of Project/Programme Management. Who you are . May influence strategic decision making and is accountable for defining and leading the programme/project, cutting across multiple channels, products, systems and departments, to time, budget, and scope from initiation through to completion . Leads the delivery of overall integrity and coherence of the programme/project and executes the programme/project vision, mapping all initiatives and taking accountability for dependencies and alignment . Builds and leads a high performing, collaborative, delivery team, who may be directly managed or matrix managed . Defines release readiness requirements against business outcome needs and validates readiness before release into production . Leads the delivery of the programme/project through active sponsorship, leadership and involvement in specific initiatives to ensure they meet time, cost and quality requirements, and maximise benefit delivery . Ensures overall integrity of the programme - focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the programme, interface with other programmes and compliance to Standards . Monitors performance across programmes in the portfolio to enable tracking of the strategy execution and provides updates to senior management . Uses advanced analytical thought to influence project decisions and defines a common set of practices, principles and templates for managing, anticipating and exceeding the project needs . Possesses a comprehensive understanding of frameworks (e.g. Waterfall/Agile) and methodologies (e.g. Prince2) . Builds strong relations and works closely with senior stakeholders across Vodafone and external partners in order to ensure alignment with the broader commercial objectives of the business . Demonstrates strong communication skills, coordinates project stakeholders effectively and may also act as lead representative in key governance and decision meetings . May mentor junior staff . May have accountability for budget in area. Not a perfect fit Worried that you don\'t meet all the desired criteria exactly At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you\'re excited about this role but your experience doesn\'t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in. What\'s in it for you Together we can

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