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Project Manager (Strategic Improvement) (35 hpw) (Fixed Term for 23 Months), Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness - HGH17832

HIGHLAND COUNCIL, Ballifeary, Highland

Project Manager (Strategic Improvement) (35 hpw) (Fixed Term for 23 Months), Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness - HGH17832

£40,001 - £50,000

HIGHLAND COUNCIL, Ballifeary, Highland

  • Full time
  • Temporary

Posted 1 week ago, 10 Dec | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Tomorrow!

job Ref: HGH17832

Full Job Description

Job Description

Post Title: Project Manager (Strategic Improvement)
Location: Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness (Hybrid)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term for 23 Months
Salary: £47,847 - £53,325 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: ​Dan Scott Tel:

Job Purpose: Our Future Highland sets out the programme of Highland Council for the five-year period up to 2027. It makes commitments to secure social and economic transformation on behalf of Highland communities.

Our operational delivery plan shows how we will deliver on these commitments, through a major programme of transformation for our people and places, working in collaboration with others to create a vibrant and sustainable Highland area.
It has a range of workstreams, programmes and projects, which are measured by our performance plan or by specific service plans. Importantly, the operational delivery plan is also the means by which we will deliver on Highland Council’s three-year budget strategy (2024 – 2027). You can read more about the plan here:

The Strategic Improvement Team, which includes the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) sitting within The Council’s Transformation Function, will play a key role in the co-ordination and implementation of this Delivery Plan.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions at email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level in a numerate/business/digital and technology related subject; or
  • Relevant industry specific qualification(s); or
  • Extensive relevant proven experience that demonstrates a similar level of knowledge and understanding.
  • Typically, a minimum of five years’ experience of working project and programme management with a significant proportion of that experience in digital transformation or ICT related fields