ICT Project Manager – 6 month contract.
My client, a leading educational provider in Galway are looking for an ICT Project Manager for a 6 month contract. Initial 3 to 4 months to be a 3 day week with an increase to 5 days per week in the last couple of months. Attendance onsite would not be expected to be any more than 2 or 3 days per month in the earlier months.
Duties/Responsibilities:
· Delivering and implementing the eMarketplace project within time and budget.
· Working with relevant stakeholders at a senior level to understand their business objectives and to define and develop services which meet their business needs and expectations, all within the context of the strategic plan and recognising the changing external IT environment.
· Managing third party partner and supplier contracts for the delivery of products, projects and services ensuring procurement compliance and value for money
· Leading, managing and developing a team of assigned project staff members, which may include one or more managers responsible for delivery of individual services as well as technical and customer service staff.
· Managing the team to ensure that specified services are delivered against service descriptions and service specifications, where necessary originating and agreeing these specifications and descriptions with relevant stakeholders.
· Ensuring all activities are carried out in compliance with defined project and service management processes (e.g. PRINCE2 and ITIL).
· Ensuring services and projects are aligned with standards in terms of architecture and security.
· Managing UAT at each stage of the project for each project deliverable.
· Manage user training to stakeholder groups as required.
· Preparing budgetary proposals and managing all procurement
· Such other duties as may reasonably be required in undertaking the Project Manager role
Experience Required:
· Five years' experience working at an Intermediate level in the area of IT or a related area.
· Five years' experience of providing leadership in large organisation(s) with a diverse range of stakeholders.
· Experience of successfully implementing two (2) IT projects in large and complex organisation(s) within budget and defined timelines
· Experience of leading collaboration across organisational boundaries with diverse groups of internal partners to deliver IT change.
· Experience of working with formal methodologies (PRINCE2, ITIL or equivalent) and other aspects of current best practice for the delivery of IT projects and services.
· Working knowledge of IT Architecture for finance enterprise systems (e.g. Agresso Milestone 7 (Update 6) or equivalent)
· Qualifications: Level 9 qualification in IT/ Management or equivalent.
Skills Required:
· Demonstrable experience of implementing IT/Finance related projects in large and complex organisations, of similar scale and nature, within budget and defined timelines
· Demonstrable experience of collaboration across organisational boundaries with diverse groups of internal partners to deliver IT change., including managing stakeholder and supplier engagement
· Significant experience of working with formal methodologies (PRINCE2 ,ITIL or equivalent) and other aspects of current best practice for the delivery of IT projects and services.
· Working knowledge of IT Architecture for finance enterprise systems (e.g. Agresso Milestone 7 (Update 6) or equivalent)
· Understanding of national procurement processes
· Working knowledge and understanding of Higher Education and Public sectors
For more information on this position, please contact Niall Coughlan on
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