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Manager Programme Management
Pearson
Oxford, , United Kingdom
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Description
At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a lead role in delivery of a rich educational programme to support primary and secondary learners in schools across the world. The programme spans multiple components, including curriculum and teacher and learner support.
The Programme Manager will be responsible for achieving the approved programme goals, vision and strategic outcomes of the Programme by managing and co-ordinating the delivery of all the programme’s components (initiatives and projects); in order to obtain benefits and control that would not be achieved by managing the components individually.
The Programme Manager will have full responsibility and authority to ensure cross-project work effort remains feasible from a business standpoint and that the programme benefits can be realized.
Responsibilities
• Ensure the programme components (set of projects and initiatives) and teams continue to align to program vision and benefits
• Develop, monitor, and control program through definition, benefit delivery, and closure
• Ensure timely, cumulative strategic benefit realisation throughout the program
• In partnership with program sponsor, and/or Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) develop and implement programme governance
• Provide oversight, coordination, and manage dependencies of programme components
• Monitor and respond to decisions, issues, and risks at the programme level
• Accountable to executive sponsors for schedule, budget, and quality of all programme components
• Create and execute programme plan and schedule
• Review component project plans for conformance to programme vision, benefits, plan, and schedule
• Act as the communications conduit to executive sponsors and programme governance, and conduct briefings/status updates
• Escalate issues, risks, and decisions to executive sponsors and programme governance, as necessary
• Maintain programme integrity and coherence
• Manage cash inflows and outflows at programme level - maintain and manage business case
• Ensure proper allocation of resources
The primary location is Oxford. The role will also work closely with teams in London and internationally.
Qualifications
The programme manager should:
• have a strategic and benefit focus and will drive the programme decisions based on strategic and business benefits
• possesses project/programme management knowledge and strong business management skills
• have working knowledge of publishing, testing, assessments or K12 education sector knowledge
• be a strong leader, able to create, share and motivate towards a vision by creating collaboration amongst component teams
• be able to influence without authority through negotiation, interpersonal skills, and motivation skills
• be a skilled change agent, able to handle broad change with incremental benefit realization
• be comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization, with both internal and external stakeholders
• have or be able to obtain respect through all levels of the organization
• possesses very strong conflict resolution skills
• be comfortable working in an uncertain and dynamic environment, where all of the details are not always available
• have a constant risk and issues management mind-set
• Be able to act quickly