£34 Per Hour
Full Time
Temporary
London, Greater London
Public Sector And Council
Posted 2 days ago
Expires In 26 Days
Job Description
- To provide comprehensive and efficient project management support for the Head of Transport Strategy and Active Travel, supporting the Active Travel Team Leader in managing a wide range of cross-service projects. Such projects will include projects to drive organisational and policy change across the Service, to manage and implement bespoke projects essential to the day to day running of the Service, and the future development of traffic, parking and accessible transport functions.
- The post holder will also play a particular role in supporting the Active Travel Team Leader in ensuring the smooth running of the service performance framework.
Responsibilities
- To contribute to the development of service-specific plans and related strategies, working with colleagues across the service and the rest of the council.
- To deliver – and help to shape – key projects within the Transport Strategy and Active Travel, that advance and embed the Service approach to pursuing its priorities, whilst improving outcomes and reducing costs.
- To collaborate with other council departments on specific projects that are aimed at achieving savings and efficiencies spread across various Departments.
- To make use of a range of project management and monitoring tools, to enable effective project management in an open and time-conscious fashion.
- To develop the use of digital and data as tools for promoting transformation within the Service, aiming for actionable insights and useable products.
- To expand and embed the use of different approaches to change, drawing on concepts like systems leadership, design thinking, demand management, theory of change and co-production (alongside strong programme management).
- To develop understanding and experience in the theories, methods, tools and techniques associated with these approaches to change – and to contribute to building such change capability within the Traffic and Parking Service.
- To deliver service reviews into particular parts of the service, to help identify and resolve challenges and support improvements, when requested by the Head of Service or by Service managers.
- To build relationships within the service, and with third party partners, to establish a complete understanding of the aims and objectives of the Service, and the drivers that might influence future change.
Requirements
- Experience of project management responsibilities in a professional environment
- Experience in managing a team of staff, to establish priorities, deadlines and work programmes and to monitor progress.
- Experience in training staff in the course of their duties, including the ability to carry out the requirements of staff appraisal scheme.
- The ability to make good judgements, on the basis of analysing qualitative and quantitative information from different sources.
- The ability to build relationships with a variety of people, in ways that develop trust, credibility and personal impact.
- To demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills, adaptable to a range of audiences.
- To demonstrate an awareness of local government finances, commercial issues and business case development.
- Ability to adhere to the council’s Dignity for All Policy
Isaac Bonsu
Isaac.Bonsu@voxconsultants.com
02081384125
Division V85
Vox Network Consultants London
34 Lime Street
Greater London
EC3M 7AT
0208 1384125
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