Portfolio Manager

Department: Programme Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Dublin

Description

Codec are looking for a Portfolio Manager to join their team.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

Successfully delivers programmes of high complexity, leading by example, being visible and accessible, and setting the tone and pace for the programme:
Clearly communicates engagement goals and success criteria, clearly specifies required outcome
Sets clear priorities, maintains focus upon the critical path.
Establishing a coherent, supportive, and effective working relationship with all stakeholders.
Ensuring that we operate in a contractually compliant manner throughout; similarly ensuring that the client meets their obligations.
Establishing effective and proportionate governance and controls.
Ensuring that a clear and objective assessment of programme performance is regularly, clearly, and accurately reported.
Understanding and safeguarding the critical path.
Anticipating and mitigating risk, resolving exceptions wherever they arise.
Maintaining focus upon benefits tracking and realisation throughout delivery.
Meeting or exceeding commitments regarding programme success criteria.
Takes ownership of, and leads client and subcontractor engagements:
Being the ‘figure head’ for the programme
Engaging client, and subcontractor stakeholders, building and nurturing positive, sustaining relationships at all levels of the programme.
Communicating effectively and influencing positive outcomes.
Gaining insight in respect of client culture and values, adapting their own and team engagement with the client.
Understanding the client business case
Directing and engaging the programme team to optimise client satisfaction.
Exemplifying and role-modelling the Codec values.
Applying effective team and people management skills, to construct, shape, engage, and optimise performant programme teams.
Engaging the team, engendering trust and confidence, building a positive team culture.
Coaching, guiding, and directing Senior Project Managers and PMO Leads.
Influencing, organising, and directing the programme team.
Being willing to confront and challenge poor performance and encourage team members to contribute ideas.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

At least 5 years' recent experience of successfully delivering complex programmes; and evidence of successful delivery of programmes utilising waterfall, agile and hybrid method

Demonstrate a depth and breadth of commercial, financial, and risk management experience and to display acumen in each of these areas
Have a direct influence on the profitability of the program
Introduce innovation and efficiency in the delivery of programmes; pro-actively identify and mitigate avoidable cost
Drive successful commercial and financial outcomes
Embed and ensure contractual compliance
Ensure effective risk identification, risk management, and risk mitigation across the programme
Apply sound judgement, anticipating opportunities and threats, taking proportionate action in a timely fashion

Portfolio Manager

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