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Harrogate, GB

Harrogate

Working with clients to identify, design and implement sustainable service improvements: - Strategic, business and IT planning - Financial forecasts and monitoring - Project planning and turnaround - Technology solutions - Process improvement - Leadership development - Team development

Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

Working with Directors and Senior Management team to prioritise the IT Change Programme. Responsible for:- Building an effective relationship with the key IT supplier- Developing a pragmatic Portfolio Management function for IT Projects- Large IT Project Initiation (eg new Housing Management System) and onboarding experienced project manager- Identify and.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for all ICT Services to c.2,000 users across 500 locations.

Project to idenity new processes and systems requied to enable the 5 year corporate plan objectives, specifically delivering high quality reliable care services to a much larger customer base.Responsible for:- Stakeholder engagement and communication- Business case- Benefits modelling- Risk management- Financial planning- Procurement and software supplier.

Responsible for all ICT Services to c.2,000 users across 500 locations.- Significantly improved service reliability;- Idenitified new service models that were faster to implement and less expensive enabling the business to respond to market opportunities and grow;- Developed internal and external relationships to improve services and alignment with.

Working with clients to identify, design and implement sustainable business improvements:- Strategic and business planning- Financial forecasts and monitoring- Project planning- Technology solutions- Process improvement- Leadership development

Responsible for implementation of a Programme and Project Management methodology to deliver projects totalling £130 million of investment. Control over the authorisation of all new corporate projects. Leadership of corporate project management team and 40 other non direct reports. Responsible for quality assurance of corporate projects.

Developed Corporate IS strategy. Responsible for developing business unit IS strategies with 6 separate management teams. Implemented disaster recovery strategy and plans for major offices. Initiated and owned corporate IS planning forum.

Responsible for the provision of all IS services to over 1,500 people and 250 locations. Leadership of up 50 staff and management of an annual budget of £3.2 million. Transition of IS services to Shared Services model.

Translate IS investment strategy into tangible actions to improve service quality and cost. Lead a team of up to 20 staff and an annual budget of £1.2 million.