FILLED PMO Manager, FMCG Integration Programme (DB6155)

PMO Manager (DB6155)

FMCG Integration Programme

Middlesex,

Interim, 6 months +,

Up to £500 per day

Application Deadline:  5pm Wednesday 2nd October

Role Summary 

Our client is an FMCG organisation embarking on a cross-function integration programme.

They require an experienced yet hands-on PMO consultant to set up and administer the PMO as well as help manage stakeholders and coach project managers. 

Reporting directly to the Programme Director, this hands-on role will provide an  in-depth exposure to a post-merger integration programme at all levels and the opportunity to apply a proven PMI methodology at an early stage.

Role & Responsibilities 

The overall programme is comprised of circa 40 projects involving approximately

20 project managers.  The role is split into two main activities: 

* PMO Reporting - (approx. 70% of the role) - taking a hands-on role in defining and producing MI as required by the Programme Manager and executive stakeholders 

* Stakeholder  Management / Project Management Coaching (approx. 30% effort) - liaising with stakeholders at all levels, running workshops and training sessions with PMs to ensure consistent PM approaches and Risk, Issue, Dependency management.

Key Skills and Requirements

The following are essential: 

* Functional / Industry Skills:
   -  Strong all round PMO skills, (ideally including integration / separation programme experience)
   -  Previous project / PMO experience within FMCG industry
   -  Business-focused programme experience (i.e.not IT-led or related)

* Technical Skills:

   -  High level of proficiency in MS, especially Powerpoint, Excel, Word and preferably MS Project
   -  Appropriate PM qualifications (e.g. Prince 2, PMP) 

*  Interpersonal Skills
   -  The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, complex and ambiguous environment
   -  Self-starter, hands-on, impactful, pro-active, dedicated

Interested? 

If this role is of interest to you and you are based in the UK, please send a CV and cover note to roles@b2e-resourcing.co.uk stating: 

* ref DB6155 in the title

* your current salary / daily rate

* your availability

* your specific relevant experience, as outlined in [Key Skills and Requirements] above

FILLED Research and Comms Analyst (DM4288)

Research and Comms Analyst (DM4288)

Financial Services

Interim, 3 months, 

£300, 

Canary Wharf,

Immediate Start

Role Summary

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, is working with a Financial Services Regulator on a Programme of transformation involving engagement with its Clients.

They immediately require a Comms and Business Change Analyst to work with the Business Change and Communications Workstream.

The Comms and Business Change Analyst will be expected to provide briefing papers for Senior Stakeholders, as they attend events with Trade Associations and other  Industry bodies.

Details

 The Comms and Business Change Analyst will be responsible for the following:

* Supporting the compilation of a grid of events.

* Pulling together the final briefing for each event that will be attended.

* Researching background information about the organisations' make-up, turnover and business interests.

* Researching and compiling the policy elements that are most relevant to each engagement.

* Ensuring the communications elements of the briefing are included in the final  document.

* Working with the Comms team to identify other opportunities for speeches and engagement events and provide support to speakers as required.

Key skills and Requirements

* Communications or Public Relations background.

* Strong Research, Analysis, Presentation and Writing Skills (using appropriate tools from MS Office: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio)

* An understanding of the wider context of the Consumer Credit market - able to pose "what if" questions in briefings  

 

 

FILLED Business Solutions Consultant - Systems (TM6402)

Business Solutions Consultant - Systems [TM6042]
Interim, 6 months,
London Based
to £700 per day 
Immediate start 

Application Deadline:  midday 30th September

Role Summary

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, is working with a Financial Services organisation on a Programme of IT transformation to provide new integrated systems to support  key processes (including consumer credit) within the business. 

They immediately require a Business Solutions Consultant to understand, analyse and document changes to business processes and systems. This will be accomplished by  facilitating effective communication between the business unit(s) stakeholders,  3rd party suppliers and IT in order to define, agree and document a set of business requirements to be used to drive efficient delivery of process change and/or system solutions. 

This is a senior role and will require at least 10 years relevant systems reflated business solutions experience.

Role

This role includes the following activities: 

* Establishing and maintaining agreement between the business customer and solution provider on both functional and non-functional requirements including traceability management across the full project lifecycle

* Develop deep understanding of the business to add value in developing solution  options and problem solving.

* Facilitating effective 2-way communication between IS and the relevant business unit stakeholders.

* Support the process for educating the IS organisation on the direction of the business.

* Position technologies to best meet stakeholder requirements in conjunction with the IS functional teams, and facilitate the adoption of technology-based solutions by business users.

* Foster innovation and be an active contributor to the on-going learning and development of the BA team through knowledge sharing and being an advocate for better practice.

Key Skills and Requirements

Mandatory

* Extensive experience defining/sharing/guiding business requirements and solutions in a systems driven change process

* Senior Business Analyst skills including use case documentation, agile techniques, process mapping, data flow diagramming and workshop facilitation

* Team management and strong stakeholder management

Desirable 

* An understanding of the Financial Markets  Regulatory environment would be a big advantage (ie Consumer Credit)

* Knowledge of case management would be desirable especially using Salesforce.com

 

FILLED Senior Business Analyst, FS Regulatory Programme (DB6154)

Senior Business Analyst,
FS Regulatory Business Change Programme
Canary Wharf,
3 months +,
Up to £500 per day  

Role Summary 

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, immediately requires a senior business analyst to work in the regulatory arena of one of its Financial Services clients. 

The role primarily involves defining the business change impact to the organisation of implementing the forthcoming Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV). 

Deadline for response:  9 am Monday 30th September.

Role & Responsibilities 

The overall project is divided into several technical work-streams and a business work-stream that needs to feed into and out of the technical ones. 

The main purpose of this role is to define the changes that need to be made within the organisation to implement this new regulatory approach. 

As such, the deliverables will be: 

• Target Operating Model - Validation and identification of the project's impact on Operating Model
• Full Business Case - Assisting the Project Manager with completing the FBS to ensure it has full traceability and compatibility with the changes being delivered
• Business Impact Assessment - Assessing the impact on the business due to project  delivery failures or delays, and documenting them as per the prescribed template
• Communications and Training - Identifying any areas that need training and working with them to get them engaged. Bringing together the content for communications and training using knowledge from Supervision, Authorisations, Policy, Legal, European Banking Authority, and ensuring the content is also joined up with counterpart projects.

Key Skills and Requirements 

While these deliverables have more of a business focus, a senior BA that has some technical background and an understanding of regulation would be most desirable. 

The following are essential: 

* Requirements management experience, preferably gained within a regulatory environment

* Process-driven business change experience (e.g. defining TOMS, Comms plans and  materials, organisation impact assessments etc.)

* Top tier consulting or blue chip industry trained with deep financial services  experience  

Interested? 

If this role is of interest to you, please send a CV and cover note to roles@b2e-resourcing.co.uk, stating: 

* your current salary / daily rate

* your availability

* your specific relevant experience, as outlined in [Key Skills and Requirements] above

FILLED Change Planning Consultant (ref DM4287)

Interim Change Manager - Implementation Planning, Financial Services,
Interim - 8 weeks,
Canary Wharf,
Competitive Rate,
Immediate Start  

Role Summary 

Our sister company, B2E Consulting, is working with a Financial Services organisation on a Programme of transformation involving changes to its people, processes, IT culture and behaviour.

They immediately require a Change Implementation Planning Consultant to work with their existing change team to develop and agree a detailed plan of Change Interventions.

The deadline for this role is Noon on 26th September.  Applications received after this time will not be considered in the initial response to the client

Details 

Over the 8-week period the resource will be expected to contribute to the following in relation to the business change for the Programme: 

* Design the change planning workshops including preparing a strawman of change impacts for each of the business areas

* Write sections of the change strategy document and start socialising the first  draft

* Solicit requirements from the business to understand what they are expecting from the programme in terms of business change plan and activity

* Work with the BA team to draw out change impacts from the TOM and FADs - this will input to the change strategy document and change planning workshops

* Help facilitate the change planning workshops and produce output documentation

* Support the development of the business change plan

* Provide additional support as required to the business change workstream  

Key Skills and Requirements

Mandatory

*  Business Change manager, with multiple experiences of planning and delivering change successfully for large / complex transformation programmes

*  Well rounded change planning experience - covering all aspects of change management: training, comms, procedures, job design, cultural and behaviour change.

 * Able to design and facilitate workshops, achieve consensus and  produce the required outputs

Desirable 

* Financial Services Experience