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Senior Project Manager
- Location London
- Job type Contract
- Salary £550 - 600 per day
- Discipline Human Resources
- Reference J71813
Venn Group is delighted to be recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to join a high-profile organisational change programme with a leading media organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving cultural change across the organisation and its wide network of external partners. The role involves managing a multi-stream programme, engaging with senior stakeholders, and ensuring effective delivery of initiatives following an internal culture assessment.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Develop and implement an ambitious and achievable plan for the organisational change programme.
- Engage and secure buy-in from internal teams, senior stakeholders, and external partners.
- Monitor programme performance, track key achievements, and implement corrective actions where required.
- Support the Project Director in managing programme activities, including change, RAID logs, and cross-programme reporting.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships across diverse stakeholders to ensure adherence to agreed standards.
- Ensure compliance with organisational policies, project governance, and standards, including health, safety, financial, legal, and technology requirements.
- Manage delivery plans, identify risks, and escalate issues proactively.
Ideal candidate profile:
- Proven experience in large-scale change transformation, ideally culture-focused, within complex environments.
- End-to-end project management experience on multi-stream projects.
- Demonstrable experience in developing standards, programme planning, and initiating implementation.
- Ability to extract essential requirements from stakeholders and ensure alignment and adherence to agreed standards.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with senior leaders and external partners.
- Understanding of the creative/media industries and rolling out industry standards.
Location: London, or regional offices
Duration: 6-month contract, high likelihood of extension
Daily rate: £550 - £600 per day, inside IR35, paid via an Umbrella company
Working hours: Full-time
Working pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week on-site)
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.