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On behalf of UK Export Finance, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager for a 12 months Inside IR35 contract based Hybrid 2-3 days a week in London. 

When it comes to exporting, having a great product or service is only half the story. Putting the right finance and insurance in place can make the difference, helping you to win contracts, fulfil orders and get paid.

UK Export Finance is the UK government’s export credit agency. We support exports for any size company and across all industries, from capital goods to services and intangibles like intellectual property. Our mission is to advance prosperity by ensuring no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, doing that sustainably and at no net cost to the taxpayer.

As a Senior Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints. 
• Day-to-day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage. Set appropriate delivery methodologies. Manage effective transition between project phases.
• Develop and draft the business case, with input from specialists as necessary
• Develop the budget and track delivery within budget.
• Identify skill requirements; and deploy and develop resources. Manage medium sized team.
• Deliver the agreed business case benefits and outcomes. Ensure appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place and monitor longer term delivery of benefits against the business case
• Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies

Essential:

• Substantial experience with end-to-end finance systems implementation and/or IFRS 9 and 17 implementation
• Substantial experience with finance and regulatory transformation solutions including new data feeds, accounting rules solution, general ledgers and Finance reporting solutions
• Substantial experience in a project delivery role with demonstrable experience of Project Management methodologies and their application to the design, development, testing and implementation of projects
• Experience working closely with external consultants and system integrators
• Experience in banking or insurance
• Experience in working in MS projects/ SharePoint/ MIRO/ Dev Ops

Desirable:

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

DE&I Commitment 

UKEF guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

UK Export Finance guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".