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Specific Role Profile

This Specific Role Profile sheet covers specific areas of activities that are not included in the Generic Role Profile. It will include responsibilities, knowledge, skills, delivery and working arrangements relevant to this role. Please ensure that this is read and in conjunction with the given family role for the post.

Profile Owner: Head of BTT

POLICE STAFF

|ROLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION |

|Job Title: |Project Manager |

|Generic Role Profile: |Business Support |

| |Technical |

|Salary Band: |Band E |

|Operational / Non |Non operational |

|Operational Role | |

|Vetting Level: |Recruitment Vetting |

|Reporting to: |Senior Project Manger |

|Specific Role Purpose: |The role holder will be responsible for the day to day running and delivery of allocated business change |

| |projects, resulting in the successful delivery of the required business benefits. |

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| |This will involve the design, planning, co-ordination, facilitation and monitoring and reporting of change |

| |projects; developing the capability required to embed service improvement tools and techniques. |

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|Specific Role |Develop a clear understanding of West Midlands Police strategic objectives and how these correlate and |

|Responsibilities: |translate into Business Change requirements and the overall change plan |

| |Define and agree priorities for business requirements for force departments recommend appropriate solutions |

| |and prepare specifications required for those solutions. Obtain Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) and/or Project|

| |Owner acceptance of proposals to meet their needs |

| |Actively engage with the Project Owner, SRO and other stakeholders during the course of a project and |

| |communicate effectively on project deliverables to ensure they are well received by the recipients of the |

| |change and that the project is successfully delivered and benefits realised |

| |Apply relevant project standards incorporating the Gateway review process if required in order to ensure that |

| |projects are defined, governed and managed in a consistent manner across the organisation |

| |Implement agreed solutions, ensuring compliance with the Force’s design principles, in accordance with force |

| |Project Management standards and methodologies |

| |Work within an allotted budget and monitor spends, make appropriate adjustments within agreed limits in order |

| |to see the project through to successful conclusion |

| |Manage the work and priorities of the Project Team throughout the project lifecycle, defining appropriate |

| |products, standards and timescales, to ensure that the project delivers quality products to time and within |

| |budget |

| |Advise Project Boards, resolve issues and recommend corrective action as appropriate so that projects are |

| |sustained and implemented, working within the agreed decision making process/project governance arrangements |

| |Prepare project documentation, using the Force’s Project Management standards and methodologies, associated |

| |toolkits and guidance. Setting out the project objectives, plan, costs and performance measures to ensure |

| |that work is carried out in a timely and effective manner and to meet budgets and deadlines where applicable |

| |If appropriate, prepare invitations to tender and manage the tender process through to successful completion |

| |to ensure that WMP gets value for money and services/resources secured are relevant and represent good |

| |practice |

| |Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social |

| |and welfare needs |

| |Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other |

| |persons, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the department |

| |Any other duties commensurate with the role and band/grade |

|SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE |

|Knowledge & Experience |

|This section should detail the requirement of previous experiences and knowledge gained from academic qualifications if appropriate. E.g.|

|significant experience of administrative duties, degree level educated. |

|Essential: |Managing business transformation projects |

| |Managing multiple work-streams |

| |Proactive change management and delivery of service change |

| |Project and Change Management methodologies, techniques and tools. |

| |PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management training/experience |

| |Educated to degree level or have substantial experience (min 2 years) in a relevant field |

|Desirable: |Experience of managing projects within a public sector environment |

| |Managing multi-skilled teams operating in a matrix management environment |

| |Managing senior stakeholders including SROs, Executive Teams |

|Skills |

|This section should detail the competency requirement which could be developed through non formal training. E.g. effective time |

|management, influencing and negotiating, effective communication including written and verbal. |

|Refer to skills database for core operational skills |

|Essential: |Project Management (scoping, planning and execution) |

| |Problem solving and analytical skills |

| |Risk and Issue management |

| |Ability to prioritise and manage conflicts (people and tasks) |

| |Networking, engagement, persuasion, influencing and communications skills |

| |Written, oral and presentations skills |

| |Ability to show tact and diplomacy managing sensitive issues in a discreet manner |

| |Strategically aware with the ability to see the ‘bigger picture’ but able to translate and describe in detailed |

| |plan form |

| |Excellent leadership and people management skills |

| |Ability to build effective collaborative relationships with a wide range of professionals within and around West|

| |Midlands Police |

| |Coaching and mentoring skills |

| |Ability to understand the strategic aims and objectives of the organisation and be able to work at a strategic |

| |level with Chief Officers and other senior members of staff |

| |Strong numerical and verbal critical reasoning ability in order to think strategically, logically and clearly, |

| |and to take rational decisions and decisive action under pressure |

| |Ability to analyse both qualitative and quantitative information |

| |Ability to identify the wider implications of any change and the inter-dependencies between different |

| |initiatives |

| |Possesses a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail |

| |Experienced and competent in the use of MS Office applications (specifically Project, Sharepoint, Word, Excel |

| |and PowerPoint) |

|Desirable: |Commercial acumen |

| |Ability to lead multi-disciplinary and multi-agency groups to achieve the optimum outcome for all parties. |

| |Ability to set plans at a strategic level incorporating aggressive timescales and manage to successful |

| |completion |

|Hours of Work and |The post holder will be contracted to work 36.5 hours per week but will need to be flexible to meet the demands |

|Flexibility: |of the post and may have to work outside normal core hours. |

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| |The post holder will need to have the ability to travel to different locations across the region, as required |

|Restriction Level: |N/A |

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