Portfolio Planner

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A Portfolio Planner is required with experience of working in Central Government to provide visible and effective leadership, leading planning activities across the portfolio including support at project/programme level. You will develop a clear vision and standards, championing the use of best practice project planning standards, tools and processes.

Essential Skills and Experience:

*Industry-leading knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes, including risk management, dependency mapping and resource allocation

*Proven leadership experience of delivering similarly complex programmes / portfolios

*Proven track record of engaging and managing multiple stakeholder groups, demonstrating expert influencing skills to obtain agreement and co-operation

*Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to form reasoned conclusions and recommendations

*Excellent analytical skills, demonstrating the ability to interpret, distil and present data insights

*PRINCE2 Practitioner

*Experience of working in Central Government

*Dynamic and adaptable, with the ability to balance and prioritise across a broad range of subject areas

*Experience of working in the Home Office

*Microsoft Project Professional Advanced user

*Hold a recognised project planning qualification

*Demonstrable experience of successful up-skilling / knowledge transfer to a broad range of stakeholders, including appropriate supporting examples

*High degree of personal resilience and stamina

*High tolerance for ambiguity

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.