Future of Work (FOW) Programme Director - 12-18 month FTC - UK Wide

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The opportunity

As a Programme Director you will lead the UK firm through the significant transformation and associated period of disruption to deliver hybrid working as a new normal operating model.

This position is for the period of 12-18 months and could be extended further to 2 years.

Your Key Responsibilities

The programme director is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the transformational Future of Work and will:

• Work with EY leadership & SLLs to develop and evolve an inspiring vision and strategy for Hybrid Working within EY.
• Set, implement, and review programme objectives/activities ensuring they are aligned to that strategy and the broader firm’s strategies.
• Access and combine internal/external best practice and insights and other data points to steer, challenge and validate the programme’s thinking and direction helping to drive an exceptional EY experience.
• Provide leadership, advice, and challenge to the programme workstream leaders and members on the scope and prioritisation of each workstream.
• Own senior stakeholder relationships (e.g., sponsors, steering committee members, working group members).
• Identify, propose, and implement continuous process improvements.
  
  

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Develop & maintain strong relationships both internally and externally with the aim of ensuring EY hybrid working align with the firms needs and industry best practice.
• Develop networks and strategic relationships with Business stakeholders, to build an understanding of priorities across the organisation and sight of how other regions are approaching the move to Hybrid Working.
• Highlight the impact, outcomes & outputs of the programme and promote its successes amongst stakeholders.
• Deliver regular updates and communications of programme information, highlighting risks and opportunities to stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders, developing an informed and committed audience where you will drive behavioural change.
• Coordinate with other programmes and function teams to maximise alignment on relevant projects, identify dependencies, overlapping projects and avoid duplication of efforts.
• Influence key stakeholders to align their thinking across the Future Of Work programme and manage the complexities of typical working practices driving behavioural change.
  
  

Project & Change Management

• Ensure best practice programme governance, methods and reporting is implemented and monitored across all initiatives.
• Own overall programme plans, resources, budgets, quality, risks & issues associated.
• Define and manage the programmes budget against agreed plans and protocols- including project costs, forecasting & tracking actuals.
• Manage the impact of change into the organisation, assessing populations impacted and schedule associated to minimize disruption to the business.
• Help embed a spirit of change leadership, innovation, and disruption in the programme and in how Hybrid Working is implementing wider within EY.
• Work in hand with the Communications & Engagement team to create an inspiring and consistent narrative for Hybrid Working within EY.
  
  

People Management

• Lead a team of senior resources to deliver the programme assigned across matrix reporting structure.
• Programme resourcing – Assign resources to initiatives mapping need to skillset, experience, and competencies.
• Set work structures and methods for the team to follow within the programme to adopt & provide coaching.
• Provide coaching to team members as required, connect members and support learning or knowledge resources.
  
  

Financial & Commercial Management

• Define and manage programme budget against agreed plans and protocols, including estimating project costs, forecasting, tracking actuals.
• Manage internal and external party commercial agreement process working with UKI Supplier Relationship Management and Procurement. Ensuring protocols are followed including - due diligence, negotiations, and approvals.
• Ensure internal and external parties deliver to agreed scope and levels of quality. Progress should be tracked and reported on
• Review invoices related to programmes ensuring accuracy against approved amounts in line with the completion of agreed deliverables/activities
  
  

Key attributes for success

• Experience in managing large transformational programmes throughout whole lifecycle.
• Experience of maintaining strong senior stakeholder relationships with the ability to flex their style accordingly to influence is key.
• Will have a track record of being able to navigate their way around diverse and complex organisational structures/relationships.
• Excellent people management skills, previous team management and motivation of teams essential.
• Experience in the fields of real estate, workplace, technology or talent change desirable.
• Excellent understanding of the methodologies and processes for project and change management including but not limited to financial, resource, stakeholder and risk planning and management.
• Ability to operate pragmatically at strategic level and integrate with existing projects or programmes to develop, maintain, and execute on a strategic roadmap.
• Ability to operate calmly under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Strong self-starter.
• Strategic thinker with a strong analytical mind.
• Strong personal awareness and credibility in their chosen field(s).
• Strong commercial understanding.
• Strong communication skills (oral/written).
• Enthusiastic, committed and determined.
  
  

What We Offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
  
  

Please note

Prior to finalising your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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