At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a major improvement programme, enhancing customer satisfaction and workforce experience.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to sustainability and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26 days of annual leave, pension contributions, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Opportunity for personal growth in a supportive and dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in defence and national security while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing large complex programmes and strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Location: Basingstoke – onsite 5 days a week (travel will be required to customer sites, including London).
Overview: Our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As a Programme Director, you will contribute to this by taking responsibility for the improvement programme (Catalyst) for one of our major programmes delivering into the MOD, underpinned by the Fujitsu Core values and the Defence and National Security (DNS) Charter. This improvement programme is critically important to DNS and the customer and will have a high level of engagement from the senior leadership on both sides.
Your Role: Working with the Programme Director for the delivery of the overall programme, the scope of Catalyst Programme includes the accountability for a major improvement programme including:
- Establishing better financial control and turnaround of profit erosion
- Addressing customer dissatisfaction
- Improving workforce experience
- Establishing stable forecasted delivery
- Building customer relationships
- Managing risks, issues, conflicts and priorities
You will have ultimate accountability for the successful delivery of the Catalyst Programme and will have the full support of the Portfolio Delivery Director through the delivery of the improvement programme, managing key stakeholders to mutual benefit by ensuring that the programme goals are met by providing a motivation capacity that cannot be achieved at programme or project level. You will own the overall delivery direction and vision in conjunction with the Programme Director and the MOD customer. You will lead a team, including leveraging the PMO to achieve business benefits for both the customer and Fujitsu DNS. You will be accountable for the effective management of the programme including risks, issues, conflicts, priorities, resources, and communications. You will drive the delivery of the programme, managing key stakeholders to mutual benefit by ensuring that the programme goals are met.
Transferrable Skills and Experience:
- Provides strong leadership and guidance to programme and project teams as well as setting strategic direction and vision.
- Supports personal and professional development within programme team/s and wider community.
- Directs the management of the business and overall Portfolio risk.
- Ensures the production of effective mitigation plans and risk assessments so that timescales and overall Portfolio/programme/project costs are understood and underwritten by all the relevant stakeholders.
- Experienced Programme Manager (large complex programs and ideally at portfolio level).
- Strong senior customer/stakeholder management (internal/external).
- Strong governance and control (financial/risk/issues/dependency management).
- Finds solutions/thinks out of the box.
- Strong communicator and experience with working under pressure.
Qualifications: This role requires candidates to be eligible and willing to undergo a high level of security clearance prior to commencing the role.
Equal Opportunity: We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
Your Benefits:
- 26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
- Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%
- Life assurance
- Companywide incentive plans
- Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/travel/dental critical illness and more)
- Perks at work – employee discounts
- Employee assistance programme/virtual GP
Programme Director in Basingstoke employer: Fujitsu Digital Age Assurance
Fujitsu is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Basingstoke where innovation meets sustainability. As a Programme Director, you will benefit from a strong support system, extensive professional development opportunities, and a culture that prioritises employee well-being with generous leave, flexible benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Join us to lead impactful programmes while enjoying a collaborative atmosphere that fosters growth and meaningful contributions to society.
Contact Details:
Fujitsu Digital Age Assurance Recruitment Team
