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Position Title: Program Manager

Location: London CSG

Assignment duration: start date: asap for 12 months

Onsite schedule: 3 days per week in the office

Bonus Plan: Company Plan

Salary: £66k – £79k

Overview

An initiative which strives to empower women & under-represented minorities to speak openly about their achievements in the workplace and beyond. This initiative was created as a (20% project) in . In practice, is a 90 minute workshop which is free and open to everyone, regardless of gender, race, seniority, ethnic background.

To date, we have reached K+ workshop participants globally and have 4K+ facilitators who run the workshops. We have engaged with + companies in + countries. 1 in 2 workshop participants said that it helped them grow in their jobs and their careers .

Job Title: Program Manager

We are looking for a proactive, independent, self-starter Temp role (from July for 1 year) who will help us scale this initiative even further. We are looking for someone who is a team-player, organized, competent, caring and passionate about Diversity & Inclusion.

The ideal candidate will have a solid experience in strategy, operations and program management (ideally a consultant background). This initiative was founded 7 years ago and grew by 2X in the last year, now we have the need to put structure and processes in place so that we can handle the expected growth for & beyond.

As a Strategy, Operations and Program Manager in the team, you operationalize and project manage complex, multidisciplinary projects, to execute on existing vision, goals, and strategy. You define requirements and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes building relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions, managing project schedules, identifying risks, and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Your projects often span offices, time zones, and cultures, and it’s your job to keep all the players coordinated on the project’s progress and deadlines.

Job responsibilities

  • Drive progress and ensure delivery of organizational and operational initiatives, in collaboration with a wide range of partners (both internal and external);

  • Identify opportunities for improvement in current ways of working (systems and processes);

  • Build and manage relationships with key internal and external senior stakeholders;

  • Lead presentations and clearly communicate findings and recommendations, and gain buy-in on recommended next steps.

    • Skill/Experience/Education

  • Mandatory relevant experience.

  • Extensive strategy, operations and project management experience ideally in a consultant firm having managed multiple complex, high-impact projects through their entire life-cycle.

  • Executive-level written and visual presentation skills.

  • Superb project management and analytical skills.

  • Able to draw data driven insights and is comfortable with managing multiple stakeholders while driving operational tasks.

  • A passion for looking for improvements in processes & structures and recommending a better way of doing things.

  • Desired demonstrated ability to lead complex operational and strategic initiatives

  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, combined with impeccable business judgement and ability to move from detail to executive level strategy and presentations.

  • Excellent influencing and senior stakeholder management skills.

  • Strong collaborator with ideas, energy, determination, and a passion for Diversity & Inclusion who can work with people from a broad range of backgrounds and experience.

  • A sense of humor and the ability to thrive and exercise judgement in a fast moving environment and ambiguity.

  • Excellent communicator with great interpersonal and presentation skills, as well as the ability to write well and translate complex issues into simple language that people who are not experts can understand.

    • Benefits of working with Adecco:

  • 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

  • Working as part of one of the world’s leading tech companies

  • Friendly/fun work environment

  • Free meals when in the office

  • Modern office in central London

  • Perks at work scheme with free eyecare vouchers

  • Employee assistance programme

    • Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.