#891Projectmanager (Outsourcing) - Ede - Leeuwarden (50/50)

We are looking for a temporarily (or freelance) Senior Project Manager.

Start date: May 2024
Duration: 3+ months (full time)
Location: in the office in Ede AND Leeuwarden (50/50)

Language: Fluent in English
*Please submit English version of the CV*

We are currently looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead an outsourcing project. As this is a demanding project, we expect the candidate to have exceptional people management skills and strong experience in project management.
In addition, the candidate would need to be a self-driven individual and have excellent communication skills to manage various stakeholders and communicate with executive-level decision makers.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of our most demanding projects, ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals.

The main project is a transition project (OUTSOURCING), where the Project Manager will especially need good communication and people skills as well as the capability to keep focus on target.

Individuals in Project Management are professionals responsible for the overall success of a wide range of projects of varying levels of complexity. Project Managers are accountable for project initiation and planning, and for overseeing development, testing, implementation, and closeout. This includes initial project planning efforts such as developing the project scope, defining project guidelines, obtaining business and IT sponsor approvals, and coordinating the resources necessary to successfully complete the project.
Once a project is set in motion, the Project Manager is expected to communicate major milestones, identify potential project risks, provide continuing direction to the project team, and conduct regular status meetings to review project activities. Project Management professionals are also responsible for prioritizing procedures for changing scope and project acceptance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of the project
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Develop full-scale project plans
• Assemble and coordinate project staff
• Manage project budget
• Manage project resource allocation
• Plan and schedule project timelines
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• Provide direction and support to the project team
• Quality assurance
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
• Present reports defining project progress, problems, and solutions
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
• Project evaluations and assessment of results

Must Have

• Strong and proven experience in project management (including change, people, and risk management) in demanding and complex large-scale projects
• Demonstrated and proven experience from demanding and complex large-scale outsourcing projects
• Certification in project management such as PMP or IPMA is seen as a big plus

Experience Required

• Experience in Scrum and Waterfall Project Management
• Experience in Project Management (5 years+)

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven experience in change management
• Proven experience in project management in demanding larger projects
• Qualification in project management or equivalent
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools
• Direct work experience in project management capacity
• Proven experience in people management
• Proven experience in strategic planning
• Proven experience in risk management
• Proficient in project management software

General Skills (non-technical)

• Strong analytical skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to make decisions and be accountable for decisions and actions
• Strong attention to detail
• Effective planning and organization skills
• Copes well under pressure and with uncertainty
• Flexible and adaptable in the face of changing priorities or circumstances
• Drives for results
• Problem-solving ability

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