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The firm’s 53,000 employees in more than 70 countries provide deep local and global insights that create significant value for occupiers and investors around the world. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenues of $10.1 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facilities services (branded C&W Services), global occupier services, investment management (branded DTZ Investors), tenant representation, and valuations & advisory.The objective of the role is to deliver operational management of client Real Estate programmes within the Programme Management Office (PMO). This position works closely with various global and EMEA clients, third parties and diverse cross-functional stakeholders within Cushman & Wakefield to advise, plan, mobilise, deliver and track multifaceted deliverables.\nThis includes, but is not limited to, developing and maintaining standardised programme planning and control systems, ensuring effective integration and communication across stakeholders, driving momentum and alignment of programme activity, managing risk and escalations, implementing robust compliance and governance protocols and providing programme oversight and support.\nA Consultant at Cushman & Wakefield provides excellent professional service to clients and is key to the day-to-day delivery of client activity. The expectation is that the successful candidate will be able to lead existing client accounts, including project teams, with minimal instruction and support mobilisation of new or complex accounts when required.\nJob Description\nKey Responsibilities:\nKick off new projects and support new programmes by leading steering committee, working group and subject specific meetings across all levels of seniority and ensuring meeting governance is in place throughout.\nSupport the development of client strategy, ensure this is translated into achievable programme deliverables and gain buy in.\nEnsure critical success factors, goals and objectives are approved, robust and effectively communicated to create successful change culture.\nSupport identification of stakeholders, resourcing gaps, stakeholder risk and appointed decision makers, ensure Roles and Responsibilities are communicated and understood.\nEngage programme and project teams and develop and manage communication plans across all channels, including knowledge sharing, programme updates, confidentiality, access and media management.\nEnsure early risk identification mechanisms are in place, manage the Risk Register, mitigating actions and escalations.\nLead all subject matter experts to develop, review, integrate and commit to programme phases, tasks and deliverables to create a master programme plan, own the plan throughout the programme.\nEngage operational teams to review any in-flight projects or programmes that will affect or be affected by programme activities and ensure well planned integration activities.\nPlan and agree programme timeline, critical dates, milestones and slack.\nDevelop budget and cost plan in line with financial stakeholders, manage business case approval workflow.\nEmploy change control mechanisms to govern scope creep and alignment.\nEmploy change management mechanisms to ensure continued engagement of sponsors, project teams and end users.\nDevelop and issue reporting, tracking and communication tools and updates to align to the communications plan and ensure stakeholder engagement and alignment.\nDevelop and implement early and post programme feedback mechanisms to ensure the programme is successful, implement iterative process improvement.\nFacilitate training and onboarding throughout the programme.\nDevelop and / or facilitate development of Playbooks, process documentation and governance tools to capture best practice and future operations.\nCushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.\nEnsure a well-planned and well-prepared handover to operations teams, with clear ongoing roles and responsibilities and ownership of outstanding actions and close out.\nManagement of client invoicing, ensuring all systems and platforms are up to date and accurate.\nBuild a strong colleague network and client relationships, support leadership in mobilising new business.\nMaintain a strong ‘Opportunity and Ownership’ culture.\nMaintain professional and ethical standards, best representing Cushman & Wakefield.\nPerson Specification:\nDegree in relevant Real Estate and / or Programme Management field or 3+ years of relevant experience.\nStrong organisational skills.\nAbility to engage with diverse stakeholders at all levels of an organisation and support decision making processes.\nStrong communication and organisational skills to motivate and engage project teams.\nWillingness to take ownership and solve problems to ensure deliverables are met, including escalation.\nKnowledge of Programme Management tools and methodologies, ability to build and deliver governance and control across multiple projects concurrently.\nAbility to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.\nExperience of organising a wide range of events.\nHighly motivated with a focus on delivering excellence for clients.\nSome commercial awareness, ability to contribute to financial success through execution of client billing.\nAbility to stay current in own field and pursues opportunities to demonstrate expertise.\nShows professionalism and collaboration qualities, is a team player and shares best practice with others.\nThe ability to work independently and allocate tasks consistent with business goals.\nCushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. 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