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That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!\n Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.\n Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).\n Private medical insurance.\n 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.\n Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.\n The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details\nYou will be responsible for\nOversight of the end-to-end delivery projects primarily focused on digitalisation of people processes and replacement, or enhancement, of existing people technologies. \nUphold high project management standards, ensuring consistent use of governance, planning, reporting and delivery practices.\nAct as first point of escalation for the project team\nResponsible for creation of business case & tracking delivery of benefits\nProvide project/release status summary and reporting into relevant governance forums\nResponsible for delivery of all business discovery to determine feasibility of a change initiative\nCreating and maintaining project planning artefacts e.g. project plan, RAID logs\nDeliver to agreed timeline, and on budget, challenge and course correct the plan as required.\nManage all risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies within the project/release, escalating where appropriate\nEnsure project plans are aligned and dependencies managed to the broader programme plan\nManage the resource planning and any capacity constraints to support the delivery of the plan and take corrective action where necessary\nEnsure milestones and key deliverables are realistic in line with key activities\nOversee and take corrective action where milestones are at risk\nIdentify and monitor key dependencies with other waves and other programmes\nIdentify and manage the project critical path\nIdentify At-Risk activities/deliverables and take corrective action\nLead the process for assessing change requests\nLeads Lessons Learnt sessions & Post implementation reviews in conjunction with team members and other key stakeholders\nManages engagement with Group People service management & service delivery teams to enable successful transition \nYou will need\nPractitioner in Programme and/or Project Methodologies\nFinancial and Benefits Management\nStrong Engagement and influencing skills\nConfidence presenting to senior business stakeholders\nGreat written and verbal communication skills\nGreat at Building and Leveraging Relationships\nExperience delivering complex cross-functional programmes or projects \nExperience delivering technology-enabled projects into complex and diverse environments\nAbout us\nYou might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.\n At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.\n We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. 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