To deliver products and objectives which contribute to achieving the aims of Group Business Change initiatives (Products and objectives are defined on assignment to Group Business Change initiatives).
Principle Responsibilities
• Find opportunities for improvement through understanding current and future business requirements
• Consult with key stakeholders to gather and evaluate information to reach sound decisions
• Produce, maintain and communicate plans required to deliver products and objectives
• Translate complex information and deliver complete and accurate reports and detailed documentation
• Present findings in a structured format and articulate them to key stakeholders
• Understand the cost/benefit assumptions in relation to business change initiatives. This will include appraisal of available options to make recommendations on the most feasible one through a Business Case.
• Assess the impact and implications of decisions on other parts of the organisation including people, process and technology and determine the effects of your own and others’ work within this broad context
• Use product-based approach to define steps and outcomes, scope out length and difficulty of the task to support project plans, milestones and priorities
• Create and lead teams and manage resources from different departments (matrix management)
FSA Regulations:
To actively seek out and understand any and all regulatory requirements that fall within the role's responsibility ensuring that practices and procedures are in place that build in compliance with such requirements. To actively promote the adhesion to these requirements and to monitor and enforce on an ongoing basis.
The regulations covered include, but are not limited to:
• Financial Services Authority (FSA)
• Data Protection Act (DPA)
• Distance Market Regulations (DMR)
• Insurance Marketing Directive (IMD)
• Health and Safety legislation (H & S)
Key Skills, Knowledge and Experience -
Essential
• Ability to quickly understand & evaluate business requirements
• Experience in identifying and delivering process improvements
• Ability to organise and plan ones own and others time, work and tasks
• Strong documentation and presentation skills
• Team player, able to rapidly build effective working relationships at all levels
• Knowledge of MS Office, Visio, PowerPoint
Desirable
• Understanding of the change process in the business environment
• Experience of workshop work with business representatives
• Core consultancy skills
• Knowledge of the project lifecycle and industry project management standards (e.g. Prince2)
• Ability to visualise and quantify business benefits and work to realise benefits