Location: Central London, hybrid (2 days per week on site)
Contract: Fixed-term contract, until June 2027
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Pay: £52,866.48 to £64,614.57 per year
Start Date: January 2027
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a well-known international health charity in the search for an Interim IT Project and Change Manager.
This role is varied and hands-on, combining project management, change management, business analysis, stakeholder engagement, and business partnering, to drive the successful delivery and adoption of IT projects while supporting the organisation's journey towards a more structured and mature project and portfolio management approach. This provides a fantastic opportunity for an experienced professional make a meaningful impact within a mission-driven organisation while working on a diverse portfolio of technology and business change projects. You'll join a collaborative, supportive team where innovation, continuous improvement and stakeholder partnership are highly valued.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the delivery of multiple IT and business change projects, ensuring objectives, timelines, budgets and benefits are achieved.
- Manage key initiatives including cyber security awareness training, AI adoption programmes, Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) implementation and Learning Management System (LMS) deployment.
- Act as the primary link between IT teams, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout project lifecycles.
- Facilitate workshops, gather and document business requirements, and translate operational needs into effective technology solutions.
- Manage project plans, RAID logs, dependencies, governance documentation and status reporting.
- Drive change management activities, including stakeholder analysis, communication planning, training coordination and user adoption strategies.
- Support the organisation's transition towards a more structured project and portfolio management framework, embedding best practice where appropriate.
- Identify, assess and mitigate project risks, issues and barriers to successful delivery.
- Work collaboratively with senior leaders and department managers to prioritise initiatives and manage competing demands.
- Ensure projects and change initiatives are delivered using a blend of Agile and Waterfall/PRINCE2 methodologies, selecting the most appropriate approach for each programme of work.
- Monitor project progress, track benefits realisation and provide regular updates to key stakeholders and governance groups.
- Facilitate decision-making, resolve conflicts and influence stakeholders through a consultative and collaborative approach.
- Support process improvement initiatives across the organisation, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness through technology.
- Provide business analysis and project management expertise across a broad range of operational and technology-focused initiatives.
- Work flexibly within a small, agile IT team, providing support wherever required and helping to fill gaps across project, change and business analysis activities.
Key Requirements
- Recent, relevant experience in a similar IT project management role within a charitable or not-for-profit organisation, including an excellent understanding change and transformation
- Great knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall/PRINCE2 project delivery methodologies, as well as confidence using relevant digital tools (including Microsoft Project, Jira, and Visio)
- High level of organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to build strong stakeholder relationships.
- Collaborative and proactive approach, with the capability to work both independently and in a team.