Freelance job Programme Planner

Programme Planner - Bristol hybrid - 6 months + Day to day role:* Support the Project Managers with the creation creation and maintenance of Project plans.* Develop reports to support project and programme reporting requirements.* Support the Programme Managers with the maintenance and development of the Programme Plans, and Programme status reports* Support the Project and Programme Manager with alignment of internal and external dependencies across project and programme plans* Identify and review Risks and Issues as a result of any slippage to the plan.* Identify and review Assumptions on which the project and programme Plans are based.* Manage regular project status updates and risks & issues, dependencies and and assumptions to key stakeholders internally and externally* Establish and maintain quality assurance processes to monitor the quality of project reporting and deliverables to drive improvements across the programme* Assist in the Mentoring and coaching Programme and Project Managers in the adoption of the project planning approaches and standards* Work closely with the programme PMO Manager to develop the required governance for planning activities.* Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple plan versions.* Ability to challenge assumptions and inconsistencies in a collaborative way.* Project Management (Prince2 or equivalent, MSP).* Expert in use of planning tools, particulary Microsoft Project.* Security cleared to BPSS level.Key Challenges* Delivering quality plans in line with Government expectations * Keeping the plan up to date with fast moving complex programme* Establishing discipline and process across the programme workstreamsPlease apply directLA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.