Other Duties and Responsibilities Applicable to the Role of Senior Technical Project Manager

Leadership/Management

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Line Manage employees aligned to the EnAble Programme.
• Provide non-managerial support, information and training as required for other employees within the EnAble Programme.
• Lead and support employees in the team in the effective and efficient operation of services.
• Promote the corporate vision, values and culture of EA as a single regional organisation, in all processes linked to maintenance, development and implementation of Infrastructure architecture assignments.
• Provide leadership to their programme staff and ensure transformational changes and new structures, strategies, policies and processes for their system/service are implemented while maintaining the high standards of the Authority and any future challenges.
• Ensure that employees within the EnAble Programme team are provided with clear structure, roles and responsibilities and are supported to work in an integrated way.
• Work closely with Team members to ensure that all requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track. Responsibilities include submitting agreed deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective communication plans.
• Foster a culture that supports achievement of the authority’s Strategic Plan by role modelling core values and leadership behaviors to staff.
• Undertake such training as may be required for his/her own personal and professional development.

Strategic Planning and Policy Influence

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Work with the Technical Workstream Lead to establish, maintain and communicate a clear and compelling strategic direction for the EnAble Programme.
• Contribute to the management of the Directorate, attending Executive Team and Board meetings as required by the Technical Workstream Lead.
• Challenge conventional approaches, harness new approaches and technology and maximise efficiencies.
• Contribute to the development of a comprehensive EnAble Programme development plan.
• Work collaboratively with other Senior Officers and Heads of Service, to ensure that priorities are translated into manageable objectives and communicated to relevant teams within the EnAble Programme as appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with Senior Officers across the EA to devise and implement effective systems to monitor, measure, control and report on the work of relevant teams within service to take account of changes in the internal and external environments which may impact on and influence priorities and needs.
• Provide reports that can inform policy and strategic direction using formative and summative information which will guide future models of service delivery in relation to the service area.
• To establish effective, accountable and rigorous quality assurance systems to achieve highest possible standards of performance, with focuses on maintaining the needs of internal and external customers.

Corporate Leadership and Management

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Contribute to the strategic planning, implementation, and on-going monitoring of the EnAble Programme.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and statutory frameworks.
• Establish, maintain, manage and review effective data systems.
• Co-ordinate, deliver, or contribute to training and support with regards to specific service areas as required.
• Facilitate the induction of new staff and ongoing professional development of all staff in relation to the core objectives, expected outputs and outcomes in relation to the EnAble Programme.
• Prepare and deliver reports on behalf of the EnAble Programme as required.
• Ensure that employees within the service have an awareness of the corporate culture, values and processes which underpin organisational development.
• Delegate responsibilities and deploy staff in accordance with their skills and abilities, the needs of the EA and service specific priorities.
• Ensure key principle risks are assessed and monitored, managed and controlled effectively aligned to the EA risk process.

Service Development and Quality Assurance

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Assist the Technical Workstream Lead in the development of policies and plans in line with overall strategic policy and objectives.
• Ensure effective and rigorous quality assurance systems are in place to maintain high standards.
• Ensure effective engagement, capacity building and monitoring arrangements with local teams.
• Participate in review processes to enable the development, review and compliance of all quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Foster and facilitate the development of staff skills in relation to negotiating and collaborating with parents and other professionals.
• Liaise and work co-operatively with colleagues in other sections of the Authority to ensure consistent and coherent approaches towards training and services in relation to language and communication support.
• Manage staff to perform to their potential, promote their professional development and give support when required.

Managing Financial Resources

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Follow robust corporate governance procedures and financial control frameworks for effective management of the budget for the EnAble programme and monitor expenditure ensuring propriety, regularity and value for money within the allocated budget.
• Facilitate reporting protocols that are required by the EA.

Partnership Working

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Enhance the development of the EnAble Programme by building on effective partnerships.
• Develop links across the EA’s Directorates as necessary.
• Ensure effective systems are in place for communication and consultation with service users, both internally and externally.
• Contribute to attendance at meetings both internally and with other stakeholders, in accordance with corporate goals, service targets, multi-agency action plans and in line with EA and DE requirements.

Other Duties

• Comply with EA policies and procedures in relation to the duties and responsibilities of the post.
• Any such other duties that the EA may from time to time require.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.