IT Project Manager for Sharepoint Migration - Hybrid
Mar 15, 2025
IT Project Manager Hybrid working 2 days a week from office in London SE1
The IT Project Manager will be responsible for delivering the migration of data to SharePoint Online so will need to work with end users on data requirements and preferences and then work with technical teams to oversee the data migration process itself. Key skills around understanding user requirements, communicating between technical and non-technical audiences, mapping out the project using RAID and following it through the cycle.
The IT Project Manager will also oversee the Intranet Modernisation this is the secondary project here and is a project that will be run by a third-party supplier. The PM s role here will be to sit between the supplier and the end users of The Salvation Army. So, again, communication skills, supplier management skills, stakeholder management skills are essential.
The IT Project Manager will work with stakeholders to understand and analyse requirements, develop plans and design solutions. They will communicate with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to ensure successful delivery and adoption of the process and technical changes.
The company has adopted industry standard project and programme management methodologies and expects IT and IT-related projects to follow PRINCE 2 project management methodology guidelines.
Main responsibilities
Project manage all the SharePoint migration projects to agreed time, cost and quality criteria.
Produce and maintain project management documentation including project plans, RAID registers, and project status reports in accordance with the IT Department project management processes and procedures.
Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
Define and document all phases of projects including tasks, escalation paths, milestones and acceptance criteria.
Review and validate work plans of external service providers contracted to execute elements of the project.
Ensure that risks, issues and changes are documented and managed effectively.
Liaise with project sponsors, stakeholders, and staff in order to achieve project goals.
Produce presentations to communicate project goals and status to stakeholders.
Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives.
Support other functional and operational areas such as testing, documentation, and training as required.
Facilitate the release of the project to the support/services team.
Requirements
Good experience and demonstrable success in managing projects of the migration of data to SharePoint Online, delivering them to agreed time, cost and quality criteria.
A recognised Project Management qualification such as Prince II.
Significant experience of producing and maintaining project management documentation including project plans, RAID registers, and project status reports
Proven ability to communicate difficult or complex ideas clearly, often to multiple stakeholder audiences
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to lead and facilitate workshops and meetings
Ability to summarise and organise information
Ability to produce clear and concise documentation
Good interpersonal and negotiation skills and political awareness
Ability to work both as part of a team and pro-actively on own initiative
Capacity to forge strong business relationships with external suppliers
Possess the ability to work to tight deadlines and work well under pressure
Ability to assimilate and interpret advice from both technical and missional colleagues
Well organised and methodical with good time management skills
Are educated to degree level or equivalent in a professional or related discipline
A positive outlook and attitude
User focus, and will respond to the needs and values of our colleagues
A desire to work collaboratively in a team, drawing on the expertise of colleagues to ensure that the requirements of the organisation as a whole are met
You may have…
Experience within local government / NHS / Charity sectors
An understanding of Microsoft technologies
We expect you to exhibit behaviours that model our values ofintegrity; accountability; compassion; passion; respect and boldness
