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Planner / Project Manager, Service Birmingham, PIC Launch

START Date: 
June, 2008
END Date: 
August, 2008

Project Managed relaunch of department under new name and expanded remit.

Existing department was named Business Support Unit and operated as a pool of employees who were placed on assignments to various project and programmes on client sites.  Relaunched department as Professional Internal Consultancy.

  • Project managed process from end to end, took over from project manager who had not progressed project at all, delivered project at 50% of originally proposed budget
  • Liaised with stakeholders, internal and external, to reposition department to meet customer needs.  Added general recruitment function and linked more closely to Learning and Development team to develop talent management
  • Procured promotional material including branded stationery and posters
  • Organised and promoted events to inform potential customers of available services