Planner / Project Manager, Service Birmingham, PIC Launch

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