• Managing and leading the project team. • Recruiting project staff and consultants. • Managing co-ordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work. • Detailed project planning and control • Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan. • Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan. • Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary. • Resolving cross-functional issues at project level. • Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary. • Monitoring project progress and performance. • Providing status reports to the project sponsor. • Managing project training within the defined budget. • Liaises with, and updates progress to, project board/senior management. • Managing project evaluation and dissemination activities. • Managing consultancy input within the defined budget. • Final approval of the design specification. • Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs. • Definition and management of the User Acceptance Testing programme. • Identifying user training needs and devising and managing user training programmes. • Providing regular status reports.