Project Benefits Realisation Lead

Requirements of the role

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The Change Directorate partners with our divisional colleagues to help shape, deliver, and embed strategic, regulatory, and operational change.

The Project Benefits Realisation Lead is part of our Change Directorate Operations team and will lead on all aspects of thought leadership, design, implementation and maintenance of a newly instituted benefits realisation strategy. This role is pivotal in ensuring that the FCAs projects achieve their intended benefits and deliver value to the stakeholders. The Specialist will work across various departments, leading the cultural shift towards prioritising benefits realisation and influencing senior decision-makers to support these efforts.

What will you be doing?

• Develop and implement structured cost-benefit analysis frameworks to evaluate the financial viability of projects using metrics like Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Return on Investment (ROI)
• Lead the development and execution of a benefits realisation strategy, ensuring clear articulation of benefits, defining measurable success metrics and tracking benefits throughout the project lifecycle
• Advocate for benefits realisation at a senior level, driving cultural change and influencing decision-makers to embed best practices and methodologies for long-term value optimisation
• Establish monitoring and reporting processes to track the progress of benefits realisation, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making through regular stakeholder updates
• Maintain continuous engagement and communication with stakeholders, addressing concerns, aligning expectations and providing expert advisory support throughout project implementation
• Conduct post-project evaluations to assess and understand realised benefits, compare them to initial projections and provide actionable insights for continuous improvement in future projects

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