Project Management; Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas. Provide coordination of and participate in relevant working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested. Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio. Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions. Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and the resolution and escalation processes. People Management Manage staff, undertaking appraisals, and managing any employee relations issues. Information Management Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes. Ensure timely and accurate detailed information analysis and reporting to management on agreed areas of work. Planning and Organisation Contribute to the strategic planning of team projects, identifying interdependencies, and potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary. Contribute to short, medium and long-term business plans. Policy and Service Development Develop policies and procedures in own work function with an impact on the wider organisation, as required. Contribute to the development of an integrated approach to service management.