Elcy Nwokeji
High Wycombe, HP12 3FP, Buckinghamshire
Professional Summary
Dynamic Programme Manager with over 10 years of experience delivering complex, high-stakes projects in regulated, live operational environments. Proficient in project lifecycle management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement. Skilled in applying PRINCE2 and Agile methodologies to ensure seamless delivery of large-scale programmes within budget and time constraints.
Enthusiastic about leveraging expertise to deliver impactful aviation and construction projects, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.
Core Competencies
- Project Lifecycle Management: Extensive experience managing projects from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with client objectives.
- Risk and Compliance Management: Expertise in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating risks while ensuring industry standards and regulations compliance.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including clients, contractors, and regulatory bodies.
- Budget and Resource Management: Adept at managing multi-million-dollar budgets, optimizing resource allocation, and ensuring financial accountability.
- Operational Delivery: Skilled in delivering projects in live operational environments with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
- Leadership: Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, and driving high-impact results.
Key Achievements:
- Delivered a high-impact transformation initiative, achieving key milestones on schedule and within budget.
- Successfully implemented risk management strategies, reducing project delays by 20%.
- Managed budgets exceeding £5M, ensuring financial compliance and accountability.
- Improved operational efficiency by 15% through process optimization and resource realignment.
Professional Experience
Senior Programme Manager, Thames Valley Cancer Alliance, Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire Berkshire ICB| Sept. 2022 – Current
- Directing multiple programmes, establishing governance frameworks and delivering key milestones.
- Managing stakeholder relationships across internal and external teams, ensuring alignment on strategic objectives.
- Delivering high-quality risk assessments, dependency management, and mitigation strategies to safeguard project outcomes.
- Maintaining end-to-end budgetary control, achieving adherence to financial targets and ensuring accountability.
- Overseeing operations in live healthcare environments, ensuring uninterrupted service delivery during project execution
Senior Delivery Manager, Northwest London Integrated Care System | Aug. 2019 – Sept. 2022
- Defined and executed strategic programme plans, managing resources to meet project deliverables.
- Led cross-functional teams in high-pressure environments, ensuring project goals were timely and within budget.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning and retrospectives, to enhance team collaboration and performance.
- Developed comprehensive delivery plans, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
Transformation Manager (Graduate Scheme), Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group | Nov. 2018 – Jul. 2019
- Spearheaded transformation projects, implementing innovative solutions in operational environments.
- Developed delivery plans, risk registers, and progress reports for executive stakeholders.
- Engaged effectively with contractors and third-party vendors, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
Management Consultant (Graduate Scheme), KPMG LLP | Sept. 2018 – Oct. 2018
- Supported a Cost Improvement Programme, reducing ‘Did Not Attend’ rates by 10%.
- Delivered high-quality reports and programme delivery plans to guide executive decision-making
Specialty Manager (Graduate Scheme), St George’s NHS Trust | Jan. 2018 – Aug. 2018
- Collaborated with the Transformation team, introducing innovations like the urgent flu test kit, resulting in amplified patient care.
- Managed and investigated formal complaints according to the organisation’s policy.
Programme Manager (Graduate Scheme), Oxford University Hospitals| Sept. 2017 – Jan. 2018
Managed healthcare screening programmes, producing high-level reports and managing risks
Education
- PGDip, Healthcare Management (Merit) | University of Birmingham, 2019
- MSc, Environmental Science and Technology (Merit) | Lancaster University, 2009
- BSc, Microbiology |University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2005
Professional Qualifications
- PRINCE2 Foundation | APGM, 2017
- Certified SaFE 6.0 Advances Scrum Master | Scaled Agile Inc., 2023
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) | Scrum Alliance, 2023
References
Available upon request.
