PMO Lead

Description

• Lead and manage the PMO function, embedding a new portfolio management framework and establishing consistent ways of working across the organisation’s entire change portfolio.
• Oversee portfolio prioritisation, tracking progress, escalating risks and issues, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Provide advice, coaching, and assurance to Project Managers, sponsors and project teams, supporting consistent delivery.
• Work with the Data Governance Team to implement validation rules and meet governance expectations.
• Oversee portfolio governance, ensuring compliance with standards, robust controls, and high-quality reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure high-quality data across the PMO by maintaining data lineage, glossaries and dictionaries; enforcing data entry standards; monitoring quality metrics; and resolving data issues.
• Maintain the integrated portfolio plan, consolidating data from subsidiary project plans and producing accurate reporting products.
• Manage the full change control process, progressing change requests through governance and maintaining the change register.
• Manage portfolio resource planning and allocation, working closely with business teams and development teams to optimise the operating model.
• Maintain PMO tools, templates, documentation, and guidance, ensuring project teams meet PMO standards and use required processes.

Requirements

• Hands-on leadership style with ability to motivate and develop teams
• Knowledge of industry-standard project methodologies
• Leadership and coaching experience within PMO or project environments
• Experience implementing and managing governance frameworks
• Experience in the social housing or local authority sector in a similar role (desirable but not essential).
• Proven experience managing and operating a PMO function
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and contract management systems.
• Experience in people, process and technology change projects
• Prince2 Practitioner qualification (desirable)
• Deep understanding of portfolio, programme and project management practices
• Degree in a relevant subject (desirable, not essential)

Benefits

• Flexible working
• 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
• Up to 8% contributory pension
• Investment in your learning and development
• In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance