Head of PMO - SC Cleared

You will be responsible for the prioritisation and effective allocation of resources across the portfolio to, ensuring effective governance, and supporting high-quality program delivery across a diverse and complex change portfolio. You understand PMO governance and are experienced in delivering projects within complex technical environments. You excel at operating quickly and balancing strategic planning with active delivery oversight. You bring a pragmatic, solutions focused mindset and are not afraid to challenge constructively to improve outcomes.

You will have two PMO resources and a team of delivery managers to implement the programme.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Development and implementation of consistent, high-quality programme and project management practices to align to organisation goals
• Leading and managing of project performance, risk, and delivery across a large and varied portfolio of change programmes
• Providing oversight and management of technical team capacity and offering expert guidance to ensure programme portfolio feasibility and effective delivery.
• Pipeline development and lifecycle assurance for new and emerging programmes
• Management of the PMO and delivery teams ensuring effective governance and compliance ensuring that programs adhere to regulations and best practices.
• Resolve blockers and handle escalations through clear communication.
• Develop and agree budgets for projects and/or programmes and forecast actual costs against them.
• Reporting for progress, against defined KPIs for internal and oversight stakeholders

Essential

• Proven experience in leading programme or portfolio management in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
• Deep understanding of governance frameworks, delivery assurance, and public sector programme lifecycles
• Confident in engaging, facilitating and negotiating with senior individuals, building strong relationships and effective process to advance shared objectives to meet tight and fast-moving deadlines
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills – able to influence at senior management and executive level with clear reporting on progress
• Strategic mindset with a passion for IT service delivery outcomes
• have an in-depth knowledge of Agile and other methodologies
• Expert project management reporting, preferably with experience on Atlassian project tools (Jira, Confluence)
• The resilience to manage multiple projects concurrently, with the ability to research, benchmark, scope, design, implement and evaluate project delivery to tight deadlines

Desirable

• Experience of working in an IT Service Environment
• Understanding of working across Government and public service

Reasonable Adjustments:

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