Benefits Lead – Police Staff – Portfolio Management Office (PMO) – Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Counter Terrorism Policing; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) seeks a Portfolio Benefits Realisation Lead to ensure the effective management of benefits from their change portfolio. The role involves overseeing national and London counter-terrorism initiatives, developing standards and practices, and liaising with stakeholders. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in delivering and sustaining change in a dynamic operational environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Benefits Realisation Management in complex environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven track record in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all national and London CT & PS portfolio benefits realisation.
• Ensure effective benefits management approach and liaise with senior stakeholders.
• Drive the development of tools, templates, and guidance for benefits management.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Benefits Realisation

Project management

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Project Management Certification (e.g., PRINCE2)

Tools

Benefits management tools

Job description

The current operational environment for the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) is dynamic, and CT Policing must continually respond to the threat faced, therefore change is at the heart of CT. Working within CTPHQ, the Portfolio Benefits Realisation Lead is responsible for ensuring that the changes delivered realise the anticipated benefits, and ensuring that the benefits from CT Policing Change portfolio are effectively identified and managed.

Key Tasks

The role oversees all national and London Counter Terrorism (CT) & Protective Security (PS) portfolio and programme benefits realisation. This involves maintaining an effective benefits management approach and process, enabling monitoring and realisation at all levels and liaising with senior stakeholders across change, in particular key enablers across the national and London CT & PS change portfolio to ensure a holistic approach to benefits management.

The role holder is also responsible for the provision of a centre of excellence for Benefits Realisation Management, including the provision of tools, training, guidance and quality assurance at portfolio, programme or project level across the national and London Counter Terrorism & Protective Security (CT & PS) portfolio, including both centrally managed projects and programmes and those managed at Regional level, and for the provision of specialist benefits management expertise to the CT Policing Executive and the national CT policing network.

Sitting under the team structure of the Portfolio Management Office (PfMO), the role holder acts as both the Portfolio Management and Centre of Excellence lead for Benefits Management and will:

• Lead the creation and application of portfolio standards (in developing and managing benefits realisation plans, post-implementation reviews, benefits mapping, profiling, planning and tracking, which may include facilitation of workshops and internal upskilling.)
• Drive the development of the tools, templates and guidance for benefits management at project, programme and portfolio levels.
• Own Portfolio-level benefits management controls.
• Champion best-practice standards in Benefits Management across the National CT/PS Change Portfolio.

In periods of high demand there could also be a requirement to provide support to the Portfolio Planning and Resourcing Lead or the Portfolio Reporting and RAID Lead.

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