Governance & Portfolio Coordinator

Ipsum; North Stainmore; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension plan

Career development & progression

Professional qualifications

Mental health support

Cycle to Work

Discount club

Life assurance

Long service recognition

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Ipsum is seeking a Governance Coordinator to support the smooth delivery of projects and change initiatives. You will ensure governance processes, reporting, and documentation are consistently maintained, working with Project Managers and Product Owners to keep projects on track.

The role involves coordinating governance across projects, maintaining dashboards, and supporting administrative tasks with Jira and Office tools, in a busy, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in project coordination, PMO, governance, or portfolio support roles.
• Ability to manage documentation, produce reports and support projects with planning and communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate governance activities across projects, products, and change initiatives with established processes.
• Maintain portfolio reporting, dashboards, and key governance documentation to show progress, risks, and performance.
• Support Project Managers and Product Owners with project administration, Jira management, action tracking, and governance controls.
• Facilitate governance meetings, stage gates, steering groups, and change approval processes with proper documentation.
• Maintain key portfolio artefacts: RAID logs, decision registers, project registers, roadmaps, and product backlogs.
• Coordinate communications relating to project updates, product releases, and roadmap changes.
• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing governance processes and portfolio visibility.

Skills

Project coordination

Governance

PMO

Reporting

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Office

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Ipsum is seeking a Governance Coordinator to support the smooth delivery of projects and change initiatives. You will ensure governance processes, reporting, and documentation are consistently maintained, working with Project Managers and Product Owners to keep projects on track.

The role involves coordinating governance across projects, maintaining dashboards, and supporting administrative tasks with Jira and Office tools, in a busy, collaborative environment.