PMO Manager: Delivery, Governance & Reporting

Government Recruitment Service; Leicester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Leicester is seeking a Programme Management Office Manager to lead a large, complex APHA programme. You will establish standards, controls and reporting to ensure delivery remains well governed and focused on outcomes.

Working with senior leaders, you will provide PMO advice, insight and assurance throughout the lifecycle, from business case development through delivery and benefits realisation, while building a capable PMO team and maintaining delivery quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PMO function and develop its team, setting clear standards, priorities, ways of working and expectations across the programme
• Establish and improve proportionate controls for plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, change, benefits, resources, finances and reporting, aligned with APHA’s Central Portfolio Management Office
• Maintain effective governance, prepare decision‑making products and coordinate assurance, including gateway or independent reviews where required
• Oversee integrated plans, milestone reporting, dashboards and performance information, giving senior leaders a clear view of progress, risks and decisions required
• Set standards for identifying, managing and escalating risks, issues and dependencies, linking them to decisions and delivery plans
• Support the creation and maintain business cases and approvals, identify and track benefits and outcomes, and provide evidence for prioritisation and investment decisions
• Coordinate budgets, forecasts, actuals and resource information with finance, digital delivery and workforce planning colleagues to support effective deployment of people and funding
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, delivery partners and corporate functions, providing practical support, challenge and insight that enables delivery
• Improve PMO processes, products and reporting, sharing learning and good practice across APHA’s delivery community
• Provide credible, pragmatic support that turns strategy into delivery and maintains focus on outcomes, pace and quality

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Leicester is seeking a Programme Management Office Manager to lead a large, complex APHA programme. You will establish standards, controls and reporting to ensure delivery remains well governed and focused on outcomes.

Working with senior leaders, you will provide PMO advice, insight and assurance throughout the lifecycle, from business case development through delivery and benefits realisation, while building a capable PMO team and maintaining delivery quality.