PMO Manager: Lead Strategy, Delivery & Governance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Carmarthen is seeking a Programme Management Office Manager to lead a large, complex APHA programme, establishing standards, controls and reporting to ensure delivery is well governed and outcomes-focused.

You will provide PMO advice, assurance and challenge through the lifecycle, build the PMO team, and oversee planning, risk, benefits, and resource management to support delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a PMO or similar governance function.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into delivery with clear measurements.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PMO function and develop its team, setting standards and priorities across the programme.
• Establish and improve controls for plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, change, benefits, resources and reporting.
• Maintain effective governance, prepare decision-making products and coordinate assurance, including gateway reviews.
• Oversee integrated plans, milestone reporting, dashboards and performance information for senior leaders.
• Manage risks, issues and dependencies, linking them to decisions and delivery plans.
• Support the creation and maintenance of business cases and track benefits and prioritisation.
• Coordinate budgets, forecasts, actuals and resource information to support delivery.
• Engage stakeholders and delivery partners to provide practical support and insight.
• Drive continuous improvement and share learning across APHA's delivery community.
• Provide credible delivery support that turns strategy into delivery focused on outcomes.

Skills

Programme leadership

Governance

Reporting

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Resource management

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Carmarthen is seeking a Programme Management Office Manager to lead a large, complex APHA programme, establishing standards, controls and reporting to ensure delivery is well governed and outcomes-focused.

You will provide PMO advice, assurance and challenge through the lifecycle, build the PMO team, and oversee planning, risk, benefits, and resource management to support delivery.