PMO Officer

English Heritage; Swindon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary from £38,808

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Matched pension up to 10%

Flexible hours

Career progression in heritage sector

Free site access for you and up to six

Job summary

English Heritage is seeking a PMO Officer in Swindon to join our team. The role is full-time (36 hours per week) for six months maternity cover, with hybrid working and a minimum one day per week in the Engine House, Swindon. Salary starts at £38,808 plus benefits and flexible hours.

You will support monthly reporting, governance, and ensure projects are well defined, funded and resourced. PRINCE 2 experience and strong process skills are important as is collaboration with project managers.

Qualifications

• PRINCE2 familiarity or certification.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Experience designing processes and templates to improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly reporting cycles and governance.
• Help ensure projects are delivered on time and with proper resourcing/funding.
• Monitor risks and issues and support delivery within governance standards.
• Collaborate with project and programme managers to ensure defined business benefits.

Skills

PRINCE2

Report writing

Process design

Job description

Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.

Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.

That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.

We are looking for a PMO Officer to join our team. The role is full time, working 36hrs per week for six months maternity cover. The role is expected to be in the office in the Engine House, Swindon, minimum of one day per week. Hybrid working is available.

The Benefits

• - Salary from £38,808, depending on skills, experience and location
• - 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata
• - Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• - Flexible hours
• - The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
• - Apprenticeship opportunities
• - Subscriptions to professional bodies
• - Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
• - 25% discount in our shops and cafes
• - Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave
• - Options to buy additional leave
• - An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs
• - Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events

As a PMO Officer, you will be working closely with project and programme managers to help ensure that projects are delivered on time whilst following English Heritage's governance framework.

You will ensure that project scopes are well defined with business benefits clearly articulated, achievable and ultimately realised.

On a day-to-day basis you will ensure that projects are effectively resourced and appropriately funded, monitoring progress to flag up risks and issues, always utilising the agreed project governance and standards to support successful delivery.

To be considered as a PMO Officer, you'll need experience in supporting monthly reporting cycles, proven report writing skills, a track record in designing processes and templates to improve efficiencies across the team and an understanding of formal project management methodologies (such as PRINCE 2).

Interviews will be held the week commencing 14th September at the Engine House, Swindon.

If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact the PMO team, on [e-mail]. No agencies please.

Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/

You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/

Everybody's welcome at English Heritage

Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.

We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.