PMO Specialist - Major Procurement Programs (Hybrid)

WMJobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

LGPS pension

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Major Procurement Programme and Projects Office Practitioner to support governance and delivery of high-value procurement programmes. You will coordinate reporting, maintain controls, analyse performance information and ensure projects are delivered efficiently and transparently.

The role focuses on governance, reporting, risk management and continuous improvement within the newly established MPPPO, offering flexible/hybrid working where service needs allow.

Qualifications

• Experience in project support, programme coordination or a PMO environment.
• Experience managing governance processes, project reporting, risk registers or similar project controls.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and present clear management information.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating governance meetings, Project Boards and assurance reviews, including agenda planning, minute-taking and tracking actions and decisions.
• Producing and analysing project reports, dashboards and performance information to support effective decision-making.
• Maintaining programme risk, issue, dependency and decision logs, ensuring information remains accurate, up to date and actionable.
• Supporting quality assurance by reviewing procurement documentation to ensure compliance with governance standards before publication.
• Managing procurement trackers, contract repositories and programme records, ensuring key milestones and project information are accurately maintained.
• Identifying opportunities to improve project management processes, templates and administrative systems to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Organising programme workshops, review sessions and lessons-learned events to support collaboration and continuous improvement.

Skills

PMO experience

Governance processes

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Project reporting

PM tools

Continuous development

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Major Procurement Programme and Projects Office Practitioner to support governance and delivery of high-value procurement programmes. You will coordinate reporting, maintain controls, analyse performance information and ensure projects are delivered efficiently and transparently.

The role focuses on governance, reporting, risk management and continuous improvement within the newly established MPPPO, offering flexible/hybrid working where service needs allow.