Projects Standards & Capabilities Manager

City of London Corporation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

City of London Corporation is seeking a Projects Standards & Capabilities Manager to lead the development of project, programme and portfolio management standards and training across the organisation. Based at Guildhall with hybrid working, you will build capability and manage the Project Management Academy to drive best practice in delivery.

You will coach senior leaders, design learning, manage external providers and foster a community of practice to raise portfolio maturity and performance

Qualifications

• Significant experience developing and embedding project, programme and portfolio management frameworks.
• Experience establishing or supporting a PMO/PPM Centre of Excellence.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, coaching and influencing skills.
• Experience delivering training and capability development programmes.
• Professional project or programme management qualifications (such as PRINCE2, MSP, APM or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of P3M standards, tools and frameworks.
• Design and deliver learning and development programmes for a wide range of stakeholders.
• Manage the Project Management Academy and external training providers.
• Build and lead a P3M community of practice.
• Coach and influence senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Drive portfolio management maturity and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

P3M frameworks

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching & influence

Training delivery

Education

PRINCE2

MSP

APM or equivalent

Job description

Projects Standards & Capabilities Manager

Posting Start Date: 15/09/2026

Posting End Date: 15/10/2026

Department: Chamberlain's Office

Location: Guildhall

Level of DBS required for this role: None required

Level of vetting required?: No security vetting is required

Is this a politically restricted post?: No

Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?: No

Salary: £61,120 - £68,990 inclusive of London Weighting

Contractual Hours:35 hours per week

Hours of Work/Work Pattern:Monday to Friday, 9:15am - 5:00pm

Basis:Full-Time,Permanent

Workplace category:Hybrid

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Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply early.

We are seeking a Project Standards and Capability Manager to lead the development of project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) standards, training and best practice across the organisation. You will play a key role in building project management capability, managing our Project Management Academy, and driving continuous improvement in project delivery.

What you'll do

• Lead the development of P3M standards, tools and frameworks.


• Design and deliver learning and development programmes for a wide range of stakeholders.


• Manage the Project Management Academy and external training providers.


• Build and lead a P3M community of practice.


• Coach and influence senior leaders and stakeholders.


• Drive portfolio management maturity and continuous improvement initiatives.

About you

You'll have:

• Significant experiencedeveloping and embedding project, programme and portfolio management frameworks.


• Experience establishing or supporting a PMO/PPM Centre of Excellence.


• Strong stakeholder engagement, coaching and influencing skills.


• Experience delivering training and capability development programmes.


• Professional project or programme management qualifications (such as PRINCE2, MSP, APM or equivalent experience).

This is an excellent opportunity to shape organisational capability, influence senior stakeholders and help deliver successful change across a complex and high-profile organisation.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Closingdate: 23:59pm on 15 October 2026

Interview dates: 10th and 11th November 2026

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because our roles are so varied, we don't have a 'one size fits all' policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you'll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It's important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we're meeting our attendance needs.