Transformation Office Lead

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

LGPS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Transformation Office Lead to establish and run the PMO for a major transformation across the Commercial and Procurement Services. You will embed governance, manage delivery plans, benefits realisation and governance frameworks to secure lasting improvements for the Council and its residents.

You will lead organisational change, engage stakeholders at executive level and manage budgets, risks and interdependencies to deliver value for money.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading programme management offices (PMOs) or delivering complex transformation programmes within large organisations.
• Strong knowledge of programme governance, planning, risk management, benefits realisation and organisational change methodologies.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments, building confidence, influencing senior leaders and securing organisational buy-in.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, translating long-term objectives into practical, deliverable plans.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness, with experience managing programme budgets and resources.
• Outstanding communication, leadership and relationship management skills, with the ability to engage confidently at executive level.
• A recognised programme or project management qualification such as MSP, PRINCE2, APM (or equivalent professional experience).

Responsibilities

• Establishing and leading the Programme Management Office, embedding robust governance, controls and programme management disciplines.
• Developing and maintaining programme documentation, including delivery plans, blueprints, benefits realisation strategies and governance frameworks.
• Leading programme planning, ensuring dependencies, resources, risks and critical milestones are effectively managed across the transformation portfolio.
• Monitoring programme performance, providing clear reporting and strategic insight to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), Programme Board and governance forums.
• Leading organisational change activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, business readiness and adoption planning.
• Managing programme risks, budgets, resources and interdependencies, ensuring value for money and successful programme delivery.
• Building strong relationships across Commercial and Procurement Services and the wider Council, creating the conditions for successful transformation and continuous improvement.

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to establish and lead the Programme Management Office (PMO) for a high-profile transformation programme that will modernise how Commercial and Procurement Services operates. You'll oversee governance, programme delivery, benefits realisation and organisational change, ensuring the transformation delivers lasting improvements for the Council and the residents of Birmingham.

• Establishing and leading the Programme Management Office, embedding robust governance, controls and programme management disciplines.
• Developing and maintaining programme documentation, including delivery plans, blueprints, benefits realisation strategies and governance frameworks.
• Leading programme planning, ensuring dependencies, resources, risks and critical milestones are effectively managed across the transformation portfolio.
• Monitoring programme performance, providing clear reporting and strategic insight to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), Programme Board and governance forums.
• Leading organisational change activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, business readiness and adoption planning.
• Managing programme risks, budgets, resources and interdependencies, ensuring value for money and successful programme delivery.
• Building strong relationships across Commercial and Procurement Services and the wider Council, creating the conditions for successful transformation and continuous improvement.

  Are you an experienced programme or transformation professional with a track record of delivering complex organisational change? Birmingham City Council is looking for a Transformation Office Lead to drive the delivery of the Commercial and Procurement Service's Future Target Operating Model (FTOM)., We’re looking for an experienced transformation leader who combines strategic programme management with excellent stakeholder engagement skills. You'll bring:

• Significant experience leading programme management offices (PMOs) or delivering complex transformation programmes within large organisations.
• Strong knowledge of programme governance, planning, risk management, benefits realisation and organisational change methodologies.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments, building confidence, influencing senior leaders and securing organisational buy-in.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, translating long-term objectives into practical, deliverable plans.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness, with experience managing programme budgets and resources.
• Outstanding communication, leadership and relationship management skills, with the ability to engage confidently at executive level.
• A recognised programme or project management qualification such as MSP, PRINCE2, APM (or equivalent professional experience).
• Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it’s about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

  The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.

• There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
• We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

At Birmingham City Council, you'll play a leading role in transforming one of the UK's largest Commercial and Procurement Services, helping to shape how procurement is delivered for years to come.

In return, we offer:

• The opportunity to lead a major transformation programme with organisation-wide impact.
• A senior leadership role within a forward-thinking Commercial and Procurement Service committed to innovation and continuous improvement.
• The chance to influence strategy, governance and organisational change across a complex public sector environment.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
• A competitive Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Access to a wide range of employee wellbeing initiatives and staff benefits.
• A rewarding career where your leadership will help modernise procurement, improve public services and deliver lasting benefits for Birmingham's residents.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.