Transformation Office Lead

Birmingham City Council; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Transformation Office Lead to drive the delivery of the Commercial and Procurement Service's Future Target Operating Model (FTOM). You will establish and lead the PMO, embedding governance and delivery disciplines across a major public sector transformation.

The role offers a permanent contract, 36.5 hours per week, and the chance to shape strategy, governance and organisational change while delivering lasting improvements for Birmingham's residents.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading PMOs or major transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, planning, risk management and benefits realisation knowledge.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments and engaging senior leaders.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking, with practical delivery plans.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness; experience managing budgets.
• PM certification or equivalent (MSP, PRINCE2, APM) or proven professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and leading the Programme Management Office, embedding 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 milestones are managed.
• Monitoring programme performance, providing reporting and strategic insight to governance forums.
• Leading organisational change activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, business readiness and adoption planning.
• Managing programme risks, budgets, resources and interdependencies to ensure value for money and delivery.
• Building relationships across services to enable transformation and continuous improvement.

Skills

PMO leadership

Governance & planning

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Executive communication

Education

PRINCE2 / MSP / APM (or equivalent)

Job description

Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Lead the transformation of one of the UK's largest procurement functions

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).

Permanent

Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Lead the transformation of one of the UK's largest procurement functions. 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). 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.

About The Role

• 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.

About You

• 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).

Why Join Us?

Role

• 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.

For any informal enquires please contact: [e-mail]

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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