Head of Strategic PMO Office

Your new company
The Head of Strategic Portfolio Management Office is required on a permanent basis for a transforming public sector organisation based in Leeds. This role is managing a team of around 8 staff and reports into the Director of Strategic Change and Portfolio Office.

Your new role
This role will lead on establishing, managing, and continuously improving the SPMO Centre of Excellence. As Head of the Strategic Portfolio Management Office, it will ensure the adoption of best practices in portfolio, programme, and project management (PPM) across the organisation. With digital transformation an integral part to the delivery of the Strategic Plan the post holder will be responsible for leading the digital transformation portfolio, as well as continual improvement of the PPM functions and services provided by the CoE. The post holder will ensure the organisation's Strategic Portfolio Management Office processes, governance and controls are effectively deployed to support the successful delivery of the organisations strategic programmes.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven track record in managing a Portfolio/Programme/Project Management equivalent delivery function.
• Leading, managing, coaching and developing project and technical staff; encouraging and securing commitment to high performance in their work.Influencing, inspiring and motivating others to embrace change.
• Understanding of portfolio management frameworks and their application, particularly in aligning with institutional strategy.
• Planning and managing large and complex cross-organisational change projects over the full project lifecycle.
• Experience in developing and maintaining portfolio-level dashboards and reporting to governance boards and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and embed consistent PPM standards, templates, tools, and project Lifecycle Processes across an organisation.
• Ability to foster strategic networks, both internally and externally and to develop excellent working relationships with stakeholders to understand priorities, negotiate resources to enable successful project delivery, and advise on digital solutions.
• Any professional qualifications such as P3O or MoP would be Project Management certification would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return
This new role is paying up to £67,468 and offers hybrid working and an excellent benefits package including 19% public sector pension, over 40 days annual leave, flexibility and development opportunity.

What you need to do now
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