PMO Lead

PMO Lead

Permanent - Hybrid

Are you ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? We are seeking an experienced PMO Lead to join our team and play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of our programmes. As a PMO Lead, you will be responsible for the smooth running of a best practice PMO, ensuring the effective development and maintenance of the PMO Framework, Governance and Reporting, and ongoing Risk and Issue management.

You will work closely with Programme Managers, Workstream Leads, and key stakeholders to help deliver programmes on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality. Your role will be essential in maximizing the chances of delivering successful outcomes, ensuring that the planned benefits are realised.

Key Responsibilities:

• Programme Delivery Support: Collaborate with Programme Managers to ensure programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and to the expected quality standards, ultimately ensuring that benefits are realised.
• PMO Framework Development: Work alongside the PMO Manager to develop and implement a best practice PMO Framework. This includes planning and facilitating governance meetings, workshops, and managing ongoing risks and issues to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with best practices.
• Governance Management: Coordinate and support the delivery of programme governance activities, including maintaining a governance calendar, preparing agendas, and providing Secretariat support by documenting minutes and tracking actions and decisions throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Quality Assurance: Support the development and quality assurance of programme deliverables, ensuring they meet the necessary standards to achieve successful Gateway Reviews and approval processes.
• Progress Reporting: Provide regular, concise, and high-quality progress reports that include milestones, risks, issues, and deliverables. Work with Programme Managers and Workstream Leads to keep all stakeholders informed.
• Programme Planning: Ensure Programme Plans and Plan-on-Page documents are maintained and updated in accordance with governance standards, including change control management and regular status reporting.
• RAID Management: Organize and facilitate regular RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) meetings, ensuring that the RAID Log is up-to-date and that actions are tracked and completed on time.
• Action & Decision Tracking: Establish and maintain an Actions, Decisions, and Changes Log to ensure that all actions from governance meetings are captured, updated, and reported on in accordance with the governance framework.
• Financial Management: Support Programme Managers in the reporting of programme financials to ensure budgets are tracked and managed effectively.
• Document Management: Set up and administer permissions for the Programme repository in SharePoint, ensuring easy access to documentation for all relevant users.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a key liaison with business partners, colleagues, and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and collaboration across the Programme.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in Programme and Project Management Office (PMO) leadership
• Strong knowledge of programme governance frameworks and best practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience managing RAID logs, actions, decisions, and dependencies
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach to managing programme delivery
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks and priorities effectively

If you're a results-driven professional with a passion for programme management and delivering high-quality outcomes, we'd love to hear from you