PMO Manager / Portfolio Project Manager with experience of project and portfolio management, excellent staff leadership / management ability and good inter-personal and relationship building skills is required for a well-established organisation based in Wokingham, Berkshire.
The ideal candidate will have experience in running a large portfolio, stake holder/relationship management and driving improvement within a PMO framework.
SALARY: £57,179 - £62,667 per annum + Generous Benefits (see below)
LOCATION: Hybrid split between working from home and the office in Wokingham
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a PMO Manager / Portfolio Project Manager with experience of project and portfolio management, excellent staff leadership / management ability and good inter-personal and relationship building skills.
Working as the PMO Manager / Portfolio Project Manager you will be responsible for the successful delivery and monitoring of the Business Change Portfolio of strategic change and corporate priorities.
As the PMO Manager / Portfolio Project Manager your focus will be on making sure programme objectives are met and benefits quantified for realistic and sustainable delivery. You will engage with stakeholders to influence the design of programmes and sub-portfolios and help manage the gateway for requesting new Projects within these.
DUTIES
Your duties as the PMO Manager / Portfolio Project Manager will include:
• Responsible for the delivery and coordination of cross directorate, complex Programmes and sub-Portfolios working closely with the Programme / Project Managers to ensure successful implementation
• Managing and developing the PMO and its tools, including the PPM Tool, to coordinate Programme and Project monitoring and management. This also includes the continuous improvement of the PPM tool to ensure opportunities are taken to maximise benefit to the organisation through process, training, enhancements and additional reporting capabilities
• Accountable for maintaining the PMO Framework and processes whereby internal Project and Programme teams will ensure the organisation has a sustainable, long-term approach to successful delivery. This includes the responsibility of leading and managing the PMO, supporting staff in the basics of Project Management methodology
• Taking a relationship management approach to working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation including Specialists and managing key relationships e.g. Corporate Leadership Team, with Members, Business Partners and Senior Responsible Officers (SRO)
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
• Proven ability in managing projects, portfolio’s, other managers and staff to achieve agreed outputs, within budget, including benefit realisation
• Good inter-personal and relationship management skills with the ability to work with all stakeholders including Councillors, Directors, Heads of Service, officers, contractors, partners to agree and deliver the required outputs
• Experience of leading a large portfolio of work that has significant interdependencies within a PMO
• Good communication skills with the ability to express views clearly orally and in writing, to prepare reports and briefing notes for presentation to Project Groups, at Programme level, to Senior Managers or elected Members
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise Projects and activities including the ability to handle competing claims on time, and to keep calm in a crisis or difficult or challenging situations
BENEFITS
• A generous annual leave entitlement of days 31 (rising to 36 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays
• An excellent local government pension scheme
• An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline
• A range of local & lifestyle discounts
• Use of a free onsite gym
• Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes
• And much more!
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JOB REF: AWDO-P12958
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