Head of Programme Management Office (PMO), GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
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£67,940 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Head of Programme Management Office (PMO) role is a leadership position responsible for managing the Programme Management Office, ensuring effective governance, and overseeing programme reporting and risk management. The role involves direct management of staff and regular communication with senior stakeholders, including the Board. The position is part of a Non-Departmental Public Body focused on promoting the sustainability of English football. This is an 18-month fixed-term contract based in Manchester.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the Programme Management Office and directly managing 2 FTE.
- Establishing effective programme governance.
- Regularly briefing senior stakeholders, including the Board.
- Overseeing programme reporting, risk management, and escalation.
- Coordinating the commencement of regulatory powers in collaboration with the parent department.
- Fostering continuous improvement within the PMO team and across the programme.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrable experience leading programme management offices or equivalent experience.
- Confidence in working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results within fixed timeframes.
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills across a range of audiences.
- Ability to facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience moderating difficult discussions and managing expectations.
- Professional qualification (Prince 2, APM, MSP, Agile) is desirable.
- Experience implementing primary legislation or new regulations is desirable.
Salary (Rate): £67,940 yearly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Head of Programme Management Office (PMO)
Location: Manchester
Business Unit(s): Programme
Position Type: 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: £59,234 - £67,940
Our client has been established to protect and promote the sustainability of English football, for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve. They will help improve financial sustainability of clubs, ensure resilience across the leagues, and safeguard the heritage of English football. It will operate a licensing regime, set corporate governance standards and monitor, protect, and promote financial resilience. It will also enforce compliance with requirements on financial regulation, club ownership and directors, fan engagement, and heritage protection. They will also have powers to prohibit clubs from joining competitions that are not fair or meritocratic, or that threaten the heritage or sustainability of English football.
About The Role
Responsibilities Include:
- Leading our client’s Programme Management Office - directly managing 2 FTE.
- Leading effective programme governance.
- Regularly briefing Seniors across the organisation including our client’s Board.
- Leading on programme reporting, risk management and escalation.
- Leading on coordination of commencement of our client’s regulatory powers working closely with their parent department.
- Fostering continuous improvement within the PMO team and across their programme.
Essential Requirements:
- Demonstrable experience leading programme management offices or equivalent experience.
- Confidence in working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results within fixed timeframes, navigating ambiguity, with limited resource.
- Highly effective communicator (written and verbal) across a range of audiences.
- Ability to facilitate effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, manage expectations, moderate difficult discussions, and act as a key conduit between the PMO team and the wider business.
Desirable Skills:
- Professional qualification (Prince 2, APM, MSP, Agile).
- Experience implementing primary legislation or new regulations.
If successful, you will join a Non-Departmental Public Body and will be employed as a Public Servant. If you are an existing Civil Servant or an employee, you will no longer have access to Civil Service benefits including the Civil Service pension.
The terms and conditions of employment include:
- Pension 12% - An employee contribution of 5%, with an employer contribution of 7%.
- Flexible Benefit 8% - Employees can choose to invest 8% of their base salary into their pension or take as cash (post tax).
- Reward - Our client will have a performance-based reward programme.
- 31.5 days annual leave.
- Flexible and hybrid working - 40% in office attendance.
- Occupational sick pay.
- 9 months paid Maternity Leave and generous paternity and adoption leave.
- A bespoke L&D programme to help you achieve your personal CPD, including paid membership fees.
- Cycle-to-work scheme and much more!
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