Head of Programme Management Office (PMO)
Posted 2 days ago by The Independent Football Regulator
£67,940 Per year
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester
Summary: The Head of Programme Management Office (PMO) role at the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) in Manchester involves leading the PMO, managing governance, and ensuring effective communication across the organization. The position is focused on enhancing financial sustainability and compliance within English football. This is an 18-month fixed-term contract with a salary range of £59,234 to £67,940 per annum. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills to navigate complex regulatory environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the IFR’s Programme Management Office – directly managing 2 FTE.
- Leading effective programme governance.
- Regularly briefing Seniors across the organisation including the IFR Board.
- Leading on programme reporting, risk management and escalation.
- Leading on coordination of commencement of the IFR’s regulatory powers working closely with DCMS.
- Fostering continuous improvement within the PMO team and across the IFR 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 communicator (written and verbal) across a range of audiences.
- Ability to facilitate effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- 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: inside IR35
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
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been established to protect and promote the sustainability of English football, for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve. The IFR 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. The IFR 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 the IFR’s Programme Management Office – directly managing 2 FTE .
- Leading effective programme governance .
- Regularly briefing Seniors across the organisation including the IFR Board .
- Leading on programme reporting, risk management and escalation.
- Leading on coordination of commencement of the IFR’s regulatory powers working closely with DCMS (IFR’s parent department) .
- Fostering continuous improvement within the PMO team and across the IFR 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 a DCMS 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 – We 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!
Interested Click apply and you will be redirected to our careers site to complete your application.