Description
I have a requirement for an experienced PMO Manager who will be responsible for leading the PMO team and working alongside other delivery leads to stream activities within an agile delivery framework, for a significant organisation.
The main requirement will be for you to lead and manage the standards for project management across the wider programme. This will include the implementation and sharing of best practice as well as the development and application of programme procedures, tools and techniques in order to standardise methodologies. In this role you will providing expert guidance, support and insight on the programme, and act as the source of all programme governance and assurance activity.
Location: Remote
IR35 Status: Inside
The Role:
- Lead the PMO to support the project I the delivery of Business Case benefits and outcomes. Champion the use of best practice project management standards and processes.
- Support the Programme Manager in the development of the Business Case with input from specialists as necessary.
- Provide advice and clear links to programme milestones when developing and agreeing the budgets for the programme.
- Identify skill requirements, manage the PMO team and support the Programme Manager in the identification, recruitment, development, deployment and reassignment of resources throughout the programme life cycle.
- Advise the programme team on appropriate tools and techniques for managing stakeholder relationships. Provide assurance to the Programme Manager on the effectiveness of stakeholder management arrangements.
- Establish the programme processes and standards for managing risks and issues. Provide assurance to the Programme Manager on the effectiveness of Risk and Issue management arrangements.
- Provide appropriate support and lines of communication into the change management process.
Essential Skills/Experience required:
- Proven commercial experience of risk and issue management to systematically identify and monitor risks and issues, planning how to mitigate/respond to those risks and issues and implementing the responses.
- Expertise in Governance to clearly define roles, responsibilities and accountability's and establish controls and approval routes appropriate to each stage of the programme
- Ability to identify and amend appropriate agile programme frameworks and methodologies to enable a consistent and efficient approach to delivery at all stages of the programme
- Expertise in managing stakeholder relationships and with a proven track record of effectively communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to establish, plan and manage reviews at appropriate points during all stages of programme to provide evaluations of progress against time, cost, quality, compliance and ongoing viability.
Please apply online with your CV.