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Head of Programme Management Office (PMO)
c.£95,000 per annum
London
3-year Fixed Term Contract/ Secondment
Hybrid Working
We are looking for a Head of Programme Management Office (PDP) to join our team and lead on programme governance, planning, reporting, and controls. You will be responsible for ensuring that the programme is delivered on time, on budget and with high quality. You will also act as the official source of all programme information and metrics, providing a single version of the truth that is trusted by all stakeholders.
As the Head of PMO, you will have a significant impact on the programme and the organisation. You will work closely with the Programme Director, SRO and Programme Board, as well as other senior leaders and external partners.
Job description
Monitoring and reporting on progress against plans, taking action to resolve issues and prevent delays.
Establishing effective and proportionate governance arrangements are in place.
Setting the agenda for programme boards and other forums to ensure timely decision-making supports delivery.
Providing comprehensive, timely and accurate programme plans and progress reports for senior level meetings as per the agreed reporting schedule and on an ad hoc basis if needed. This will also include highlighting any risks, issues dependencies or gaps against the plan as well as providing options to mitigate or resolve issues.
Building and maintaining effective working relationships with strand leads, expert domains, and other stakeholders as necessary to deliver the programme.
Setting the project management standards and methodologies based on best practice and ensuring compliance.
Actively managing interdependencies between strands of work and across the wider portfolio of projects and programmes as necessary
Leading the PMO team to become a high performing team, taking responsibility for capability building and professional development.
Developing a clear plan for production and clearance of the business case across departments, oversee the business case production with programme leads and SMEs.
Acting as the custodian for the Integrated Assurance and Approvals Plan and lead coordination of the GMPP process with the IPA, ensuring that recommendations from reviews are acted upon. This will require close working with the Programme Director who will hold oversight of the programme performance.
Analysing financial data including budgets, risks, and resource allocation, tracking actuals against forecasts
Actively engage in the wider project delivery communities to share best practice, lessons learned and wider capability building.
Facilitating end of stage reviews and benefits reviews on behalf of the Programme Director
Working alongside HR, hold a resourcing strategy for different stages of the programme and support the Programme Director in the identification and reassignment of resources throughout the programme timeline.
Provide assurance to the Programme Director on the effectiveness of in programme delivery stakeholder management arrangements.
Person specification
Knowledge of programme management methodologies, tools and best practices
Skills in planning, monitoring, reporting, and controlling programmes.
Ability to establish and maintain effective governance arrangements and stakeholder relationships.
Ability to analyse data, identify risks and issues, and provide solutions.
Ability to lead and develop a PMO team.
Experience in developing and managing business cases and assurance processes.
Experience in managing financial aspects of programmes.
Ability to engage with the wider project delivery communities and share learning.
Benefits
Generous Annual Leave 30 days plus Bank Holidays
Pension scheme contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
Cycle to work Scheme
Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
Life assurance scheme
Give as you earn scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
Enhanced family and sick pay
Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
Recognition Scheme
Discounts portal to numerous retailers
This vacancy offers hybrid working, with a London based office currently based in Holborn. As of January 2024, the office will be moving to Caxton House (Westminster). Both offices are in central London and easily accessible via public transport.
Here is an insight to the Pensions Dashboard Programme:
Pensions dashboards will enable people to access key information about all of their UK pensions, private and State, in one place online, revolutionising how people engage with their pensions throughout their lives. Enabling the delivery of pensions dashboards will require up to 52m adults in the UK to be connected with up to around 43,000 pension providers and schemes to search for their pensions.
Development work by industry has already taken place, as a concept. The goal is now to turn it into a delivery solution for the benefit of UK citizens. MaPS has created a Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) which will be responsible for delivering the digital architecture and governance framework that will allow multiple parties to be connected as part of the pensions dashboards ecosystem. This hugely significant development has the potential to improve the financial wellbeing of millions of people.
The programme is comprised of an Industry Steering Group and a supporting Programme team within MaPS. The Programme is working in close partnership with DWP, TPR and FCA who all have related delivery responsibilities. Industry has had, and will continue to have, a crucial role to play in designing and developing the necessary components to make pensions dashboards possible.
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About MaPS
At MaPS, we help people particularly those most in need to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.
Our inclusive working environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, womens health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. Were not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: –
- Caring
We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform. - Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections. - Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. Most of our roles can operate on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, noncontractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://maps.org.uk/
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.
Job Reference: MaPS00508
Close Date: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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- Name : Charlotte Addison
- Email : Charlotte.addison@reed.com
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