This is an exciting opportunity to join an executive agency of central government as a PMO Lead on an initial 3 month contract.

Client Details

My client is a central government organisation. They require an experienced PMO Lead to support them in setting up a new programme for a period of 3 months with the potential to extend. This role will be based on-site in Oxfordshire.

Description

The successful PMO Lead will:

• Develop, implement and manage effective governance and assurance approaches across the project - including planning, reporting, risk management, change management, project controls, benefits tracking and financial controls.
• Lead on the production and maintenance of high quality, timely, accurate and useful project artefacts to inform the management, assurance and effective decision making. This will include managing and owning the project plan, preparing regular reports, visualisation of plans which are clear and accessible for use with a range of stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain competence in project management, including the use of IT enabled tools for schedule and risk management.

Profile

The successful PMO Lead will possess experience of:

• Setting up programmes/ running programmes.
• Working within a PMO
• Project management
• Excellent stakeholder engagement
• MS Projects
• Public sector environments

The following would be a bonus:

• Experience of managing grant calls
• Knowledge of the satellite communication

Job Offer

300 - 400 per day dependent on experience (rate to umbrella).

This role is inside scope of IR35 and based on-site in Oxfordshire.