Job Title: Head of Project Management Office
Location: Homebased
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 18 December 2023
We are currently looking for a Head of Project Management Office (PMO) to join our passionate and dedicated Project Management Team.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic, detail-oriented leader. They will have demonstrable experience effectively leading a team to deliver successful project outcomes.
This is a pivotal role in providing overall project management governance, shaping project methodologies and ensuring the successful delivery of programs. You will be the primary source of documentation, guidance and metrics for project execution, ensuring this function supports the achievement of the strategic goals of Migrant Help and its subsidiary.
If you have a passion for project management, can demonstrate effective problem-solving skills, we’d love to hear from you!
As the Head of PMO your key responsibilities would include:
- Project Management Governance: Provide overall project management governance across the entire organisation, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
- Methodology Development: Define and maintain the standard project management methodology and process, fostering best practices
- Documentation and Guidance: Act as the source of documentation, guidance and metrics for project execution, enabling effective project management
- Program Delivery Support: Support the successful delivery of programs through effective facilitation, tracking and reporting
- Methodology Adherence: Ensure project managers and teams adhere to the project methodology, disciplines and approaches for consistency
- Team Management: Provide overall leadership and management to the project management office team, ensuring they support and enhance project delivery
- First Point of Contact: Act as the first point of contact for any program and project management queries, providing expert guidance
- Strategic Initiatives: Assist in the management of key initiatives supporting the strategic objectives of the organisation
- Resource Management: Oversee project resourcing and pipeline management for efficient project allocation
The experience and skills you need:
- PMO Experience: Proven PMO Manager/Senior Coordinator with extensive knowledge of project management
- Communication Skills: Possess excellent oral and written communication skills
- Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders
- Effective Under Pressure: Demonstrate the ability to balance conflicting interests
What else to expect:
- Occasional travel is a necessary and therefore flexibility will be required
- There may be occasion where it is necessary to work outside of these hours so flexibility is required.
About Migrant Help:
Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.
We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work.
These are some of the benefits we offer:
- Flexibility and work life balance
- Enhanced family friendly provisions
- Additional holiday entitlements
- Perkbox benefits
- Non-contributory pension scheme
At Migrant Help, we foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.
– This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
– This post is subject to a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)
For CTC application applicant must:
– Be able to provide a valid passport eg. 10 year full British passport, EU or non-EU Passport with indefinite leave to remain
– Be able to provide continuous UK address history for the previous 5 years
– Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment
We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job
Please click on the APPLY button to complete the application form for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Project Coordinator, Project Management, Project Administrator, Fire & Rescue Project Coordinator, Service Delivery Coordinator, Service Delivery, PRINCE2, Operations Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Controller, Fire & Rescue Project Management may also be considered for this role.
