Program Management Office Lead

Essential Criteria

• An organised and proactive self-starter who is able to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Experience of working in a PMO environment on high priority, complex, business and IT programmes and projects, including:
• Experience of producing high quality documentation, briefing papers, reports and presentations
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex sources of data and draw conclusions and derive recommendations.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and presentation) able to connect with people at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to challenge constructively whilst maintaining excellent working relationships within the programme community and with team members
• Able to work collaboratively across project and organisational boundaries to achieve shared goals
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to handle a diverse workload and prioritise amid conflicting demands and lively work periods
• Experience of mentoring and coaching team members, including those more senior
• Excellent MS Office skills, including Microsoft Project and Excel

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of enterprise PPM tools/ERP PPM modules such as Planview, Changepoint, Oracle
• One or more recognised portfolio, programme or project management qualifications, e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, P3O, M_o_R, PPSO, APM PMQ or RPP, PMP or PMI.